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NewsStreet Dance 3D overtakes tentpoles to lead UK box office
Street Dance 3D made £1.8m on opening weekend, with a tally of £2.4m including preview screenings; Film also opens number two in France and number four in The Netherlands
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NewsUK's New Wave acquires Palme d'Or winner Uncle Boonmee
New Wave is likely to seek to launch the film (sold by The Match Factory) at the London Film Festival in October before releasing it in the UK in late 2010 or 2011.
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Cineworld plans Wembley multiplex
The nine screen cinema will seat 1800 people and will form part of the 280,000 sq ft leisure and retail hub Wembley City.
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NewsShrek, Prince challenge Robin in international markets
Robin Hood was the top draw at the international box office again this weekend, though it was challenged in some markets by debutant Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Shrek Forever After, meanwhile, made a huge international start in Russia.
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NewsShrek 4 opens big in US but behind predecessors
Shrek Forever Afterdominated the North American box office this weekend but its $71.2m opening was well short of opening takes for the two previous installments of the animated franchise.
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NewsSPC buys Of Gods And Men for US, Australia
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired all rights for the US and Australia/New Zealand to Xavier Beauvois’ Cannes competition entry Of Gods And Men.
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IFC adds Kaboom, We Are to Cannes haul
IFC Films has acquired US rights from Wild Bunch to Gregg Araki’s out-of-competition Cannes film Kaboom and Mexican filmmaker Jorge Michel Grau’s Director’s Fortnight entry We Are What We Are.
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Anchor Bay gains Altitude for US, UK, Australia
Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired supernatural thriller Altitude for distribution in the US, the UK and Australia/New Zealand on the Anchor Bay Films label.
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NewsIFC takes Tavernier's Princess for US
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Bertrand Tavernier’s Cannes competition entry The Princess Of Montpensier. The company will release the film theatrically and via its IFC in Theaters on-demand platform.
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Waititi's Boy sets new record for New Zealand film
Boy, a 1980s-set coming-of-age story, has moved past the previous record holder, The World’s Fastest Indian, with a box office now passing $7m.
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NewsLe Quattro Volte wins Europa Cinemas Label in Fortnight
Michelangelo Frammartino’s Le Quatro Volte has won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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SPC swoops on North American rights to In A Better World
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired all North American rights from TrustNordisk to Susanne Bier’s In ABetter World.
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Anna Godas promoted to CEO of Dogwoof
Previous CEO Andy Whittaker is stepping back from some of his daily duties.
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NewsSplendid, Stars take The Showdown
The Korean company has completed deals on action thriller The Showdown and drama Wedding Dress.
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Soda Pictures snaps up Spiderhole
The horror film features a cast of rising British stars including Emma Griffiths Malin
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NewsChristmas comes early for Films Boutique
The company has sold Radu Muntean’s Un Certain Regard title in France and Swizerland.
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Svensk strikes Sony DVD deal in Nordic region
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has signed a home video output deal with Svensk Filmindustri for the Nordic region.
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NewsIFC picks up US rights to Heartbeats, Prey from Rezo
IFC Films has acquired US rights here to two films from Rezo - Xavier Dolan’s Un Certain Regard entry Heartbeats and Antoine Blossier’s Prey.