International Box Office: Korea Comes ‘#Alive’ As Horror Pic Makes A Killing; France Amorous In Return To Cinemas

Tenet” and Disney’s “Mulan” and the scrapped theatrical release of Paramount’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” have left exhibitors in dire straits.Despite Europe’s robust local film industry, Hollywood movies tend to account for the bulk of the summer box office. Even in France, arguably the continent’s biggest nation of moviegoers, the market share of U.S.

Cardi B took to social media on Wednesday (July 15) to show off her latest designer duds.For the post, the rapper paired a vintage Chanel minidress emblazoned with the French luxury house's iconic brand riding a giant wave with a chunky chain necklace and long white nails.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNetflix has acquired rights to Bombay Rose, Gitanjali Rao’s animated film that last year became the first Indian animated pic to open Venice Critics Week.

Angelina Jolie and her son Pax Jolie-Pitt were photographed grabbing a bite to eat in LA on Tuesday. The Maleficent actress, 45, and 16-year-old Pax enjoyed dinner at A.O.C. restaurant — a swanky eatery that offers Californian-French style plates. Both mother and son wore face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as surges in positive tests continue across the country.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: As the international box office slowly limps back to life, the tendency for audiences to lean into fresh and local titles continues. France, for example, saw a 23% increase in ticket sales across the Top 10 over the most recent weekend, led by Gaumont’s new local comedy Tout Simplement Noir and followed by Warner Bros’ Scoob!, also a new entry, which did $900K in the Hexagon – and $1.8M total in five markets.

Naman Ramachandran French broadcaster TF1 will air entertainment show “Good Singers,” hosted by TV personality Anthony Lambert, from July 17.The weekly prime time show is based on Istanbul-headquartered distributor Global Agency’s original format “Is That Really Your Voice?,” created by Izzet Pinto, in which a panel must select the talented singers from a group based purely on their appearance.Pinto said: “The idea for the show came from watching the singer Susan Boyle, who rose to fame on a

cleansing” has threatened the survival of LGBTQ people living inside the Chechen Republic. The nation’s Putin-supported leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, proudly denies the purge, despite reports from victims, survivors, and their families of brutal atrocities.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong.The video made its debut during French publisher Nacon’s Connect event on July 7.

VENICE, Italy -- Catherine Deneuve plays an icon of French cinema in “The Truth.” She even chose her own middle name, Fabienne, for her character who says things like, “I’d rather have been a bad friend and a bad mother and a great actress.” But don’t go looking for some essential truths, or gossip, about Deneuve in lines like that, or in Fabienne’s eyeroll at the mention of Brigitte Bardot. The 76-year-old insists that similarities end with the name.

When the embrace of one’s true self becomes a protest, and when protest is treated by the state as tantamount to treason, small acts of humanity can carry the weight of the world. Director David France wades into this awful reality with his newest documentary, “Welcome to Chechnya,” which tracks a group of activists in Russia and Chechnya who operate an LGBTQ+ Underground Railroad of sorts.

After wife sent the sweetest wish across to Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas followed suit. The couple, Sophie and Joe, celebrate their first wedding anniversary today after walking down the aisle in France last year.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe mistreatment and persecution of the LGBTQ community in Chechnya has been an ongoing issue, but in March 2017 a glaring spotlight was put on the Russian republic as reports of gay and bisexual men being abducted, tortured, beaten and even killed at the hands of authorities started coming to the forefront.