All articles by Ian Sandwell – Page 11
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NewsUK box office hits record high in 2015
Universal achieves biggest ever year for any distributor in UK as it leads the market, with Disney close behind.
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News'The Force Awakens' nears £100m at UK box office
Disney’s continuation of the space saga posts third straight week as UK’s number one; Paramount’s Daddy’s Home defies newcomers with an impressive hold.
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News'The Force Awakens' passes $100m at UK box office
Disney’s continuation of the space saga shows no sign of slowing down; Paramount’s Daddy’s Home posts strong $2.4m (£1.62m) two-day opening.
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News'The Force Awakens' scores record-breaking $50.5m UK debut
Disney’s long-awaited return of the space saga posts second biggest opening of all time and the biggest Fri-Sun weekend of all time.
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News'Force Awakens' posts biggest ever day at UK box office with $14.3m
Disney’s highly anticipated return of the space saga tops Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2’s long-standing record.
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News'Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2' retains UK lead for fourth week
Lionsgate’s fantasy-adventure becomes first film since Les Misérables to record four weeks at number one; Universal’s By the Sea flops with $38,000 (£24,770) from its 102 sites.
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News'Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2' records UK hat-trick
Sony’s Spectre crosses £90m mark in sixth weekend, Victor Frankenstein alive - but only just.
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News'Mockingjay 2' tops $500m global
DEC 7 UPDATE: Lionsgate’s adaptation holds onto top spot worldwide with a $30m weekend; Sony’s Spectre hits $600m internationally after six weeks in play.
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News'Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2' retains UK lead
Disney’s The Good Dinosaur is the week’s highest new entry with $4.4m (£2.9m) from 513 sites.
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Features'Shaun The Sheep Movie': silence of the lambs
For a film with no dialogue, Shaun The Sheep Movie still took two years to write. The runaway hit’s creative team at Aardman talk to Ian Sandwell about the rigours and rewards of remaining mute.
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FeaturesBIFA opens the doors
How do you turn a great evening ceremony into a meaningful year-round brand? That’s the challenge the new co-directors of the British Independent Film Awards have set for themselves.
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News'Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2' tops UK box office
Sony’s Spectre falls to second with $5.8m (£3.85m) for $128.3m (£84.6m) and has overtaken Avatar as the highest grossing IMAX release in the UK.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival to launch first industry strand
Festival will also see a focus on Argentine cinema and on classic Hollywood double acts.
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News'Spectre' scores UK box office hat-trick
Sony also notch highest new entry as The Lady in the Van posts terrific $3.5m (£2.3m) from 540 sites, and becomes second distributor ever to record a 1-2-3 at the top of the chart.
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NewsSnowfort, AMP announce co-pro slate
First project will be Trent Haaga’s 68 Kill, based on the crime novel by Bryan Smith.
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News'Spectre' retains UK lead with $19.9m
Sony’s latest James Bond mission will overtake Jurassic World as the biggest UK release of 2015 today [Nov 9]; Lionsgate’s Brooklyn posts the biggest opening for an Irish film in Ireland since Michael Collins.
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News'Spectre' posts record-breaking $63.9m opening at UK box office
Latest Bond mission also takes more than Skyfall did over first seven days as records tumble.
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News'Spectre' crosses $24m at UK box office
Latest Bond mission continues to excel at the start of its run, as other films receive half term boost.
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News'Hotel Transylvania 2' retains UK lead
Fox’s The Martian and Suffragette record slim drops, as Paramount’s Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is the week’s highest new entry with non-final $2.25m (£1.47m), including previews.
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News'Hotel Transylvania 2' tops UK chart
LFF opener Suffragette lands with non-final $4.5m (£2.93m) from seven days; Warner Bros’ Pan sails to $4.2m (£2.73m) from 506 sites, including previews.