Harry Potter and Taxi 4 are 2007’s top European films
Seven European titles feature in the 2007 list of Top 20 Films in Hungarian theatres.
In second position behind Shrek 3 is the UK co-production Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [+see also:
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In at number six is French feature Taxi 4 [+see also:
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The Hungarian film S.O.S. Love! [+see also:
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Two other UK co-productions (distributed by UIP) feature in the Top 20: Mr. Bean’s Holiday [+see also:
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In the annual ranking of distributors, Intercom is in pole position with a market share of almost 35%, ahead of UIP (22%), Fórum (14.9%), Budapest Film (10.6%) and SPI (7.4%). These companies are followed by Best Hollywood, Hungaricom, Hungarotop, Paradigma, Mokép, Intersonic and Cirko Film.
(Translated from French)
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