'Despicable Me 2' Becomes Year's Top-Grossing Film in U.K.; Chair of Exhibitor Wanda Named China's Richest Person; German Post-Production Giant CineMedia Bankrupt

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES 'Despicable Me 2' Becomes Top-Grossing Film of Year-to-Date in U.K. The animated adventure is now the highest-grossing film of 2013 with $66.78 million after seven weeks on release -- despite sunny local weather. | Read More Cinema, Property Tycoon Wang Jianlin Named China's Richest Person On the back of ongoing cinema building in China, Wang's Dalian Wanda Group bought North America's AMC Entertainment last year for $2.6 billion, making it the largest exhibitor in the world. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS Venice Fest to Honor Auteur Ettore Scola The 82-year-old director, twice nominated for Venice's Golden Lion, will bring his latest film, a tribute to Federico Fellini, to the Lido. | Read More Sarajevo Forms Strategic Alliance With Doha Film Institute The partnership with the Qatari cultural institution follows a similar deal with Italy's Giffoni Film Festival and aims to strengthen links between Arab and European cinema. | Read More Busan Film Fest's Asian Project Market Announces Selections The Busan International Film Festival's signature arthouse film financing event is headlined by new projects from Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Naomi Kawase, Kim Jee-woon, and other internationally reputed auteurs. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS Oscar Pistorius Formally Charged With Murder Amid Media Frenzy The start of the trial of the South African Paralympic star, who said he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steencamp by mistake, was confirmed for March 3. | Read More Prince William Talks Diapers, Getting Some Sleep in First Interview Since Royal Baby's Birth (Video) He also talks about his newborn son and the experience of showing him off on the hospital steps. | Read More Saudi Prince Fires Director of Islamic TV Channel Tarek Al-Suwaidan was let go for his role as the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. | Read More THE BUSINESS German Post-Production Giant CineMedia Files for Bankruptcy Protection The group, controlled by Tele-Munchen Group and Bavaria Film, is one of Europe's largest VFX companies. | Read More Canadian Film Distributors' Lobby Restructures Under Pressure From Digital Challenges Ted East is stepping down as president of CAFDE as Netflix Canada continues to transform the Canadian pay TV market. | Read More Latvia Greenlights Four Movies for Co-Financing Funds The $560,000 dispersed for the international projects will cover up to 25 percent of their local spending in the country. | Read More REVIEWS The Story of My Death (Historia de la meva mort): Locarno Review Vicenc Altaio plays Casanova in Catalan writer-director Albert Serra's experimental Spanish-French co-production, winner of the Golden Leopard at the Swiss festival. | Read More Mary Queen of Scots: Locarno Review Swiss director Thomas Imbach tackles the story of Mary Stuart in a small-scale and serious biopic, headlined by Camille Rutherford and Mehdi Dehbi. | Read More RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Lady Gaga Accuses Perez Hilton of Stalking; Blogger Responds The Twitter feud between the two former friends gets uglier as the celebrity blogger claims he's receiving death threats from fans. | Read More 'True Blood' Finale Recap: Two Deaths and a Time Jump Sookie and Warlow's wedding day arrives, leading to major chaos in the season six finale. | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter International newsletter as buzzhairs.celebs@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Share on Twitter or Facebook ©2013 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy