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Warner Bros top brass confirmed weekend results on Monday (27) and said The Dark Knight Rises grossed $16m from 7,200 screens in 62 markets for a $520m international running total.
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The Italian distributor has snapped up rights from K5 International to Mira Nair’s thriller ahead of its opening night slot in Venice on Wendesday (29).
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Locarno Film Festival artistic director Olivier Père will replace Michel Reilhac who is resigning from ARTE to pursue transmedia projects.
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EXCLUSIVE: MPM also announces Italian sale of Mold to Nanni Moretti and Luigi Musini’s Sacher Distibuzione for Italy.
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The exclusive partnership means a limited Oct 12 national roll-out for Michael Gallagher’s film through the theatre chain’s AMC independent platform on 28 screens in 14 markets such as New York and Los Angeles.
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Disney/Pixar’s latest closes in on £15m; Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight Rises becomes highest grosser of year so far.
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Catherine Hardwicke is directing the project in Los Angeles with Jason Blum of Blumhouse producing. IM Global’s genre label Octane is financing and handles sales.
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As previously reported exclusively on Screendaily, Cohen Media Group will handle the North American theatrical and DVD release of the Toronto-bound special presentation.
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A soporific session at the penultimate summer box office weekend saw Lionsgate’s all-star action romp climb to $52.3m, while the Conservative doc 2016 Obama’s America surged into the top ten in its seventh weekend in release.
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In crossing the threshold on Saturday (Aug 25) the company ensured it has reached the milestone every year since 2009 and has now done so six times overall.
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Norwegian directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning’s action-adventure Kon-Tiki – Norway’s most expensive feature so far, shot on a $15.7m (NOK 93m) budget – took a record number of 164,191 admissions during its opening weekend on 185 screens at all theatres in Norway.
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Mark Urman’s New York distributor and the Toronto-based sales and distribution company will team up on North American distribution and will attend Toronto as an all-rights buyer.
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New film and TV revenues boost Pinewood expansion; studio group to submit planning application in autumn.
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Respected producer and pan-Arab DOX BOX Film Festival founder disappeared at Damascus airport.
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The 60th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival will give a special award to Oliver Stone in tribute to his career.
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Currently one of Asia’s creative hotspots, Indonesia is sending more films overseas and its local film industry could soon be in line for government support.
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Dir: Xavier Giannoli. France-Belgium. 2012. 112mins
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Dir: Federico Zampaglione. Italy. 2012. 112mins
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Dirs: Jen and Sylvia Soska. US-Canada. 2012. 100mins
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Dir: James Nunn, Ronnie Thompson. UK. 2012. 87mins
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Screen takes a look at exclusive footage of Neil Jordan’s Byzantium, showcased during day two of FrightFest.
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