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‘Transformers 4’ Tops 2014’s 100 Highest-Grossing International Films – Chart

There are some notable differences between the Top 100 chart of films at the international box office and the corresponding domestic list. Among them, there's only one crossover in the Top 5: Transformers: Age Of Extinction, which was the No. 1-grossing film abroad with $845.3M versus its position at No. 5…

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‘Hobbit’ Rules While Chinese, Indian And French Films Make Noise: Intl BO Update

FINAL UPDATE, 4:35 PM PT: Actuals are in from the studios with The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies once again charging ahead of its Sunday projections. The final installment in Peter Jackson’s trilogy came in at $109M versus the previously estimated $105.5M. The international cume after Sunday is $269M. Also…

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Even Chinese Blockbusters Can’t Escape Censors: ‘Bullets’ Premiere Shot Down

China's Gone With The Bullets is primed to be one of the biggest films of the year — and has some thinking it could be the one to beat Transformers: Age Of Extinction's all-time Middle Kingdom box office record when it releases on December 18. But a funny thing happened on the way to the movie's premiere as even…

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China’s ‘Gone With The Bullets’ Fires Up $20M In Advance Ticket Sales: Report

Jiang Wen's upcoming Gone With The Bullets is on its way to blockbuster status in China — a month before its release. At a press conference this week in Beijing, China.org reports it was announced that the film has already pre-sold 120M yuan ($19.6M) worth of tickets. IMAX pre-sales have also broken the midnight premie…

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China Box Office Projected At $4.9 Billion In 2014, Official Says

Some estimates earlier this year put 2014’s projected box office in China at about 28B yuan, or around $4.49B. New takings cited by Wang Fenglin, VP of the Chinese Film Producer’s Association, are eyed at 30B yuan or $4.9B. That’s hardly anything to sneeze at, but would fall short of some other government projections…

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China Packs Hollywood Pics Into October, Paving Clear Path For Local December Heavyweights (Video)

With China‘s National Day holiday week still in swing, the box office got an extra boost this frame thanks to the timely release of Breakup Buddies, a sort of follow-up to 2012’s smash hit Lost In Thailand. Playing on half the screens in the massive market, the film grossed just under $38M in China this weekend…

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Global Showbiz Briefs: ‘Gone With The Bullets’ Gets China Release Date; ‘Samba’ Hitting French Theaters In October; More

‘Gone With The Bullets’ Sets China Release Date Jiang Wen's Gone With The Bullets has secured a December 18 release date in China. The film is the follow-up to Jiang's blockbuster Let The Bullets Fly, which made $140M worldwide in 2010. Based on a true story, 3D comedy Gone With The Bullets is set in 1920s Shanghai…