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To celebrate the release of the multi award-winning & critically acclaimed music biopic Schemers which will be hitting DVD and digital download, 25th January, we are giving you the chance to win a special prize bundle including an official 40th anniversary Iron Maiden vinyl and a Schemers movie poster signed by the cast!

Based on the true story surrounding music promoter David McLean’s stream of ambitious gigs in 1980’s. Schemers follows Davie (Conor Berry) who is a dreamer from the council schemes of Dundee, who is constantly hustling for his next buck, then losing it on the horses. After a football injury, Davie falls for trainee nurse Shona (Tara Lee) and tries to impress her by running a disco. Along with friends John and Scot, the trio start promoting bands – culminating in a hugely ambitious Iron Maiden gig at the Caird Hall, Dundee. With ambition so grand they go deep in debt with Fergie,...

New titles breathe life into cinema offerings.

RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Oct 23-25)Total gross to date Week 1 Honest Thief (Signature Entertainment) £209,383 £253,162 1 2 Two By Two: Overboard! (eOne) £191,966 £329,788 1 3 The Secret Garden (Sky Cinema/Altitude) £153,976 £153,976 1 4 Tenet (Warner Bros) £134,000 £17.1m 9 5 Pixie (Paramount) £111,000 £116,000 1

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Signature Entertainment’s Honest Thief opened top of the UK box office this weekend, ending Tenet’s eight-week run in first position, as the UK box office battled back with four new titles in the top five.

The cumulative total for the top five films this weekend was £800,325 - up 40% on last weekend, an impressive increase given that cinemas in Ireland,...

Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the fifth consecutive weekend, collecting £648,517 from 569 locations, according to final figures from Comscore.

The Warner Bros. release has a running total of £14,995,041 from the territory.

Shear Entertainment’s young adult romance “After We Collided” continued its robust performance, declining a marginal 14% to record £514,020 from 489 sites, for a total of £2,563,372.

Warner Bros.’ “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” starring Keanu Reeves, took £216,790 from 559 sites for a total of £834,981.

A pair of animation titles displayed resilience with a surge in numbers. Disney’s “Onward” registered a 48% increase to collect £126,355 from 426 locations. The title now has £7,308,920 from the territory. Meanwhile, Vertigo U.K.’s “100% Wolf” surged 51% to collect £89,634 from 433 sites, and now has a total of £1,281,535.

New entrant, Munro Film’s “Schemers,” debuted in tenth position with £34,474 from 208 locations.

The upcoming Thursday will see the release of Chinese fantasy...

New releases included ‘Miss Juneteenth’ and ’23 Walks’.

RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Sep 25-27)Total gross to date Week 1 Tenet (Warner Bros) £623,000 £15m 5 2 After We Collided (Shear Entertainment) £514,020 £2.56m 4 3 Bill And Ted Face The Music (Warner Bros) £212,000 £830,000 2 4 Onward (Disney) £126,355 £7.3m 16 5 The New Mutants (Disney) £93,253 £1.47m 4

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Shear Entertainment’s romantic drama After We Collided continued to perform strongly at the UK and Ireland box office over the weekend, which remained dominated by Tenet.

The young adult drama took £514,020 from September 25-27, down just 14% on its previous session, meaning it has now grossed £2.56m after four weekends. The...

Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has remained in pole position at the U.K. and Ireland box-office, collecting £796,309 from 616 locations in its fourth weekend, according to final numbers from Comscore.

The Warner Bros. release now has a running total of £13,879,635 in the territory.

Shear Entertainment’s young adult romance “After We Collided” continues to gain with £598,294 from 454 sites and now has a total of £1,719,760. Directed by Roger Kumble, the film is a follow up to last year’s “After.” Both are based on novels by Ann Todd. The film has collected some $30 million worldwide, making it this year’s late summer sleeper hit.

Warner’s “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” that reunites Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, collected £462,051 on debut from 569 sites.

Classical concert documentary “André Rieu: Magical Maastricht,” released by Piece of Magic, debuted in fourth position with £124,101 from 403 sites.

Disney’s “X-Men” universe film “The New Mutants” continued to slide with £106,199 from 429 sites.

UK sales outfit also secures sales of crime comedy ‘Schemers’ and comedy-drama ‘My Thoughts Are Silent’.

UK sales outfit Reason8 Films has sold Russian horror thriller Tvar (Stray) to WellGo USA Entertainment, which plans to release the film in North America under the title Evil Boy.

Directed by Olga Gorodetskaya, the film centres on a married couple whose decision to adopt an orphan has terrifying consequences. It stars Elena Lyadova and Vladimir Vdovichenkov, best known for their roles in Cannes and Golden Globe winner Leviathan.

With cinemas closed, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, WellGo is planning a home entertainment release in July.

The 2019 Eiff closed with Mrs Lowry & Son yesterday (June 30).

Dave Mclean’s Schemers, about his early days in the music business in 1980s Scotland, has won this year’s audience award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which came to a close last night (June 30) with the premiere of Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall drama Mrs Lowry & Son.

Schemers follows a concert promoter who tries to stage an Iron Maiden gig in 1980s Dundee. It comes from debut feature filmmaker Dave Mclean and is based on his own experiences.

Newcomer Conor Berry leads the cast, alongside Tara Lee, Sean Connor,...