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921 articles available in total starting from 19/06/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2019.

What draws the masses

In its first weekend in theatres, Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (lit. “Germany: A Summer Fairytale”) by Sönke Wortmann – released last Thursday through Kinowelt Filmverleih – garnered 920,000...  

11/10/2006 | Box office | Germany

The Queen rules

Stephen Frears’ critically acclaimed The Queen, released by Pathé Distribution last Friday, has swept into the number one spot at the UK box office, taking a massive £1.25m from 347 screens,...  

21/09/2006 | Box Office | UK

Black Book popular at home

It was a good weekend for local production in the Netherlands: Paul Verhoeven's Venice Competition entry Black Book has sold over 100,000 tickets since its Thursday premiere. Verhoeven's film is...  

19/09/2006 | Box Office | Netherlands

Uro breaks records

Stefan Faldbakken’s directorial debut Uro, produced by Friland Film, has passed the magical mark of 100,000 admissions in only 14 days, a record for a Norwegian film at home. The film, released by...  

14/09/2006 | Box office | Norway

Attendance increases 11.5 % in Switzerland

After a disastrous 2005 for distributors and exhibitors (with a 12.8% drop in admissions), the upturn in the first semester of 2006, which closed with a rise in attendance of 11.5% (7.5m...  

30/08/2006 | Box Office | Switzerland

Nearly 68m filmgoers in 7 months

Nearly 68m people visited Spanish film theatres since the beginning of the year through August 6, according to data recently released on ICAA's website. Figures show that the most successful month...  

29/08/2006 | Box Office | Spain

Loach’s Wind breaks Irish records

Ken Loach’s Irish civil war film The Wind That Shakes the Barley (see the Focus) has become the most successful Irish co-production at the local box office, grossing over €2.8m since its release...  

22/08/2006 | Box office | Ireland

French theatres boast 103m tickets with 47.5% for local titles

French cinemas did very well in the first semester of this year, garnering 103.16m admissions from January 1 through June 31 2006, up 18.5% on the same period in 2005. According to estimates...  

17/07/2006 | Box office | France

Good news: First semester up 16%

Just over €301m at the box office, for approximately 60m admissions. The Italian film market recorded a 16.11% increase with respect to the same period in 2005 (although -3.75% when compared with...  

06/07/2006 | Box Office | Italy

Volver grosses nearly €9m

It comes as no surprise that of the 191 Spanish productions that screened in local theatres in the first five months of 2006, Cannes winner Volver (see focus) was the most successful. According to...  

04/07/2006 | Box Office | Spain

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