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Indie hothouse NewmarketFilms has acquired North American rights to John Sayles Silver City, a star-studded political satire about the state ofAmerican democracy that will be released this autumn to coincide with the final weeks of this year s USpresidential race.Written, directed and editedby John Sayles, Silver City wasproduced by Maggie Renzi and shot in Denver last autumn by Haskell Wexler,Sayles collaborator on films such as Limbo, The Secret Of Roan Inish and Matewan. Its ensemble cast includes Maria Bello, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper, RichardDreyfuss, Daryl Hannah, Danny Houston, Kris Kristofferson, Mary Kay Place andTim Roth.The film, whose budget isestimated at between $5-$6m is set in Colorado, the core of America s
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stanley uk partners William Tyrer, Chris Ball andBob Berney. SilverCity is John Sayles best film yet and will really shake up this politicalseason wi Bloq Netflix testing new Ultra streaming plan in Europe
UPDATED FEB 24: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaugscored a record three-day launch in China for Warner Bros as an estimated $32.7m from 5,500 screens delivered an easy local number one and dominated the international arena.Fridays 21 Rmb 54m marks the biggest opening day ever for Warner Bros in China ahead of Pacific Rim, which opened on Rmb 52m on a Wednesday.The total weekend haul of $32.8m boosted the New Line-MGM-Warner Bros films overall international running total to $637.1m, with the Japanese deb
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stanley cup 24m from 48 markets propelled the running total to $93.5m.The family film ranked number one in its second weekend in the UK as $10m from 1,333 screens boosted the tally to $36m. It opened in France on $3.1m from 521 including previews and arrived in Italy on $2.3m from 482. Legos global tally stands at $275.7m.UPDATE: Lionsgate International executives reported that Pompeii opened day-and-date with the number three $10m North American launch in 37 markets through licensees for a confirmed $23m.The adventure opened in second place in South Korea on $3.8m from 591 through Lotte, debuted in France on $2.5m from 301 through SND, Brazil in second place on $1.5m from 351 through Imagem, Italy in third place on $1.7m from 471 through 01 Distribution and Mexico in third place on $1.5m from 531, also through Imagem.12 Years A Slave added a confirmed $7.5m
