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FeaturesUK box office 2017 verdict: a strong year despite US downturn
Box office may be down in the US and much of western Europe, but UK cinemas are powering forwards, buoyed by the local appeal of key titles.
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FeaturesItaly box office 2017 report: decline in local titles hits hard
Poor performing Italian films meant the box office experienced a sharp decline in 2017.
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FeaturesNordic box office report 2017: Finland's 'The Unknown Soldier' leads the way
A few local hits have softened box-office declines in Nordic countries.
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FeaturesSpain box office report 2017: 19 local films pass €1m mark
Hollywood regained its box-office crown, but local titles made inroads.
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FeaturesGermany box office report 2017: A successful year powered by local comedy
Germany’s performance outstripped the market, with Suck Me Shakespeer a huge local hit.
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FeaturesFrance box office report 2017: 'Valerian' success, admissions decline
A typical year at the French box office saw success for Luc Besson, Dany Boon and Hollywood animation.
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FeaturesWhy this summer's box office results are not all doom and gloom
It’s undeniable that many US blockbusters have flopped his summer, but the picture is more nuanced worldwide.
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FeaturesSummer box office: how the UK is bucking a downward trend
It’s been a dire summer in the US but locally relevant titles like Dunkirk have performed well in Britain.
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FeaturesChina box office: 2017 mid-year report
Without Chinese audiences, films like Transformers 5 and Pirates 5 may not have recouped their costs.
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FeaturesHow did last year's Cannes films fare at the box office?
Elle, It’s Only The End Of The World and Julieta were the big hits from Cannes 2016.
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FeaturesHow well do Hollywood remakes fare at the box office?
From Beauty And The Beast to Ghostbusters, Screen looks at the hits and misses.
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FeaturesWhat are the most successful 18-rated films in the UK?
UPDATED: Fifty Shades Darker now the second highest grossing 18-rated film ever.
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Features10 box office records that were broken in 2016
Box office records have tumbled this year in China, Italy and the animation world. It has also been a stunning year for Disney.
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FeaturesWhy did so many sequels flop in 2016?
‘Sequelitis’ was a legitimate story this year after so many studio sequels bombed at the box office.
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Features2016 at the Russian box office: Hollywood fare dominates
The Russian box office is booming, but local films aren’t getting a look in.
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Features2016 Italy box office report: homegrown comedies underperform
A local comedy raised some cheer, although most struggled with younger audiences.
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Features2016 Germany box office report: Local hits but year-on-year slump
It was the worst performance in five years for locally produced films in the first nine months of the year.
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FeaturesFrance box office report 2016: admissions up, arthouse struggles
It has been a tough year for arthouse pictures both from France and abroad.
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FeaturesHow did UK films fare in the US in 2016?
The Downton effect is pulling US audiences to UK films of a certain heritage.
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FeaturesWhich foreign films made a mark in the US in 2016?
What does a foreign-language film have to do to make a mark in the US market? John Hazelton looks at 2016’s releases and weighs the impact of awards, title recognition and streaming.