'Torrente 3' breaks records in Spanish bow
MADRID -- Santiago Segura's Torrente 3: El Protector broke Spanish opening weekend records grossing more than 7.2 million from 1,380,000 ticket sales. Featuring politically incorrect private detective Torrente, the movie, which opened Friday, Sept. 30, on 465 screens, unseated previous record holder Star Wars: Episode III, which took 6.1 million (495 screens). Torrente 3 is written, directed, produced and stars Segura, whose production house Amiguetes Entertainment produced the film. UIP holds Spanish distribution rights. Torrente 2 grossed more than 22 million in 2001 and the first Torrente, which set box office records in its day, took $707,000.
- 10/3/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spanish pics' b.o. take drops 22% in '02
MADRID -- While Spanish films posted a significant drop in market share for last year, the local film industry didn't perform as badly as had been expected, according to the Culture Ministry's official year-end figures, released Tuesday. Spanish films cornered 13.6% of the moviegoing audience and earned 85.4 million ($93 million) at the boxoffice, a 22% decline from 2001. Although the figures are a significant drop from 2001's 18.5% share and 110 million, they exceed the estimated $73.1 million announced in mid-December. Tickets sold to Spanish films dropped by only 7.1 million despite the fact that 2001 boasted two record-breaking films, Alejandro Amenabar's The Others and Santiago Segura's Torrente 2.
- 3/5/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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