Director: Wagner de Assis Writer: Wagner de Assis Starring: Renato Prieto, Fernando Alves Pinto, Rosane Mulholland, Inez Viana, Rodrigo dos Santos, Werner Schünemann, Clemente Viscaíno, Helena Varvaki, Aracy Cardoso, Selma Egrei Based on the best selling book by the infamous Brazilian medium Chico Xavier, Astral City: A Spiritual Journey tells the story of André Luiz (Renato Prieto), a doctor who experiences a spiritual awakening after he dies. Xavier purportedly wrote Astral City with the guidance of André Luiz's spirit -- who communicated the story to Xavier from the afterlife -- and considering the minute and thorough details revealed in the film, that actually seems as if it could be believable. I will refrain from commenting on that, though... André first wakes up in purgatory, a nightmarish dimension of pain and suffering. In this realm, André is referred to as "a suicide," therefore his purgatorial peers do not believe that he deserves to be saved.
- 12/5/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Release Date: Dec. 6, 2011
Price: DVD $24.99
Studio: Strand Releasing
Renato Prieto (l.) gets spiritual in the afterlife in Astral City.
The ethereal 2010 Brazilian drama film Astral City: A Spiritual Journey tells the story of Andre Luiz (Renato Prieto), a successful doctor who experiences an enlightening spiritual awakening after his death. When he wakes up in the spiritual world, he embarks on a new journey of self-discovery and transformation, from his first days in a dimension of pain and suffering, until he is rescued and taken to the spiritual Astral City, where more experiences await him…
Written and directed by Wagner de Assis and based on the book by spiritual medium Chico Xavier, Astral City contains some undeniably striking art direction and special effects (the kind of high-end stuff that we’ve never before seen in a Brazilian movie). It also features an evocative score by minimalist Philip Glass.
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Price: DVD $24.99
Studio: Strand Releasing
Renato Prieto (l.) gets spiritual in the afterlife in Astral City.
The ethereal 2010 Brazilian drama film Astral City: A Spiritual Journey tells the story of Andre Luiz (Renato Prieto), a successful doctor who experiences an enlightening spiritual awakening after his death. When he wakes up in the spiritual world, he embarks on a new journey of self-discovery and transformation, from his first days in a dimension of pain and suffering, until he is rescued and taken to the spiritual Astral City, where more experiences await him…
Written and directed by Wagner de Assis and based on the book by spiritual medium Chico Xavier, Astral City contains some undeniably striking art direction and special effects (the kind of high-end stuff that we’ve never before seen in a Brazilian movie). It also features an evocative score by minimalist Philip Glass.
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- 9/20/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Wagner Moura, The Elite Squad 2 José Padilha's Tropa de Elite 2 / The Elite Squad 2, a controversial sequel to the equally controversial 2007 Brazilian blockbuster and Berlin Film Festival winner The Elite Squad, has become the top local production at the Brazilian box office in 2010. According to preliminary results accounting for 90% of the 696 theaters showing the film, after 10 days The Elite Squad 2 has been seen by 4.14 million moviegoers (approx. Us$26.6m in ticket sales), surpassing previous 2010 hits Nosso Lar / Our Home and Chico Xavier, both dramas with a spiritualistic bent, which to date have sold 3.64m and 3.41m admissions, respectively. Here's another comparison: Brazil's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Fábio Barreto's costly Lula, the Son of Brazil, sold approximately 800,000 admissions. On its opening weekend alone, The Elite Squad 2 was seen by 1.3m moviegoers according to the film trade [...]...
- 10/21/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
After premiering May 12 at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, where critics gave the Universal epic largely muted reviews, "Robin Hood" conquered the foreign theatrical circuit, grossing $74 million from 6,944 screens in 56 markets.
Director Ridley Scott's reimagining of the Crusades-era outlaw costarring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett opened a resounding No. 1 on the weekend overall, making it Universal's second biggest international opening weekend ever behind the $84.3 million debut gross compiled by director Peter Jackson's 2005 "King Kong" remake.
Premiering in the top spot in 52 of its 56 markets, "Robin Hood" drew a resounding $8.1 million in the U.K. from 539 spots, registering a 42% market share. In France, the boxoffice market share was 30% with $6.8 million elicited from 648 locations. The Germany bow generated $6.4 million from 716 screens for a 31% market share.
