By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: “Sleepless Night” and “The Raid” were the two breakout hits from this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival. Both were so popular, they’ve already triggered American remakes. But you want to know when you can see the originals, right? Of course.
So, good news. Tribeca Film announced today that it has acquired all U.S. rights to “Sleepless Night,” which will be released in 2012 on VOD and theatrically by Tribeca Film. Warner Bros. recently acquired the English-language remake rights to the film, which is directed by Frédéric Jardin.
“I am thrilled and honored to work with Tribeca for the North American release of Sleepless Night,” Jardin said. “It’s a superb opportunity for my film.”
From the release:
Sleepless Night tells the story of Vincent, a respected and dedicated police officer, or so it seems. After stealing a...
Hollywoodnews.com: “Sleepless Night” and “The Raid” were the two breakout hits from this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival. Both were so popular, they’ve already triggered American remakes. But you want to know when you can see the originals, right? Of course.
So, good news. Tribeca Film announced today that it has acquired all U.S. rights to “Sleepless Night,” which will be released in 2012 on VOD and theatrically by Tribeca Film. Warner Bros. recently acquired the English-language remake rights to the film, which is directed by Frédéric Jardin.
“I am thrilled and honored to work with Tribeca for the North American release of Sleepless Night,” Jardin said. “It’s a superb opportunity for my film.”
From the release:
Sleepless Night tells the story of Vincent, a respected and dedicated police officer, or so it seems. After stealing a...
- 11/4/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
It may have played second fiddle at the Academy Award ceremony with its three "minor" citations, but Warner Bros.' "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" retained boxoffice strength on the international circuit, grossing an estimated $13.4 million from 5,140 screens in about 60 territories.
The Brad Pitt vehicle directed by David Fincher has accumulated foreign boxoffice of $176.2 million since opening overseas Dec. 26. It also has retained its No. 1 foreign spot for a fourth consecutive weekend, albeit in what was a bland stanza overall.
Propelled by its eight Oscar wins, "Slumdog Millionaire" bounced to the No. 1 spot in the U.K. ($2.3 million from 462 sites) after playing seven frames in the market. In a big boost in France, the tally in the seventh market frame was $1.6 million from 240 sites -- an increase of 40% from the previous weekend -- for a cume of $10.5 million.
The estimated weekend take across 26 markets -- excluding another 10 territories for...
The Brad Pitt vehicle directed by David Fincher has accumulated foreign boxoffice of $176.2 million since opening overseas Dec. 26. It also has retained its No. 1 foreign spot for a fourth consecutive weekend, albeit in what was a bland stanza overall.
Propelled by its eight Oscar wins, "Slumdog Millionaire" bounced to the No. 1 spot in the U.K. ($2.3 million from 462 sites) after playing seven frames in the market. In a big boost in France, the tally in the seventh market frame was $1.6 million from 240 sites -- an increase of 40% from the previous weekend -- for a cume of $10.5 million.
The estimated weekend take across 26 markets -- excluding another 10 territories for...
- 3/1/2009
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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