Scarlett Johansson’s “Lucy” opens at No. 1 in ChinaOctober 28, 2014 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scarlett Johansson’s “Lucy” capped a muscular overseas box-office run with a $19 million No. 1 opening in China this weekend, TheWrap said. That brings the international total for the Luc Besson sci-fi thriller about a woman with a megabrain to more than $307 million, and its worldwide haul to $434 million. Universal and Besson's EuropaCorp split the foreign distribution. Writer-director Besson's home country France has been the most lucrative foreign market for “Lucy,” which has grossed more than $44 million there. The U.K. ($23.5 million) and Russia ($21.3 million) have also been hot spots. The weekend's leading overseas earner was Warner Bros.’ “Annabelle,” which brought in $29.8 million from 63 markets. That lifted the international total for the demon doll tale with the $6.5 million production budget to nearly $127 million, and its worldwide haul to more than $206 million. Fox's “Gone Girl” was next, with $18.4 million from 60 markets. That means the Ben Affleck murder mystery directed by David Fincher has taken in more than $118 million overseas and $242 million globally. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |