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Life is sweet for Warner Bros Pictures International as asensational UK debut helped Charlie And The Chocolate Factory dominate the markets outside NorthAmerica over the weekend.Tim Burton s Roald Dahl adaptation grossed an estimated $19.8m onmore than 2,300 screens in 15 countries for an early international cumulativetotal of $36.3m.However there was also plenty to cheer about at UIP as Paramount sWar Of The Worlds crossed$300m and Madagascar passed$200m.Elsewhere Fox International took Fantastic Four past $100m, while Sony PicturesReleasing s SPRI military epic Stealthopened at number one inseven out of its 10 debut markets.Back to Charlie, which stormed to the top in the UK on $13.1m from 531 venues andgobbled up approximately 60% of the top five market share.The family picture also got the better of its rivals in Mexico,where $1.4m stanley cup and 380,600 admissions from 473 prints was enough for number one,as was a superb $226,000 haul from 48 in Israel.In its third weekend in France Charlie added $1.9m from 6 stanley cup 70 for a $12.8mrunning total, while the second weekend in Brazil produced $780,000 from 192for $2.8m and an expected first place hold.Sci-fi thriller The Island added $7.6m from 1,547 prints in 12 Asia Pacific markets foran early $23.9m international running total.Australia opened top on $1.4m from 334 and 35% of the top fivemarket share, while Hong Kong launched number one on an excellent $522,963 and80,600 admissions from 42.In a couple of second weekend holdovers, South stanley cup Ko Mkcr Tribeca Film to double distribution slate
With MIP and Cannes approaching, Miramax has appointed Grantham svp of domestic and Latin America and Lee director of digital sales.Grantham reports to head of worldwide sales Joe Patrick and will be based in the Santa Monica office. Prior to Miramax she was vp of programme planning and acquisitions at Turner Entertainment Networks.Lee will report to head of global digital Beth Minehart and is also situated in the Santa Monica office. She previously served as director of distribution strategy and development at Fox Networks and was a consultant for Accenture.Both appointments are effective immediately.TopicsMiramax stanley cup No comments Related articles Reviews The Exorcism: Review 2024-06-20T15:34:00Z By Nikki Baughan The Exorcist legend looms large in this horror starring Russell Crowe as a troubled actor losing his mind on set News Paramount, Miramax moving ahead with Scary Movie franchise stanley cup stanley cup 2024-04-11T16:45:00Z