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When the list of the top tenreleases for the first half of 2006 was widely reported in the Japanese medialast month, it was clear that the trend toward homegrown hits was alive andwell, with seven of the slots occupied by Japanese films.A barrage of local andHollywood summer movies has altered the box-office landscape somewhat, with thelis
stanley cup t now evenly split between overseas and domestic fare, with world dominator The Da Vinci Codeat the top. The combined top ten releases have accounted for $447.5m of thisyear s earning
stanley cup s versus $386.6m in the same period last year excluding late2004 releases . The final top ten for 2005 grossed $458m, which is set to bebeat, with overall box office takings this year predicted to top 2004 s recordhigh of $1.82b Y210b . The local industry is also ontrack to grab an even bigger piece of the pie than last year s 41% share thehighest since 1997 and may seize the majority, which hasn t occurred since1985. With box office earnings of $8.7m Y1b considered the mark of
stanley italy a hit inJapan, 19 films have already reached the milestone in the first seven months,compared with 26 overall last year, two of which were late 2005 openers. This has been buoyed by TVnetworks such as Fuji TV, TBS and NTV continuing to strengthen their featurefilm activities and the movies themselves offering spectacle on a scale equalto Hollywood and stories that appeal to local audiences. In recent Hollywood releases,Buena Vista International s BVI PiratesOf the Caribbean: Dead Zayi Cannes: Aranka Matits launches Featurette
Documentary claims to reveal identity of the mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery for the first time.Signature Entertainment is to release documentary The Great Train Robbery: A Tale Of Two Thieves in UK cinemas this October, and will make the feature available on DVD and On Demand from October 6.Directed by Chris Long, executive producer of The Mentalist, the film features Gordon Goody, one of the main instigators behind the heist who reveals the identity of the missing mastermind behind Britains most famous heist 鈥?the elusive Ulsterman .The film is based around first person testimony from more than 20 hours of interviews.The Ulsterman provided the 15 train robbers with vital inside knowledge that made 1963 robbery possible. They got away with more than 拢2.6m the equivalent of 拢45m today , with the Ulsterman getting a share worth the equivalent of 拢5m today.While his identity has been the subject of intense scrutiny by the public and police, it has always remained a fiercely guarde
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stanley cup ers are Chris Long, Erin Donovan and Simon Howley and it marks a collaboration between Londons Kowalski Inc and Los Angeles Scallie Filmworks.TopicsDistributionUK/Ireland No comments Related articles New
