05/02/2012

NO TINKERING REQUIRED

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, Studio Canal's very own spy masterpiece and LeCarre adaptation starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and with inspired direction from Let the Right One In’s Tomas Alfredson, was the highest new entry taking the #1 spot with 201k units from a box office of £14.2M becoming Studio Canal's biggest selling title for week 1 sales leading the way ahead of previous bestseller, Unknown, which sold 122k units in its first week.

19/09/2011

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SMASH!

The newly re-branded UK arm of European powerhouse STUDIOCANAL stormed out of the blocks last weekend as TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, the first film to carry the company's new banner, debuted at number one at the UK and Irish Box Office, becoming the third biggest 3 day September opening on record. The film has now held the number one slot for a second consecutive weekend with another 2 million plus haul.

04/04/2011

OPTIMUM CELEBRATES IT'S BIGGEST EVER B.O.WEEKEND

Following its biggest ever Box Office year to date in 2010 Optimum Releasing this weekend achieved a record 3 day UK Box Office taking number 1 position in the UK theatrical market. Weekend opener Duncan Jones’ SOURCE CODE, Ben Stassen’s A TURTLE’S TALE, Jaume Collet-Sera’s UNKNOWN and Richard Ayoade’s SUBMARINE were the main drivers of these impressive figures while 2011 openers BLUE VALENTINE, BIUTIFUL, BRIGHTON ROCK and ANIMAL KINGDOM play on in cinemas across the country and are testament to companies’ diverse range of product. Jones’ SOURCE CODE had a very impressive opening, taking £1,306,661 from 407 sites for an excellent screen average of £3,218 – the strongest from last weekend. Ben Stassen’s A TURTLE’S TALE – 3D continues to entrance with £365,258 from 409 sites for a cume of £1,676,818 to date. Jaume Collet-Sera’s UNKNOWN replaced THE TOURIST as Optimum’s biggest ever opener and its fifth weekend of release saw the film take £276,657 from 257 screens, bringing its cume to a substantial £5,934,196. Ayoade’s SUBMARINE will also cross the £1 million mark this coming week. Optimum’s titles snared 25.88% of the entire UK Box Office, taking £2,085,733 in total, this past weekend.

24/01/2011

LIONSGATE’S “THE EXPENDABLES” CLAIMS NUMBER ONE SPOT ON DVD & BLU-RAY

Lions Gate Home Entertainment is pleased to announce that THE EXPENDABLES, the UK Number One blockbuster release that rocked cinemas this summer, blasted the competition in it's first week of release, selling over 386,800 units on DVD & Blu-ray with 20% of the sales being on Blu-ray.

Sylvester Stallone heads up the greatest action-star cast ever, including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and fellow Screen Legends: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke and Arnold Schwarzenegger - in the high octane and highly entertaining tale of a band of highly-skilled mercenaries who go all out to take out the merciless dictator of a small island. The Expendables is a Nu Image Production presented by Lionsgate and Millennium Films.

“We are thrilled that UK consumers helped us to achieve our biggest ever week one release with The Expendables.” says Lions Gate Home Entertainment Managing Director Nicola Pearcey. “The results are a fantastic end to 2010 for Lionsgate UK, so it’s a well deserved result for everyone who has worked so hard across the business.”

09/09/2010

HISTORIC WINS FOR MAD MEN

With its third consecutive win for Outstanding Drama Series, LIONSGATE's acclaimed drama MAD MEN made Emmy® history again this year as the first cable program ever to clinch the top prize three times. Equally historic was Edie Falco's Lead Actress win for Lionsgate's hit comedy NURSE JACKIE, making her the only performer with Lead Actress Emmys® for both Comedy and Drama Series.

29/04/2010

THE EXPENDABLES ARE COMING!

THE EXPENDABLES features as the cover of the June 2010 issue of EMPIRE on sale now. Dubbed “the Action Issue” this cover feature marks the first time that The Expendables cast and filmmakers have spoken to the UK press as well as featuring never been seen before images from the film.

08/03/2010

KATHRYN BIGELOW MAKES OSCAR HISTORY

Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Directing honour at the 82nd Academy Awards. The award was one of six for Bigelow’s THE HURT LOCKER which took home the following: Best Motion Picture of the Year Achievement in Directing – Kathryn Bigelow, Original Screenplay – Mark Boal, Achievement in Sound Editing – Paul NJ Ottoson, Achievement in Sound Mixing – Paul NJ Ottoson, Ray Beckett, Achievement in Film Editing - Bob Murawski, Chris Innis.