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NewsTransformers 2 becomes second-biggest five-day domestic opener
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen blasted its way into the North American marketplace this weekend, taking an estimated $112m over three days and $201.2m since it opened on Wednesday (June 24).
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NewsNew music/film label Factory 25 launches with Frownland, 10001 Nights
Matt Grady, the former director of production at Plexifilm, has launched Factory 25, a Brooklyn, NY-based film and music label.
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NewsTransformers sequel sets Wednesday opening record with $60m
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $60.6m on its first day of North American release, according to a preliminary estimate from Paramount, making it the biggest Wednesday opener ever.
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NewsGigantic launches new online platform for first-run indie films
Gigantic Group is launching a full-service “online exhibition venue” for first-run independent films, called Gigantic Digital Cinema.
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NewsNew York, Terminator set to kickstart Indian box office
India’s box office market swings back into action this week with the release of three US films and Yash Raj Films’ New York, the first in a string of big-ticket Hindi films that were delayed by the stand-off between producers and multiplexes.
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NewsNorwegian cinemas sign digital roll-out deal with US studios
The Norwegian cinema association, Film & Kino, has signed a virtual print fee (VPF) agreement with five Hollywood studios, to help finance the world’s first non-commercial national digital expansion.
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NewsUK film censor takes softer view on drugs
The British Board of Film Classification has revised its guidelines to allow references to drugs in ‘U’ rated films, if they are ‘infrequent and innocuous’. In the past such reference would have earned a film a ‘PG’ classification.
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NewsKadokawa slate heavy on local productions
Kadokawa Pictures has unveiled a 12-picture distribution slate for 2009-10, headed by in-house productions such as $20m drama Shizumanu Taiyo starring Ken Watanabe.
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NewsTransformers 2 heads into 60-territory launch for Paramount
Giant robots invade the international marketplace this week as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens with 10,769 prints in 60 markets day-and-date with its North American launch.
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NewsMedia 8 picks up My Last Five Girlfriends
Los Angeles-based Media 8 Entertainment has acquired all worldwide rights to the British comedy My Last Five Girlfriends.
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NewsJan-Pelgrom de Haas to step down from Kinowelt
Kinowelt chief executive Jan-Pelgrom de Haas is stepping down from the company at the end of this month for family reasons.
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NewsBullock has biggest opener as The Proposal hits $34.1 in North America
Romantic comedy The Proposalwooed plenty of North American moviegoers over the weekend, opening with an estimated gross of $34.1m to top the domestic box office chart.
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NewsTransformers 2 off to strong start with $20m from two territories
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen made a powerful early start in the international marketplace this weekend, grossing an estimated $20m from 846 locations in just two territories.
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NewsHigh Point signs deal with India’s Pritish Nandy
London-based distributor and sales agency High Point Media Group has formed an alliance with Indian production outfit Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC).
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NewsTransformers sequel stomps into Japan, UK ahead of US launch
Expected global blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen lands in two major international markets this weekend, almost a week ahead of its North American debut.
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NewsSweden unveils plans to scrap state film censor
Sweden is planning to scrap its film censorship body under plans revealed in a government research paper this week.
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NewsSpanish film industry woos public with cheap cinema tickets
Spain’s leading film industry association’s have joined forces to encourage people to go to the cinema rather than illegally downloading films.
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NewsLiddell/Freestyle plan July US launch for The Collector
Liddell Entertainment has acquired US theatrical rights to Marcus Dunstan’s horror-thriller The Collector.
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NewsOverture swoons for Rashida Jones' Forever
Overture Films has acquired romantic comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever, co-written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.
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NewsHere completes merger with Planet Out
Here Networks has completed its merger deal with PlanetOut Inc. The new public company will be called Here Media.