Italy came up with $6.1 million from 496 locations, the biggest opening weekend market gross for any Universal title ever. In Russia, where the gross was $5.8 million from 610 sites,...
Director Ridley Scott's reimagining of the Crusades-era outlaw costarring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett opened a resounding No. 1 on the weekend overall, making it Universal's second biggest international opening weekend ever behind the $84.3 million debut gross compiled by director Peter Jackson's 2005 "King Kong" remake.
Premiering in the top spot in 52 of its 56 markets, "Robin Hood" drew a resounding $8.1 million in the U.K. from 539 spots, registering a 42% market share. In France, the boxoffice market share was 30% with $6.8 million elicited from 648 locations. The Germany bow generated $6.4 million from 716 screens for a 31% market share.
Italy came up with $6.1 million from 496 locations, the biggest opening weekend market gross for any Universal title ever. In Russia, where the gross was $5.8 million from 610 sites,...
- 5/16/2010
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 2," this year's opening summer tentpole, lit up the foreign theatrical circuit with a five-day overseas launch bagging $100.165 million from 6,825 sites in 53 markets for a sparkling per-screen average of $14,676.
Distributor Paramount Pictures International says the sequel to 2008's Marvel original starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow finished No. 1 in 52 of the opening territories, beating "Iron Man's" opening overall numbers by 26% in local currencies. (It missed reaching the top spot in Colombia.)
Paramount said "Iron Man 2" beat the original's openings in every market "on a local currency like for like basis."
The U.K. opening round furnished $11.6 million from 521 venues (excluding $1.4 million in preview grosses). In Korea, the opening launch generated $10.8 million from 855 situations, 79% ahead of the comparable "Iron Man" figure.
Australia produced $8.8 million from 473 screens, exceeding the "Iron Man" opening in the market by 52%, while France came up with $9.96 million from 722 locations, more...
Distributor Paramount Pictures International says the sequel to 2008's Marvel original starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow finished No. 1 in 52 of the opening territories, beating "Iron Man's" opening overall numbers by 26% in local currencies. (It missed reaching the top spot in Colombia.)
Paramount said "Iron Man 2" beat the original's openings in every market "on a local currency like for like basis."
The U.K. opening round furnished $11.6 million from 521 venues (excluding $1.4 million in preview grosses). In Korea, the opening launch generated $10.8 million from 855 situations, 79% ahead of the comparable "Iron Man" figure.
Australia produced $8.8 million from 473 screens, exceeding the "Iron Man" opening in the market by 52%, while France came up with $9.96 million from 722 locations, more...
- 5/2/2010
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rounding out a month as the No. 1 title on the foreign theatrical circuit, "Clash of the Titans" claimed an estimated $32 million from 10,075 screens in 60 markets on the weekend, raising its overseas boxoffice total to $240.4 million.
"Titans'" offshore domination ends this week as an early-to-arrive summer season, thanks to the June 11-July 11 World Cup, kicks off this week. Paramount's "Iron Man 2" begins its overseas run on Wed. in six markets, including France, Belgium, Sweden and Norway.
A Japan opening at 481 screens generated for the 3D update of MGM's 1981 action fantasy based on Greek mythology $3.1 million, including paid previews. In all, said distributor Warner Bros., 3D venues provided 64% of "Titans'" overseas gross.
Taking second place on the weekend was Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," which tallied $26.7 million in its eighth round on the foreign circuit from 7,233 venues in 54 markets. A Brazil bow generated $5.7 million from 649 locations, Disney's biggest market gross ever for this market.
"Titans'" offshore domination ends this week as an early-to-arrive summer season, thanks to the June 11-July 11 World Cup, kicks off this week. Paramount's "Iron Man 2" begins its overseas run on Wed. in six markets, including France, Belgium, Sweden and Norway.
A Japan opening at 481 screens generated for the 3D update of MGM's 1981 action fantasy based on Greek mythology $3.1 million, including paid previews. In all, said distributor Warner Bros., 3D venues provided 64% of "Titans'" overseas gross.
Taking second place on the weekend was Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," which tallied $26.7 million in its eighth round on the foreign circuit from 7,233 venues in 54 markets. A Brazil bow generated $5.7 million from 649 locations, Disney's biggest market gross ever for this market.
- 4/25/2010
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thanks to opulent openings in Latin America and Italy, "Clash of the Titans" maintained its No. 1 boxoffice position on the foreign theatrical circuit for a third straight weekend, grossing $53.6 million from some 10,400 screens in 57 markets. Oversea gross total generated so far by the Warner Bros. release comes to $188.7 million.
