Ischia Fest to Fete Iginio Straffi
Italo animation mogul Iginio Straffi will be feted by the Ischia Global Film Festival, which Cannes fest juror Christoph Waltz is expected to attend, along with other expected guests in a stellar rost…
Nick Vivarelli
Revolution Turns MBC2 Viewers Off Movies to Reality
Ten years after its launch as the first 24-hour free-to-air movie channel in the Arab world, Dubai-based private satcaster MBC2 has become Hollywood's strongest bridge to the Middle East and an…
Lebanese Org. to Release Maroun Baghdadi Box-Set
The Fondation Liban Cinema is paying tribute to late great Lebanese helmer Maroun Baghdadi with a boxed set of the entire body of work by the auteur, who worked with Francis Ford Coppola and is consid…
MBC2 Leads Regionally In Social Media
Thanks to the allure of such Hollywood stars as Brad Pitt, who is the channel's May star of the month, MBC2 has the fourth-biggest Facebook following in the MENA region, the first when it comes to…
Upswing in South African Film Industry
Nine years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's film industry has grown an average 14% per year since 2008 and employs roughly 40,000 people, of which 66% are black, according to the first…
Venice Film Festival Revamps Facilities, Adds Screens
Expect some improved infrastructure at the upcoming 70th Venice Film Festival, and more new facilities in the near future.
Dubai Launches Cinematic Innovation Summit
The Dubai Intl. Film Festival is launching a Cinematic Innovation Summit in tandem with its 10th edition, with Pixar co-founder Alvy Ray Smith, Lava Bear Films topper David Linde and Avatar thesp Step…
Ismailia Bows Doc Market
Egypt's Ismailia Intl. Film Festival is launching the first co-production mart dedicated exclusively to documentaries in the Middle East and North Africa. It's the first move made by its new topper, E…
Italians Emerge Victorious in Nabbing 'Limonov' Rights
Italo helmer Saverio Costanzo (“Private,” “The Solitude of Prime Numbers”) will helm “Limonov,” an adaptation of the eponymous bestseller by Gallic author Emmanuele Carrere depicting the adventurous l…
Corsan Finds Buyers on Paul Haggis' 'Third Person'
Paul Haggis' new pic, "Third Person" is scoring brisk biz for Belgian production and sales company Corsan, which has announced sales to 23 markets of the triple-tiered relationship drama with an…
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Domestic Film DAILY
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
2Daily: $6.8M Cumulative: $103.8M Paramount Pictures 2nd in 1st week -
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
3Daily: $5.3M Cumulative: $103.8M Paramount Pictures 3rd in 1st week
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