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Box Office: Friday The 13th Proves Lucky For "Precious" and "Mr. Fox"
According to Friday estimates, Lee Daniels' "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire" is showing no signs of slowing down as it expands. The Lionsgate release went from 18 to 174 screens this weekend, expanding in its initial four markets of Atlanta, NYC, LA and Chicago and opening in Washi...
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B.O. of the '00s: The Top Grossing Documentaries
The 2010s are fast approaching - 48 days and counting - and indieWIRE is continuing this weekly Friday chart devoted to glancing back at the past ten years. With a film opening each weekend as a starting point, we're charting various sub-categories of 2000s film, focusing on their North American bo...
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Finally Good News! Focus Boasts a Profit and its 2010 Slate
Giving a rosy assessment of its year and unveiling highlights for 2010, Focus Features unveiled six movies that will anchor the specialty division's slate next year. The features range from American indies such as Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's ("Half Nelson") "It's Kind of a Funny Story," to what it d...
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IDA Announces 2009 Doc Award Nominations
The nominees for the International Documentary Association’s 2009 IDA Documentary Awards competition have been announced, with "Afghan Star," "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," "Diary of a Times Square Thief," "Food, Inc.," and "Mugabe and the White African" all taking nominations for the top prize of bes...
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Goldwyn Gets "Harry" in America
U.S. rights to first time director Daniel Barber's "Harry Brown" starring two-time Academy Award winner Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer have been picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films, which will release the film theatrically, while Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group will take on home entertain...
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"Fox" in the City: Anderson & Friends in Manhattan
"I've been spending a lot of time in France recently, but this is the Paris that I remember most in my life," filmmaker Wes Anderson said last night, standing in front of the screen at New York City's Paris Theater on 58th St. in Manhattan. Across the street at Bergdorff Goodman's, the windows of th...
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IFC Films Has "Cracks"
IFC Films has announced that it has acquired the North American rights to "Cracks," the feature directorial debut of Jordan Scott. Starring Eva Green, the film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, marking another recent late buy out of the fest ("Mother and Child," "The Jonse...
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Gigapix and Anchor Bay Announce 5-Film Partnership
Essential Entertainment’s President of Worldwide Distribution, John Fremes, announced a multi-picture agreement today with Gigapix Studios for five “G” and “PG” rated live action kids' films through its subsidiary Recess Films. The five live action films and one CG animated film will be produced by ...
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Box Office 2.0: Two Notable DIY Releases That Opened In "Precious"'s Shadow
While obviously the indie box office story of this past weekend was Lee Daniels' "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire." With final numbers now in, its record breaking per-theater average can officially be confirmed. In fact, the film managed to gross $72,458 more than estimated - putting...
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Strand Consummates Rights to "Sex"
U.S. rights to Sarah Watt's "My Year Without Sex" have been acquired by Strand Releasing from The Works International at the American Film Market (AFM), the company unveiled Monday. The LA-based distributor's Jon Gerrans negotiated the deal with Joy Wong of The Works, and Strand plans a Spring 2010 ...
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