Debuting at 2,207 screens in Latin American territories, including Mexico and Argentina, the 3D update of the 1981 MGM action fantasy generated $12.7 million with about half the action coming from 3D venues. In all, "Titans" premiered in nine territories on the weekend.
In Mexico, where it ranked No. 1, "Titans" drew $7.1 million from 1,343 screens, the equivalent of 80% of the market's top five collective boxoffice films, said Warners. An Italy bow drew a No. 1 ranking and $4.3 million from 603 screens.
Particularly strong holdovers for "Titans" include Russia (No. 1 with $5.2 million from 923 locations for a $20 million market cume), France ($3.6 million from 640 sites, cume $12.7 million) and Germany (No.
Debuting at 2,207 screens in Latin American territories, including Mexico and Argentina, the 3D update of the 1981 MGM action fantasy generated $12.7 million with about half the action coming from 3D venues. In all, "Titans" premiered in nine territories on the weekend.
In Mexico, where it ranked No. 1, "Titans" drew $7.1 million from 1,343 screens, the equivalent of 80% of the market's top five collective boxoffice films, said Warners. An Italy bow drew a No. 1 ranking and $4.3 million from 603 screens.
Particularly strong holdovers for "Titans" include Russia (No. 1 with $5.2 million from 923 locations for a $20 million market cume), France ($3.6 million from 640 sites, cume $12.7 million) and Germany (No.
- 4/18/2010
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
School holidays in French-, German- and English-speaking markets sparked weekend foreign grosses for the trio of leading 3D titles, with "Clash of the Titans" taking the top boxoffice spot with $54 million drawn from some 7,000 screens in 31 markets.
Second straight weekend in the top spot pushed the overseas gross total for Warner Bros.' update of the 1981 action fantasy to $119.2 million. 3D situations provided 65% of the offshore boxoffice. Globally, "Titans" has realized $229.7 million to date.
"Titans" opened No. 1 in Russia ($12.4 million from 919 screens), France ($7.6 million from 615 sites) and Germany ($6.4 million from 672 situations) while a first-place Korea holdover produced $4 million from 520 locations. Openings in Italy and Mexico are on tap this week.
20th Century Fox rolled out "Date Night" at 1,610 screens in 35 overseas markets simultaneously with the marital action comedy's No. 1 domestic opening.
Foreign take for the Steve Carell-Tina Fey co-starring vehicle was $7.1 million, with Australia providing $2 million of the total from 304 locations.
Second straight weekend in the top spot pushed the overseas gross total for Warner Bros.' update of the 1981 action fantasy to $119.2 million. 3D situations provided 65% of the offshore boxoffice. Globally, "Titans" has realized $229.7 million to date.
"Titans" opened No. 1 in Russia ($12.4 million from 919 screens), France ($7.6 million from 615 sites) and Germany ($6.4 million from 672 situations) while a first-place Korea holdover produced $4 million from 520 locations. Openings in Italy and Mexico are on tap this week.
20th Century Fox rolled out "Date Night" at 1,610 screens in 35 overseas markets simultaneously with the marital action comedy's No. 1 domestic opening.
Foreign take for the Steve Carell-Tina Fey co-starring vehicle was $7.1 million, with Australia providing $2 million of the total from 304 locations.
- 4/11/2010
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Easter Weekend was dominated by 3D spectacles as Clash of the Titans, How to Train Your Dragon and Alice in Wonderland all drew big crowds. Clash of the Titans finished in first place overseas, opening to $45 million at 4,270 locations in 15 territories. This included first place showings in the United Kingdom ($8.6 million), Spain ($8.5 million), South Korea ($6.8 million) and Australia ($5.8 million). According to Warner Bros., 3D accounted for approximately 54 percent of Clash's overseas opening. Clash's $45 million tops 300's take through its first two weekends ($25.2 million), though 300 was slower to enter large markets like the U.K., Spain and Australia (300 ultimately closed with $245.5 million overseas). Clash opens in France, Germany and Russia this weekend, followed by Italy, Mexico and Japan next weekend. How to Train Your Dragon added 16 new territories for a total of 45, and its weekend tally was subsequently up 32 percent to $40.3 million. After three weekends in theaters (two in a substantial...
- 4/7/2010
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
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