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All articles by Robert Mitchell – Page 26
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Spirited Away conjures $200m in Japan
Japanese animation sensation Spirited Away has crossed the mammoth $200m mark in Japan, the first non-US feature ever to do so and, still going strong at the top of the box office, is on track to overtake Titanic's all-time box office record of $213 million (Y26bn). The fantasy , which ...
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Jeepers Creepers leaps into UK box office
UK distributor Helkon SK scored a hit with its horror title Jeepers Creepers at the weekend as it claimed $2.2m (£1.5m) from 307 sites in the UK. The film, which stars Justin Long and Gina Philips, scored the best site average of any of the openers with $7,134 per venue. ...
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The Pledge shows international promise
Sean Penn's latest directorial effort, The Pledge, saw strong openings in several key territories this week and continues to find solid success in others. Opening in Germany and Switzerland on Oct 11 and the UK on Oct 12 the drama, which features an all-star cast headlined by Jack Nicholson, showed ...
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UK welcomes second helping of Pie
American Pie 2, the sequel to 1999's hit gross-out comedy, took the UK box office by storm at the weekend taking a massive $8m (£5.5m) from 420 sites, including previews of $1,111,103 (£765,550) from 376 sites, for an impressive site average of $19,036. Accounting for well over 50% of the ...
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Moulin Rouge regains UK box office crown
Audacious Australian musical Moulin Rouge reclaimed the top of the UK chart this week from two-week champ A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Now in its fifth week on release Baz Luhrmann's film dropped off just 20% from its previous weekend, its largest fall so far, taking a three-day gross of $1.6m (£1.1m) ...
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Amelie takes the UK box office by charm
UK distributor Momentum Pictures is celebrating a triumphant weekend for its French pick-up Amelie as it stormed into the UK charts, taking fifth position, with a massive $832,000 (£560,768) from its 82 print release, including previews of $64,731 (£43,629) from 67 sites. The film easily outperformed the week's new Hollywood ...
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UK openers score well at home
British films were the toast of the town in the UK this weekend as Enigma and Mike Bassett: England Manager battled it out with holdover The Fast And The Furious and fellow opener The Score to claim top five positions. While unable to pose any threat to Steven Spielberg's fantasy ...
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Local films fly the flag in Ireland and France
A string of high profile Irish and French productions, both in recent weeks and upcoming, are showing strength in their respective local markets. Showing a seasonal release pattern in spring and autumn for both territories, local films seem to be taking full advantage of the downtime between the power of ...
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A.I. tops UK box office chart
Warner Bros. scored another hit in the UK at the weekend when A.I. Artificial Intelligence took the top chart position with $3.3m (£2.3m) from 428 sites, including previews of $424,616. With a site average of $7,819 the Steven Spielberg film had a strong opening weekend, the distributors second highest of ...
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Warner's double international hit
Warner Bros had cause to celebrate this weekend in the international market as two of their titles carved up the box office. While Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence crossed the $100m barrier, even before opening in many key European territories including France, Spain and the UK, Swordfish secured top level ...
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The Fast And The Furious races into the UK
Rob Cohen's action drama The Fast And The Furious roared into the UK at the weekend taking a three-day gross of $2.6m (£1.76m). However the film, which centres on the Los Angeles street-racing scene, was not able to dethrone last weekend's opener Moulin Rouge from its number one spot. Furious ...
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Bridget Jones's Diary crosses $200m worldwide
Bridget Jones's Diary was set to cross the $200m barrier in worldwide box office this weekend as it continues to pull in audiences across the globe. With an international running total of $125.4m to add to its $71.5m North American receipts, the romantic comedy needed to make just $3.05m internationally ...
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The Hole attracts Italian audiences
UK production The Hole is turning heads at the Italian box office where it continues to perform well despite strong competition from Hollywood fare including Jurassic Park III, Heartbreakers and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. After opening on August 31 for a debut weekend gross of $440,000 (L 944.7m), the ...
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French revolution at international box office
Regular scrutinisers of the box office charts will discover that the majority of this week's international territories contain a common feature: French productions. While it is common to see the same US titles grace the charts of every territory, it is less usual to see the films of other countries ...
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French revolution at International box office
Regular scrutinisers of the box office charts will discover that the majority of this week's international territories contain a common feature: French productions. While it is common to see the same US titles grace the charts of every territory, it is less usual to see the films of other countries ...
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Pearl Harbor takes international box office crown
Critically mauled World War II epic Pearl Harbor, the latest from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, had the last laugh when it crossed $430m in worldwide box office gross to win the summer blockbuster war and claim the title of most successful film worldwide for 2001 so far.As US Labor Day weekend, ...
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A Knight's Tale gallops into UK Box Office
FilmFour's Lucky Break failed to come back from a disappointing start last weekend, falling 35% in its second weekend as Columbia TriStar's A Knight's Tale charged into the UK box-office.Knight's Tale, starring latest Aussie export Heath Ledger alongside local talent including Rufus Sewell, The Full Monty's Mark Addy and Gangster ...
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Brazil sees Rouge, French go Ape
20th Century Fox had good cause to celebrate this week as two of its films, Planet Of The Apes and Moulin Rouge took control of the international box office. Openings in several major territories including a hugely successful launch in France, helped Tim Burton's re-imagining of the 1968 sci-fi classic ...
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Shaolin Soccer kicks Rush Hour 2 into touch
Despite a high-profile marketing campaign, Hong Kong's hottest star, Jackie Chan, was unable to outperform local competitor Shaolin Soccer on their mutual home ground. After 11 days on release, Chan's martial arts action comedy had grossed $1.3m (HK$10.5m) through Sunday August 26, while during the same period Soccer ...
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Bridget Jones's Diary records $100m
On a weekend that saw a sharp disappointment for UK box office hopeful Lucky Break, UK mega-hit Bridget Jones's Diary passed the $100m international box office mark, having debuted in several territories, including Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and Finland. Distributed in most international territories by UIP, the romantic comedy has taken ...