Exclusive: The Til Schweiger comedy led the way for Warner Bros as the studio’s local-language pipeline generated approximately $270m in the calendar year.
Kokowaah 2 (pictured) grossed $32m in Germany in 2013 and stars Schweiger opposite his daughter Emma. Schweiger co-directed with Torsten Kunstler.
Gary Alazraki’s comedy Nosotros Los Nobles took $28m from its run in Mexico, while Yukihiro Miyamoto and Akiyuki Shinbo’s anime release Madoka Magica led a trio of Japanese hits and finished the year on $20m.
Takashi Miike’s Crime thriller Shield Of Straw (Wara No Tate) took $18m with Hideaki Sorachi’s animation Gintama 2 close behind on $17m.
The Taiwanese gangster comedy David Loman amassed $14m and Giuseppe Tornatore’s crime mystery The Best Offer grossed $13m from Italy, Germany and Austria combined.
Rounding out the top local-language releases are Marcus Goller’s comedy Frau Ella starring Matthias Schweighofer on $12m from Germany and Chen Yu-Hsun’s Taiwanese comedy Zone Pro Site (Zon Po...
Kokowaah 2 (pictured) grossed $32m in Germany in 2013 and stars Schweiger opposite his daughter Emma. Schweiger co-directed with Torsten Kunstler.
Gary Alazraki’s comedy Nosotros Los Nobles took $28m from its run in Mexico, while Yukihiro Miyamoto and Akiyuki Shinbo’s anime release Madoka Magica led a trio of Japanese hits and finished the year on $20m.
Takashi Miike’s Crime thriller Shield Of Straw (Wara No Tate) took $18m with Hideaki Sorachi’s animation Gintama 2 close behind on $17m.
The Taiwanese gangster comedy David Loman amassed $14m and Giuseppe Tornatore’s crime mystery The Best Offer grossed $13m from Italy, Germany and Austria combined.
Rounding out the top local-language releases are Marcus Goller’s comedy Frau Ella starring Matthias Schweighofer on $12m from Germany and Chen Yu-Hsun’s Taiwanese comedy Zone Pro Site (Zon Po...
- 1/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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