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All articles by Robert Mitchell – Page 27
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Studio revenues in India are predicted to double over the next five years as the territory begins a period of rapid growth, both in terms of cinema infrastructure and production investment.According to a new report, Bollywood: India's Film Industry, from UK-based industry analysts Dodona Research, production investment will rise 70% ...
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Dutch box office on the increase
Cinema admissions in The Netherlands were up year-on-year for the first six months of 2001. Rising 5.7% from 10.6m in the first half of 2000 to 11.2m for the same period this year, ticket sales in the territory continue to show positive growth aided by strong performances from Bridget Jones's ...
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International box office
Having long since disappeared from most territories The Mexican has made a late summer comeback with a wave of impressive international openings in several major European countries over the weekend (August 16-19). The romantic action comedy, which grossed $66.8m during its domestic run for DreamWorks SKG, opened in Germany and ...
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Rush Hour 2 jams Asian box office
Rush Hour 2, the sequel to 1998's hit action comedy, has opened to strong figures in Hong Kong and Singapore. Hong Kong, which is the birth place of star Jackie Chan, rewarded the latest film from its biggest living international star with opening weekend figures of $714,559 on just 33 ...
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Apes lead the pack at UK box office
The massive opening of 20th Century Fox's Planet Of The Apes, the third biggest for the distributor in the UK after Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace and Independence Day, and the continued success of Warner Bros' Cats & Dogs, UIP's Jurassic ParkIII and several other high profile ...
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Apes swing into UK box office record books
With an opening salvo of $7.87m in the UK over the weekend, 20th Century Fox's release of Tim Burton's Planet Of The Apes became its third biggest UK opening of all time behind 1999's The Phantom Menace ($13.8m) and 1996's Independence Day ($10.1m), and edged out Batman & Robin to ...
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Pearl Harbor and Shrek hit $400m worldwide
Buena Vista International (BVI) had major cause to celebrate this week as its World War II epic Pearl Harbor crossed $200m in international box office gross, taking it to over $400m worldwide. Harbor, which was BVI's big hope in the summer blockbuster season, became the second film, which debuted in ...
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Parole Officer checks in at the UK box office
UK TV comedian Steve Coogan launched himself on the big-screen at the weekend with The Parole Officer. Pulling in a strong $1.3m (£902,028) from 288 sites, the comedy saw a site average of $4,468 - better than either Jurassic Park III or Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.Arriving at number five ...
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Amelie gets push from Momentum for UK record
Having already established a cult profile by opening the Edinburgh Film Festival, UK distributor Momentum Pictures is hoping to propel Amelie From Montmartre into the UK record books by supporting its 78-print October release with a p&a budget in the region of $853,000 (£600,000)."We believe Amelie is going to be ...
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Online cinema ticketing takes off
US online ticketing service MovieTickets.com has announced that it has sold over 2 million online movie tickets since the service launched in spring 2000. The company, which sells tickets for leading theater chains throughout the US and Canada, represents approximately 80% of North America's online movie screens. It is also ...
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Fox and Nokia take Apes mobile
20th Century Fox International has agreed a deal with Nokia, the mobile communications company, to promote the international release of Tim Burton's Planet Of The Apes. The deal will offer owners of Nokia mobile phones in Germany, the UK and Italy unique screensavers and film logos on their phones via ...
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French audiences smitten by Kiss Of The Dragon
The latest Jet Li martial arts thriller Kiss Of The Dragon high-kicked its way into the French charts this week. Released by Europa Distribution, the film, which also stars Bridget Fonda and Tcheky Karyo, achieved 506,000 admissions in its first seven days from 612 screens. Dethroning last week's top spot ...
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Reigning Cats & Dogs at UK box office
Warner Bros' latest family release Cats & Dogs has proved a big hit at the UK box office opening last Friday (August 3) to take an excellent three-day gross of $5.3m (£3.7m) from 452 sites, including previews of $793,401 (£555,381) from 303 sites. With a site average of $11,717, the ...
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Lucas announces new Star Wars title on the net
George Lucas has used the internet to announce the title of his hotly-anticipated next Star Wars film. The official site, starwars.com. revealed that the title, "harking back to the sense of pure fun, imagination and excitement that characterized the classic movie serials and pulp space fantasy adventures that inspired the ...
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Sequel scares up business
Scary Movie 2, the spoof sequel to last year's Scary Movie, started its international roll-out this week taking the top spot in France. First week admissions for the comedy, which is once again directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans and written by his siblings Shawn and Marlon who also star, attracted ...
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Shrek passes $100m mark in international run
DreamWorks SKG's animated blockbuster Shrek is repeating its storming North American performance in the international markets. The film, which has opened at number one in the majority of the territories that have received it, has now passed the $100m international box office mark.UIP, which distributes Shrek in most international territories, ...
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UK films earmarked for product placement
Already an established feature of Hollywood blockbusters, product placement remains a largely neglected revenue stream from UK film productions. But that seems finally set to change with the rising number of product placement companies focusing on film. The latest to join the fray is Earmark, which will compete with the ...
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Bollywood beats the summer heat
Only a few years ago, the arrival of an Indian film in the UK box office charts was big news - now it is an increasingly common occurrence. Following hot on the heels of Bollywood hit Lagaan, yet another Indian success has entered the top 15. Yaadein arrived at number ...
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Apes start taking over the planet again
20th Century Fox's Planet Of The Apes re-imagining, under the direction of Tim Burton, opened day and date in Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand to massive box office figures.Even while it was smashing numerous records over the three-day weekend (Friday 27 July-Sunday 29) in North America, Apes was showing muscular ...
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Dinosaurs tear into UK, as Bollywood hit sings on
Still in the UK top fifteen after five weeks on release, Bollywood crossover Lagaan passed the £500,000 ($710,000) mark at the box office over the weekend, making it the sixth highest-grossing Bollywood production in the UK. 1998's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, distributed by Yash Raj Films, remains the best performing ...