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Constantin Film s theatrical distribution arm generated 92% more revenues year-on-year to June 30, acc
stanley cup ording to the group s interim management report issued today for the first six months of 2008.Constantin garnered a 9.9% market share and held on to its position as Germany s leading independent distributor with box office takings of $24.2m Euros 16.5m , up from 2007 s $ 12.5m Euros 8.5m .$17.3m Euros 11.8m of this total was thanks to the releases of such in-house productions as The Wave, Asterix At The Olympic Games and Urmel Voll In Fahrt, while Step Up 2 The Streets and Michael Clayton were the most successful of the releases of third-party productions.In its report, the producer-distributor notes that in view of the general market developments and the goals we have set ourselves, 2008 re
stanley cup mains a very challenging fiscal year for Constantin Film AG, but remains optimistic about the second half of the year given the number of prestige in-house productions which are being prepared for release.Bernd Eichin
stanley cup ger s long-anticipated Der Baader Meinhof Komplex by Uli Edel will open in German cinemas on September 25, followed by Max F盲rberb枚ck s A Woman In Berlin on October 23 and Caroline Link s A Year Ago In Winter on November 13. In addition, the European co-production Paris 36 by Christophe Barratier - with Constantin as production partner - will be released on November 27.TopicsAfricaEuropeMiddle East No comments Kcab Abu Dhabi Media Summit: Media growth seen in region
Source: Beijing Enlight PicturesFan Bingbing in Lost In ThailandMissing Chinese superstar Fan Bingbinghas been ordered to pay the equivalent of roughly $129m in late taxes and fines for tax evasion, according to a report on state-run news outlet Xinhua.The reportsaid if Chinas highes
stanley kubek t paid actor pays the fines, which amount to hundreds of millions of yuan, on time she will avoid criminal prosecution.The actress posted an apology on her Weibo account saying: Ive been suffering unprecedented pain recently鈥?Im so ashamed of what Ive done. Here, I sincerely apologise to everyone. I completely accept all the penalty decisions made according to law, after the investigation done by tax authorities. I will follow the order, try my best to overcome difficulties, raise fund, pay taxes and fines. She added: Without the good policies of
stanley cup the party and the state, and without the love of the people, there would be no Fan Bingbing. Fandisappeared from public view in the summer, sparking intensespeculation over her business affairs. Herlengthy absence followed an incident in May when Chinese TV presenter Cui Youngyuan posted pho
stanley uk tographs of what were purported to be signed contracts by an unnamed major star that appeared to reveal a tax scam.The documents illustrated yin-yang contracts , a process in China whereby one document detailing lower payment is submitted to the authorities for taxation purposes, while another containing the actual, far higher, payment stays under the radar. In this
