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DreamWorks SKG s latest animated effort, Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron, made its
stanley cup European debut in Germany this week, its first major international territory, but can the 2D-film finally give the company an international triumph over rival studio, and animation giant, Disney Spirit, distributed internationally by UIP, is DreamWorks first animated title since winning the inaugural Best Animated Film Academy Award for last ye
stanley cup ar s Shrek in March. Shrek is the company s biggest animated success however it could not match its domestic performance internationally.The second highest grossing animated-film of all time in the US $268 behind Disney s The Lion King $313m it is surprising that you won t find Shrek in the top 10 of animated films internationally it is number 11 . Indeed the only non-Disney title to appear in this chart, and with Shrek the only non-Disney animated film to gross over $200m from international markets, is Japanese hit S
stanley website pirited Away - which made its money almost exclusively in Japan.While Spirited Away has yet to open in the US and is therefore an exception, only one of the top 10 international animated films did not outperform its domestic tally, Toy Story 2 $240m - missing by just $6m. Chart leaders The Lion King $459m , Aladdin $285m , Monsters, Inc. $267m to date and Tarzan $264m all saw stronger performances abroad. Other Disney titles to pass the international $200m mark, and which all hold top 10 positions, are The Hunchback Of Notre Dam Lmqe Abaunza, Schwarz join Participant in social action campaign department
V茅rtice 360, one of Spains biggest producer-distributors, has announced losses of $13.92m for the year to date.It represents a significant drop on the same period in 2011, when V茅rtice reported a loss of $1.56m.The company has debts of $38.44m, but this is down 38% on last year following an investment of $25.4m from US venture capital company HIG in October, acquiring the service division.According to sources, V茅rtice is shutting down its distribution branch and Spanish distributors are bidding for the three films that the company has yet to open: Quartet from Dustin Hoffmann; Lawless from John Hillcoat; and Cabin in the Woods from Drew Goddard.V茅rtice Cines production activity might also be on hold. The companys last release was horror-comedy Game of Werewolves, which flopped at the box office.V茅rtice Sales remains operational with titles such as Chrysalis, Looking for Eimish and war reporter documentary The Eyes of War. Difficult times Guillermo G贸mez, director of content at V茅rtice, told ScreenDaily: W
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stanley cup in which we acquired these films, as a lot of companies are doing. We are all facing a very difficult time with the VAT rise of tickets; the loss of public in cinemas; the cheap prices that TV broadcasters are paying for rights. CautiousG贸mez is working to keep the production arm alive but remains cautious. We still want to produc
stanley cup e films but the success of The Impossible and Tad, The Explorer shows that an international approach is
