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  1. TIFFCOM Market to Change Tokyo Venue This Year

    TIFFCOM Market to Change Tokyo Venue This Year

    1:21 am PST 2/9/2012
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    TIFFCOM, the contents market of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), will move location this year from its Roppongi Hills venue to the Grand Pacific Le Daiba hotel in the Odaiba district on Tokyo Bay. Read more

  2. CAA Signs Its First Bollywood Star

    CAA Signs Its First Bollywood Star

    6:50 am PST 2/7/2012
    • Nyay Bhushan
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    Priyanka Chopra, one of India's leading actresses, is also an aspiring singer set to release her debut international album on Universal Music Group/Interscope and Desi Hits! Inc. Read more

  3. NHK World International News Channel Offered on Android Devices

    NHK World International News Channel Offered on Android Devices

    4:06 am PST 2/7/2012
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    Japan’s public broadcaster is to make its international English-language news service, NHK World, available free on mobile devices that use the Android OS. Read more

  4. Hollywood to Be Wooed by $800 Million Chinese Media Fund

    Hollywood to Be Wooed by $800 Million Chinese Media Fund

    2:53 am PST 2/6/2012
    • Stuart Kemp
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    Harvest Alternative Investment group and Sun Redrock Investment Group launch private equity fund; studio movies such as "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" and producer deals among investment targets. Read more

  5. Members of Russian Film Industry Discuss Future of Co-Productions

    1:11 pm PST 2/4/2012
    • Vladimir Kozlov
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    A lack of transparency and incentive schemes hamper the development, say panelists at a Forum Russia event on Saturday. Read more

  6. Russian Forum Participants Discuss State Film Funding

    10:25 am PST 2/4/2012
    • Vladimir Kozlov
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    The existing model needs improvement, panelists say on Saturday in Moscow. Read more

  7. Theatrical Distribution Still Has Good Prospects in Russia

    9:35 am PST 2/4/2012
    • Vladimir Kozlov
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    Panelists discussed the topic at a Forum Russia 2012 event held in Moscow. Read more

  8. India Has World's Second-Highest Number of Facebook Users at Over 43 million

    India Has World's Second-Highest Number of Facebook Users at Over 43 million

    2:04 am PST 2/3/2012
    • Nyay Bhushan
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    India is fast becoming an important market for Facebook, with the country now home to about 43.5 million users. Read more

  9. Arnold Schwarzenegger Addresses Energy Summit on First India Visit

    Arnold Schwarzenegger Addresses Energy Summit on First India Visit

    1:45 am PST 2/3/2012
    • Nyay Bhushan
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    During his one-day visit to New Delhi, the former California governor cited Gandhi as an inspiration to speed up green energy awareness. Read more

  10. Sony Loses $2 Billion in Fiscal Q3 2011

    Sony Loses $2 Billion in Fiscal Q3 2011

    11:16 pm PST 2/1/2012
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    Sony announced net losses of 159 billion yen ($2.04 billion) for its fiscal third quarter, Oct.-Dec. 2011, with total sales down 17.4 percent versus the same period in 2010, to 1.8 trillion yen ($23 billion). Read more

  11. Disney Acquires Controlling Stake in India's UTV

    Disney Acquires Controlling Stake in India's UTV

    1:00 am PST 2/1/2012
    • Nyay Bhushan
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    Diversified entertainment group spans broadcasting network to film studio, enhancing Disney's position as a major content player in India. Read more

  12. Sony Promotes Kaz Hirai To CEO

    Sony Promotes Kaz Hirai To CEO

    12:48 am PST 2/1/2012
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    Sony announced Wednesday that Kaz Hirai, will take over from Sir Howard Stringer as CEO and president as of April 1, the beginning of the company’s financial year. Read more

  13. Hulu Japan Adds Six New Content Partners

    Hulu Japan Adds Six New Content Partners

    12:10 am PST 2/1/2012
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    Hulu Japan announced Wednesday that has added six more domestic film companies to its list of content providers, to provide both contemporary and classic movies for its video streaming service. Read more

  14. China's State TV Making Huge Global Expansion

    China's State TV Making Huge Global Expansion

    1:59 am PST 1/31/2012
    • Associated Press
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    The killing of a South Korean coast guard officer by a Chinese fisherman should have been tailor-made for China's CCTV News as it embarks on an ambitious plan to become a global network with assertive international coverage. Read more

  15. 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Debuts in Japan to Limited Censoring

    'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Debuts in Japan to Limited Censoring

    9:49 am PST 1/30/2012
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    On the heels of a theatrical ban in India, a Tokyo screening of David Fincher's film screened with only some mosaic-blurring during more graphic scenes. Read more

  16. Malaysia, Singapore Ramp Up Global Media Development Ambitions

    3:22 am PST 1/30/2012
    • Stuart Kemp
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    The two Asian territories look to finalize a co-production pact between Malaysia’s National Film Development Corp and Sinapore’s Media Development Authority. Read more

  17. 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' Sweeps Filmfare Awards

    'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' Sweeps Filmfare Awards

    11:47 pm PST 1/29/2012
    • Nyay Bhushan
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    Expected winners included best actress for Vidya Balan (“The Dirty Picture”) and best actor for Ranbir Kapoor (“Rockstar”) at the 57th annual awards co-hosted by superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Read more

  18. Fash Track
    'Spider-Man' Costume Designer Eiko Ishioka Dies at 73

    'Spider-Man' Costume Designer Eiko Ishioka Dies at 73

    12:04 pm PST 1/28/2012
    • THR Staff
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    She won an Academy Award for "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and a Grammy for the cover design of Miles Davis' "Tutu" album. Read more

  19. David Fincher Refuses to Cut 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' India Release Canceled

    David Fincher Refuses to Cut 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' India Release Canceled

    8:48 am PST 1/28/2012
    • Nyay Bhushan
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    The local censor board “has adjudged the film unsuitable for public viewing in its unaltered form." Read more

  20. Japanese Box Office Down 18 Percent to $2.33 Billion in 2011 Due to Disasters

    Japanese Box Office Down 18 Percent to $2.33 Billion in 2011 Due to Disasters

    7:25 am PST 1/26/2012
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    Takings at the Japanese box office fell over 18 percent last year to 181.2 billion yen as the March disasters and a lack of real blockbusters took their toll. Admissions were down from 174.4 million in 2010 to 144.7 million for 2011. Read more

Global Grosses

Weekend of 02/03/12
1
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Global Grosses
Weekend
$24.3M
Cume
$420.8
2
Would I Lie to You?
Weekend
$14.7M
Cume
$14.7
3
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Weekend
$14.1M
Cume
$41.5
4
Chronicle
Weekend
$12.9M
Cume
$12.9
5
Underworld Awakening
Weekend
$11.6M
Cume
$58.0
6
The Descendants
Weekend
$11.1M
Cume
$44.7
7
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Weekend
$9.2M
Cume
$310.8
8
Intouchables
Weekend
$8.4M
Cume
$229.2
9
Jack and Jill
Weekend
$8.1M
Cume
$40.9
10
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Weekend
$7.9M
Cume
$99.3

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