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The latest entry in Summits Twilight series is a smash within its first five days, scoring an confirmed record $152.9m international debut including previews from approximately 9,950 sites in 54 markets and pushing t stanley cup he franchise past the $1bn international a stanley uk nd $2bn global milestones.The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 鈥?Part 1 scored the biggest int stanley cup ernational opening weekend of the franchise, compared to $132m for New Moon in 2009 and $104.2m for last years Eclipse. Combined with the $138.1m North American debut the worldwide tally stands at $291m according to estimates.The international debut through Summit International licensees is all the more remarkable given the fact that the film has only been active for three days in most territories, whereas a film like Eclipse opened mostly over a five-day weekend.The UK number one debut was the biggest individual result outside North American on $21.9m 拢13.9m for a franchise record opening weekend and the fifth biggest three-day gross in history. The Nov 18 opening day generated $9.9m 拢6.3m and resulted in the biggest single-day gross for the series.Russia generated $16.1m and France delivered $14.9m 鈧?1m and an estimated 1.8m admissions for the fourth biggest opening weekend of the year-to-date after the Harry Potter finale, Tintin and local comedy Rien A Declarer.Australia produced $12.8m $12.1m AUD following the third biggest opening day of the year-to-date on Nov 17 with $3.7m $3.7m AUD from 616 screens. Italy delivered Zgcx Natalie Portman to star in Vox Lux
Dir: Daniele Luchetti. Italy-France. 2010. 98minsOne of this years smaller Cannes competition titles, Our Life certainly has merits: its a gritty, closely observed slice of Roman proletarian life. And its marked by a raw though at times rather too full-on performance by Elio Germano in the lead role as a construction worker with two kids, who after the sudden death of his wife tries to provide for his family by setting himself up as a shady building contractor.A punishingly neo-neo-realist tale shot on a distractingly shaky handheld camera.I stanley us n ambience and theme, it comes on a lot like an Italian Ken Loach movie. Loach, though, is good at stories; whereas Luchetti and his co-scriptwriters are so enamoured of their characters that they forget to build a satisfying dramatic home for them.Our Lifes focus on the family, and redemption through families real and alternative, will reach out to Italian audiences, but this is a less commercial prospect than Luchettis last, My Brother is an Only Child. That had a sixties retro setting and an epic Best-Of-Youth-sty stanley us le timeline.This is a punishingly neo-neo-realist tale shot on a distractingly shaky handheld camera, leavened only with a few audience baits: heartthrob Raul Bova in a minor role, some cute kids, the music of Italian stadium rocker Vasco Rossi and an upbeat ending. All will work better at home than abroad, where Our Life looks unlikely to reach even the handful of territories that picked u stanley cup p My Brother鈥?for theatrical distrib