Ryan Gosling Film Scores Year's Biggest Debut With $80 Million

‘Project Hail Mary,’ ‘Dhurandhar 2’ Lead U.K., Ireland Box Office

“Project Hail Mary,” distributed by Sony, debuted at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office, earning £7.4 million ($9.9 million) in its opening weekend, according to Comscore. Indian action title “Dhurandhar: The Revenge,” from Moviegoers Entertainment, opened in second place with $2.8 million, marking a strong start for the Ranveer Singh sequel. Disney’s…

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Alireza Golafshan’s Wraps AI-Themed Thriller Zoma With Leonie Benesch

Alireza Golafshan’s Wraps AI-Themed Thriller Zoma With Leonie Benesch

German director Alireza Golafshan has wrapped his AI-themed courthouse thriller Zoma after a shoot in and around Munich. Leonie Benesch, who made waves internationally in Oscar-nominated The Teachers’ Lounge and Munich Olympics hostage drama September 5, stars as an ambitious young lawyer who takes on a seemingly hopeless case against a powerful tech corporation. Zoma is the…

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Jason Statham's 'The Beekeeper 2' Picked Up by Germany's Leonine

Jason Statham’s ‘The Beekeeper 2’ Picked Up by Germany’s Leonine

Germany’s leading independent Leonine Studios has acquired distribution rights in German-speaking Europe, excluding a Pay-1 window on Prime Video, to Miramax’s sequel “The Beekeeper 2,” starring Jason Statham. Leonine will release the action thriller across theaters in Germany on Jan. 14, 2027. The first installment, distributed theatrically in Germany by Leonine in January 2024, was…

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ABBA, Olympics & Royal Romance

ABBA, Olympics & Royal Romance

EXCLUSIVE: A chance encounter between a German-Brazilian interpreter and Swedish Crown Prince is the inspiration for Queen Silvia, a glossy drama series for Prime Video. Cameras are rolling on the big-ticket production, about one of Europe’s iconic royal love stories. Prime Video has the show for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Nordics. SAT.1 will show…

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Autentic Nabs World Rights to 'Game Over

Autentic Nabs World Rights to ‘Game Over

Munich-based Autentic has nabbed international rights to the award-winning Swiss docuseries “Game Over – The Fall of Credit Suisse,” Simon Helbling’s chronicle of the once mighty Swiss bank’s dramatic 2023 collapse and its takeover by rival UBS. Written and directed by Helbling and co-penned by journalist Arthur Rutishauser, the four-part series explores the reality behind…

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