Patrick Frater

China Box Office: ‘Fast X’ Has Hollywood’s Best Opening of 2023

“Fast & Furious 10” (aka “Fast X”) dominated the mainland China box office with a strong opening weekend and a revved up opening five days. Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway shows Fast X scored $51.1 million between...

Patrick Bergin, Francis Magee Join Cast of Tom Waller’s ‘Kiss of the Con Queen’

Irish screen legend and BAFTA-award winner Patrick Bergin (“Sleeping With the Enemy,” “Patriot Games”) and Francis Magee (“Kin”) have joined true-crime thriller, “Kiss of the Con Queen,” being directed by Tom Waller (“The Last Executioner,” “The Cave”). The...

Hot Vietnam Production ‘Don’t Cry, Butterfly’ Boarded by ‘Plan 75’ Producer Wilfredo Manalang (EXCLUSIVE)

Wilfredo Manalang, who was one of the producers of last year’s Cannes’ Japanese hit “Plan 75,” has come on board Vietnamese film project “Don’t Cry, Butterfly.” Manalang (aka Will Fredo) and partners in his Philippines-based Fusee consortium will...

Tencent Music Profits Leap as Streaming Subscriptions Climb

Net profits at Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest digital music operation, grew by 89% in the first quarter of the new year, hitting RMB1.15 billion ($167 million), even as revenue progressed by only 5% to RMB7.0 billion...

Jackie Chan’s ‘A Legend’ Picked up by Distribution Workshop

Distribution Workshop has picked up international sales duties on “A Legend,” the Jackie Chan -starring film. As previously reported, the film is now in production. “A Legend” is now pitched as a $50 million sequel...

Bruce Berman, Former Village Roadshow Pictures Head, Launches Through the Lens, Asia-Based Film Studio (EXCLUSIVE)

Bruce Berman, a senior executive who was previously chairman and CEO of Los Angeles-based Village Roadshow Pictures, has come out of retirement to board the recently-founded film studio Through the Lens Entertainment. The company, founded by producer...

China Box Office: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Makes $28 Million Debut

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” made $28 million of gross box office on its opening weekend in mainland China. That was a solid result in present circumstances, rather than an overwhelming one. The film easily displaced...

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