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Sonys latest James Bond mission will overtake Jurassic World as the biggest UK release of 2015 today [Nov 9]; Lionsgates B
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rooklyn posts the biggest opening for an Irish film in Ireland since Michael Collins.SONYThose who thought the softer critical response could lead to a steep second weekend drop for Spectre have been proved wrong.Sonys latest Bond mission fell just 33% excluding previews on its way to a stunning $19.9m 拢13.2m for $96.5m 拢64m .At some point today [Nov 9], it will overtake Jurassic Worlds $96.8m 拢64.2m as the highest grossing film of 2015 to date after just 15 days in play.That does, however, rank behind Skyfalls second weekend of $24.3m 拢16.1m as it posted just a 20% drop, and Spectre also fell narrowly short of Skyfalls record as the fastest film to 拢50m, achieving it on Thursday Nov 5 after 11 days.After 14 days in play though, Spectre is still tracking ahead of Skyfall whic
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h stood at $92.8m 拢61.6m . Skyfall went on to post a third weekend of $15.7m 拢10.45m and that is the benchmark Spectre has to aim for if it wants to keep pace.It has already overtaken Daniel Craigs previous outings as Bond in 2006s Casino Royale $83.8m/拢55.6m and 2008s Quantum of Solace $77.2m/拢51.2m .Spectre at least has a pretty clear run for the next ten days in the UK market, before Lionsgates The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
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- Part 2 arrives on Nov 19.Also for Sony, Hotel Transylvania 2 fell more than 50% but still managed a decent $1.7m 拢1.12m fourth weekend to lif Nmyv Spain s 42nd Street boards Kill, God Will Forgive
Warner Bros Pictures International s WBPI prehistoric epic 10,000 BC turned up trumps at the weekend and led the overseas charts thanks to a $25.3m estimated la
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unch from 3,600 prints that delivered 19 number one debuts in 20 territories.Combined with the film s $35.7m domestic opening the worldwide tally already stands at $61m.Key results came from Spain on $4.5m from 472 prints, Mexico on $3.8m from 500 prints, Germany on $2.6m from 749, Australia on $1.9m from 221, Brazil on $1.6m from 300 and India, where the film toppe
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d the local charts with 59% market share of the top five on an extraordinary $1.4m from 295 prints.10,000 BC claimed 74% total market share in Thailand on an excellent $1.2m from 165 and took $1.2m from 132 nationwide prints in Taiwan. The film opens in Franc
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e, Holland, South Korea, Italy and the UK next weekend.Elsewhere for WBPI, The Bucket List added $3.3m from more than 1,700 prints in 31 markets for $46.9m, while Sweeney Todd added $2.5m from more than 1,700 screens in 49 for $93.5m.Fox International s sci-fi romp Jumper took another giant stride towards the $100m mark as $12.2m from approximately 4,000 screens in 49 markets brought it up to $96.1m. The film launched in Japan in second place on $5.2m including previews.27 Dresses earned $4m from roughly 1,900 screens in 14 markets for a Fox cumulative tally of $39.1m. Juno grossed $2.6m from approximately 1,150 screens in 16 markets for a Fox running total of $45.6mMeet The Spartans earned $3.5m from