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All articles by Robert Mitchell – Page 28
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Jolie raids France and Germany with Original Sin
Just as her starring turn in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider sees Angelina Jolie swinging to the top of most international territories, another film featuring the Oscar winning actress starts its roll-out in Germany and France. Original Sin, co-starring Antonio Banderas, took sixth position in Germany, with a three-day take ...
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SHREK retakes top spot at UK box office
Despite five openers making an entry in the UK top 15 chart at the weekend the battle for the top position was between two holdovers. Last week's leader Lara Croft: Tomb Raider dropped off 41% from its opening weekend to take $3.2m (£2.3m) from 446 sites in its second. This ...
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Local films boost Euro box office bumper year
Screen Daily's analysis of international box office results for the first half of 2001 reveals that all major European territories are enjoying an unexpectedly robust year so far. Even more encouraging is the revelation that, in almost all markets surveyed, it has been local films that have fuelled the upward ...
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Betting on box office could affect your wealth
Every cinemagoer has an opinion about how a film will perform at the box office. We've seen the trailers, read the reviews, been lambasted by immense marketing campaigns and bought a burger chain tie-in meal. Now Joe-cinemagoing-public has a chance to put his money where his mouth is and try ...
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Amelie resists the US blockbuster onslaught
It comes as no surprise that it's the studio blockbusters that are dominating the international box office during the summer season with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Shrek and Pearl Harbor fairly evenly carving up the international territories. All three claimed number one spots in new countries at the weekend, looking ...
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Ladies Day: Lara & Bridget rule UK
Who says there are no good roles for women' Films with female leads dominated the box office in the UK at the weekend. Computer-game icon Lara Croft demonstrated her pulling power taking $5.4m (£3.8m) in her first big screen venture: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Played by Hollywood hot-property Angelina Jolie, ...
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UK box office down, but still looking up
Despite a year-on-year increase in UK box office receipts during four of the first six months of 2001, total revenues for the first half are down 0.9% to $439.5m (£313.8m) However, this is almost entirely due to the exceptional performance of one film last year: Toy Story 2.February was the ...
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Shrek laughs all the way to the bank
US mega-hit Shrek took the UK box office by storm at the weekend when it opened with $6.6m (£4.7m) from 470 sites, an average of $14,023 per site. Although this figure included preview figures of $1.3m (£902,736) it wouldn't change its claim to the top spot in the UK chart ...
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Hollywood legend Jack Lemmon dies
American film icon Jack Lemmon has died in Los Angeles aged 76, his publicist has announced. Lemmon, a two-time Academy Award winner, died at USC Norris Cancer Hospital on Wednesday night (June 27, 2001).Since his silver screen debut in 1954 comedy It Should Happen To You, opposite Judy Holliday and ...
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Lara Croft continues UIP's hot streak
After a lacklustre domestic performance, just $32.3m in its first three weeks, sci-fi comedy Evolution has surprised many at the start of its international roll-out by scoring a $2.7m (£1.9m) opening weekend in the UK. Directed by Ivan Reitman, most famous for 1984 smash hit Ghostbusters, and starring David Duchovny, ...
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UIP leads international summer race
UIP's Shrek and Bridget Jones's Diary have entered the summer races in the international markets against early leaders, fellow UIP release The Mummy Returns and BVI's Pearl Harbor, although these two behemoths still hold many of the major territories.Shrek, the DreamWorks-produced animated hit, which became the first film to cross ...
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Indie Get Over It takes on studio heavyweights
Although still led by seasonal behemoths Pearl Harbor and The Mummy Returns the UK box office is coming under attack from strong releases from independent distributors such as Momentum's Get Over It. Taking advantage of audiences looking for an alternative to the summer blockbusters, both major and independent distributors are ...
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INTERNATIONAL
Pearl Harbor has performed well on its debut in the international market, led by a strong showing in Italy. As it started its international roll-out at the weekend Buena Vista International's World War II epic suggested a new trend in Italy, which has traditionally all but closed down for the ...
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Pearl Harbor hit at UK box office
It may have seen off the opposition comfortably, but it was not all plain sailing for Buena Vista International's (BVI) Pearl Harbor on its opening weekend in the UK, its first major international outing since its US debut a couple of weeks ago. The film, which proved critic-proof on its ...
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Mummy still overseas king, but pretenders in sight
The Mummy Returns dominated the international box office for a second week running, claiming the top position in yet another major territory, France.The action comedy secured with 756,465 admissions (equivalent to $4.5m) in the market. The film, which is distributed in most territories by United International Pictures (UIP) now reigns ...
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Bridget still weighty, The Hole penetrates well
While the top three performers at the UK box office remained unchanged this weekend four new releases managed to make some impact on their opening weekend.Leading the pack was Pathe Distribution's The Hole. The UK-produced thriller, based on the cult novel 'After The Hole' by Guy Burt, took a strong ...
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Bridget Jones breaks UK opening record
Handled by UIP, Bridget Jones's Diary achieved record opening figures in its crucial UK home market.Including two days of previews on Wednesday and Thursday, before its official opening, its $8.24m gross take (£5,720,292) from 417 sites makes it the biggest opening of all time for a British-made film. Even discounting ...
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Oscar hopefuls exploit the hype
With the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, this year's Best Picture candidates are taking full advantage of their nominations to build their box office before one of them walks off with all the glory.Chocolat and Traffic in particular have seen a host of last minute pre-Oscar openings. Lasse Hallstrom's ...
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Audition attracts attention, but Enemy rules
The UK/Ireland box office discovered an Enemy At The Gates at the weekend (March 16-18) as Pathe's epic Stalingrad drama besieged the chart, claiming the top position previously held by the seemingly unconquerable Hannibal. The film, which stars Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes and Oscar nominee Ed Harris took $1,478,060 (£1,033,164) ...
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Traffic
After taking best movie cast and best actor awards at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards last weekend, multi-Oscar nominee Traffic is proving that it has box office clout as well. The film, which has taken more than $115m worldwide so far, added several strong openings over the weekend.Topping the ...