The first of three chapters reviewing the 2009 box office of China by veteran studio executive Ellen Pittleman. Part 1 covers an overview of her findings and a brief history of the market..
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I originally wrote this article touting “How to Train Your Dragon”’s return to #1, but in the end, “Kick-Ass” won the weekend by a hair. Its $19.8M debut barely trumped “Dragon”’s $19.6M take. Only $4.4M separated the #1 film from the #5 film.
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The third of three chapters reviewing the 2009 box office of Brazil by veteran studio executive Ellen Pittleman. Part 3 discusses the distribution landscape and the most popular genres.
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The second of three chapters reviewing the 2009 box office of Brazil by veteran studio executive Ellen Pittleman. Part 2 discusses the distribution landscape and the most popular genres.
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“Clash of the Titans” ruled for a second weekend in a row, meaning a 3-D film has topped the box office for six weekends straight. Originally, Fox pegged “Date Night” as #1, but when Sunday figures came in, the comedy slid to #2, off $1.8M from its estimate.
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The first of three chapters reviewing the 2009 box office of Brazil by veteran studio executive Ellen Pittleman. Part 1 covers an overview of her findings and a brief history of the market.
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The third of three chapters reviewing the 2009 box office of Australia by veteran studio executive Ellen Pittleman. Part 3 covers an analysis of local product and looking forward.
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The second of three chapters reviewing the 2009 box office of Australia by veteran studio executive Ellen Pittleman. Part 2 covers an analysis of distribution and popular genres.
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The box office was hopping this weekend as it delivered the biggest Easter weekend in history. “Clash of the Titans” bowed to $61.2M, and $63.9M including Thursday night previews – the biggest Easter debut ever. However, the real titans at the box office this weekend were Tyler Perry and Miley Cyrus, though they did not clash at all.
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The first of three chapters reviewing the 2009 box office of Australia by veteran studio executive Ellen Pittleman. Part 1 covers an overview of her findings and a brief history of the market.
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