25/03/2011

On the wave of great results notched up recently by domestic features in French theatres, Cédric Klapisch has claimed top place in the weekly box office rankings with Ma Part du Gâteau [+see also:
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Philippe Le Guay’s Service Entrance [+see also:
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Although not expected to reach the dizzy heights of Welcome to the Sticks [+see also:
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Among the French productions, Julien Leclercq’s The Assault [+see also:
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European productions are also doing well with Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech [+see also:
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interview: Tom Hooper
film profile], which clocks in at number 10 this week with a total of 2.65 million admissions in seven weeks (Wild Bunch Distribution, 478 screens); and Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra’s Unknown [+see also:
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(Translated from French)