All articles by Robert Mitchell – Page 11
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Passion tops UK, thanks to extra previews
Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ launched in the UK this weekend to see churches block-booking screenings and offering tickets to interested parties for free in some areas of the country.Despite this enthusiasm the film was unable to top the UK/Ireland chart over the three-day weekend landing in second ...
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UK/IRELAND
Three new films impressed in the UK this week while three more were left out in the cold. It was little surprise after it opened top in the Republic of Ireland and took $2.6m (£1.4m) in UK nationwide previews last weekend that Starsky & Hutch would top the table this ...
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UK exhibitors talk up prospects for 2004 box office
A marked optimism for cinema's prospects in 2004 wasevident among UK exhibitors and distributors who attended last week's 7thNational UK Cinema Industry Conference in London (March 18).Good news for the UK industry came in the first sessionwhich looked at areas such as marketing, audience tastes and the admissionsblip of 2003.Tomas ...
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UK/IRELAND
While the UK chart saw a new leader in Columbia TriStar's Mona Lisa Smile this week and surprisingly strong support from second-placed UIP romantic drama Honey, it was limited releases that held most sway.BVI launched '70s TV spin-off Starsky & Hutch in London's Odeon Leicester Square and in sites across ...
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River swells on back of Oscar glory
The Return Of The King was not the only film benefiting from Academy Awards glory last weekend as Warner Bros' Mystic River witnessed some massive box office leaps around the world.Clint Eastwood's acclaimed drama picked up Oscars for best actor (Sean Penn) and best supporting actor (Tim Robbins) on Feb ...
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UK/IRELAND
While UIP's romantic comedy Along Came Polly held onto the top spot in its second week with a respectable 30% slip from its launch it was Icon's drama 21 Grams that proved the real triumph in the UK last weekend.The film presents three story lines constantly interlinking and which jump ...
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POLAND
While local hit Nigdy W Zyciu continued to dominate the Polish chart in its third week local distributor SPI Poland were pleased with their second week figures for Sofia Coppola's Oscar-winning Lost In Translation, which slipped just 3% from its launch weekend.After 10 days on release the comedy drama has ...
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CZECH REPUBLIC
French comedy Ruby & Quentin (Tais Toi) saw a strong bow at sixth place in the Czech Republic last weekend. The film, which stars Jeno Reno and Gerard Depardieu, sold over 3,500 tickets more than US title The Rundown despite playing on five less screens. It also demolished Richard Linklater's ...
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UK/IRELAND
UIP's Along Came Polly saw a stunning launch in the UK and Ireland last weekend slipping easily into first place with a $4.2m gross.Along Came Polly is the latest comedy success in the UK following strong showing so far this year for Scary Movie 3 ($16.7m to date), School Of ...
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Potato Men digs its way out of critical mauling
Despite some of the most negative reviews ever experienced by a film in the UK, Entertainment Film Distributor's comedy Sex Lives Of The Potato Men escaped a complete mauling at the box office over the weekend.The 18-certificate comedy managed an okay $663,785 (£355,125) from its 233 locations - placing it ...
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UK/IRELAND
The second (and final) weekend of the February school half-term holiday inevitably proved a boost for children's and family fare. The Haunted Mansion slipped just 7% from its opening weekend, while excluding previews. Cheaper By The Dozen (23%), Looney Tunes: Back In Action (57%) and Tooth (81%) all saw rises ...
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BELGIUM
A slew of new openers bombarded the Belgian box office this week but neither diverse US fare including Brother Bear, 21 Grams and Jeepers Creepers 2 nor big-budget French western actionner Blueberry could match the might of Belga's Podium.Yann Moix's French comedy, which stars Benoit Poelvoorde and features Gerard Depardieu's ...
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UK/IRELAND
The February half-term school holiday is a key date in the UK calendar and last weekend saw four children's titles launch in time for the lucrative session.Four of the past six years have seen February admissions exceed any other month in the year, including the last leap year, 2000, thanks ...
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BULGARIA
Little seen thriller No Good Deed (aka The House On Turk Street) has found a surprise audience in Bulgaria.The film, which despite being completed in 2002 by legendary director Bob Rafelson and featuring Samuel L Jackson and Milla Jovovich, has been released in only a handful of territories. It launched ...
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UK/IRELAND
While only placing 17th in the UK/Ireland chart Gus Van Sant's 2003 Cannes Palme D'Or winner Elephant drew a heavyweight screen average during its strong bow in the territory last weekend.Playing at just 17 locations the documentary-styled drama, which tells a Columbinesque story of two disenchanted high school boys who ...
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BELGIUM
Algerian-born French director Alain Chabat scored another hit in Belgium last weekend with French comedy RRRrrrr!!!Released by Cineart in Belgium the film was unable to dethrone Warner Bros' Last Samurai, landing second place in the chart with $347,133 over the five-day weekend. However, RRRrrrr!!!'s take came from just 23 screens ...
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CZECH REPUBLIC
ScreenDaily.com's latest territory chart addition, Czech Republic, enjoyed strong local input last weekend as two new home-made comedies claimed the second and third chart positions behind Return Of The King - in its second week in the territory.Both released on 25 screens, Falcon's Jak Basnici Neztraceji Nadeji played best in ...
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BULGARIA
Despite only playing its third weekend in Bulgaria The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King has already lost its box office crown.The 11-time Oscar nominated fantasy film dropped 63% in its third weekend in the Eastern European territory and saw its number one position go to newcomer ...
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UK/IRELAND
The UK finally saw a new box office champion last weekend as Scary Movie 3 ended the five week reign of The Return Of The King.Grossing a massive $6.4m (£3.5m) from 418 sites the new life injected into the series by director David Zucker and his cast, including spoof-comedy stalwarts ...
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UK/IRELAND
The UK truly came down with Scarlett fever this week. Not only did Monday morning BAFTA nomination announcements reveal that actress Scarlett Johansson had secured two of the five nominations in the best actress category but the two films she was nominated for were doing stellar UK business over the ...