As it nears Avatar‘s all-time domestic box office record, Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues blasting its way up the global chart. With Friday’s figures factored in, the global cume on the sci-fi saga’s continuation is now $1.39B. That pushes it past Harry Potter … Read entire story.
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After a two-year wait, Sherlock returned to UK television last night with the one-off Victorian era special, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. The 90-minute episode drew 8.4M viewers on BBC One, which was good for a 34.7 share and made it the most watched program of the day. It was, … Read entire story.
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The Chinese government released official box office figures for the year late Thursday night, showing a 48.7% hike from 2014 to over 44B yuan ($6.77B). This is the highest percentage increase since 2011, media authority SAPPRFT said. Industry execs believe China will overtake North America as the world’s biggest box office … Read entire story.
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Folks trying to access the BBC’s websites or catch up on the latest episode of EastEnders on the iPlayer platform this morning were met with error messages for several hours. That set #BBCdown trending on Twitter. All sites were unavailable Thursday beginning at 7AM local time, but were restored … Read entire story.
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Oscar- and Palme d’Or-winning Austrian director Michael Haneke is preparing to shoot his latest film, Happy End, in France’s Calais region next spring. The area, which serves as a ferry port for transport to the UK, has made headlines this year as the refugee crisis has escalated. … Read entire story.
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