And with fewer players, those left standing can focus only on quality films that have box office potential instead of making a grab for any movie with any buzz at all.
Not only will it show the latest blockbuster films on release, with 3D capability, but I am really looking forward to helping create a community cinema that everyone can engage with and get involved in.
Foreign box office, DVD-sales and merchandising can do wonders for a film that grosses poorly in the U.S. Among the films on our list, only The 13th Warrior, an epic 1999 flop starring Antonio Banderas, didn't report a worldwide gross that was higher than its production costs.
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The Sun Inn is the sort of traditional boozer that first-time visitors to England may have imagined only existed in films, with the added attraction of plentiful fresh seafood, like scampi and chips on offer.
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