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FeaturesUK-Ireland box office sees big rise in 2021, but female directors, indie films worryingly absent
“If anybody had offered these kinds of numbers for 2021, we would have bitten their hand off.”
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FeaturesNorth American box office up 100% in 2021, but it was a tough year for indie distributors
Older, more affluent patrons were slow to get back into the filmgoing habit after cinemas began to open their doors.
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FeaturesWhat’s it like to go back to the cinema in the UK post-lockdown?
Screen staff test out six different venues for factors including masks, food & drink and ticketing.
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FeaturesWhy there is buzz at the North American box office for the first time in over a year
After ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’’s strong opening, distributors are hoping for a better summer.
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FeaturesNorth American 2020 box office: a tale of two years
The unprecedented nature of the year created another significant metric: the March 20-December 31 post lockdown chart.
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FeaturesChina box office topped North America in 2020 thanks to quicker post-lockdown recovery, strong local titles
Local releases such as war epic ‘The Eight Hundred’ spurred it on.
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FeaturesFrench cinemas outperformed most other European markets in 2020
The territory was helped by a more co-ordinated reopening in June post‑lockdown, and less reliance on the output of US studios.
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FeaturesAnalysis: UK and Ireland box office fell 76% in 2020
Box office soared for the first two months of 2020, but went into a tailspin when Covid-19 hit and never recovered.
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FeaturesHow local titles have flourished at the Taiwan box office
Taiwan has reported no domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases since mid-April, and box office has continued to fly thanks to a string of local hits.
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FeaturesHow 'After We Collided' became a surprise hit in the UK and Ireland
The film is on release via Shear Entertainment with US sales agent Voltage Pictures.
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FeaturesHow South Korea’s box office is coming back from the dead
Zombie thriller #Alive has raised hopes that the local box office is turning a corner in the pandemic.
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FeaturesRussian 2019 box office report: territory bounces back after World Cup struggles
The 2019 box office shows Russian audiences are embracing US films as well as local patriotic and comedy titles.
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FeaturesUS box office 2019 verdict: a perfect storm for Disney
Many observers have said we may never again see such dominance by a studio in a 12-month period.
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FeaturesUK box office 2019 verdict: an exceptional recovery after a shocking first quarter
The numbers look to be down slightly but admissions will be among the decade’s best.
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FeaturesSpanish 2019 box office report: promotional weekend helps boost audiences
The Fiesta del Cine promotional weekend helped to boost overall Spanish box office for 2019
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FeaturesItalian 2019 box office report: a major breakthrough for summer releases
A dynamic year at the Italian box office has seen an incentive for films during the traditional dead zone from May to August.
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FeaturesGerman 2019 box office report: downward trend reversed but local films suffer
One bright spot was the surprise success of Nora Fingscheidt’s international festival favourite System Crasher.
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FeaturesFrench 2019 box office report: admissions recover, indie market share declines
The box office in France bounced back this year with the upper reaches of the chart were dominated by Disney.
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FeaturesWhy ‘Joker’ is performing so well at the UK box office
“[The UK is] a strong DC market,” said Warner Bros’ Andrew Cripps.
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FeaturesHow ‘System Crasher’ became an arthouse hit in Germany
The distributor carefully targeted a demographic of women over the age of 40, in particular parents, educators, teachers and care professionals.