Cologne, Germany -- Swedish films are on target for a record year, with local-language titles set to grab a 32.4% market share in the territory, up from 19% last year. Such a performance would be the best ever for Swedish films since the Swedish Film Institute started gathering data back in 1963.
Final figures for December have still to be tallied and James Cameron's "Avatar" could dent the local success story somewhat but there is no doubt 2009 was a banner year for Swedish cinema.
Much of the credit for the local surge has to go to the Millennium trilogy of crime thrillers based on Stieg Larsson's best-sellers. The first two Millennium films: "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and "The Girl Who Played with Fire" were number one and two at the Swedish boxoffice for the period from January to November. For the same period, U.S. films accounted for...
Final figures for December have still to be tallied and James Cameron's "Avatar" could dent the local success story somewhat but there is no doubt 2009 was a banner year for Swedish cinema.
Much of the credit for the local surge has to go to the Millennium trilogy of crime thrillers based on Stieg Larsson's best-sellers. The first two Millennium films: "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and "The Girl Who Played with Fire" were number one and two at the Swedish boxoffice for the period from January to November. For the same period, U.S. films accounted for...
- 12/22/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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