неделя, 26 август 2012 г.

Austrian Chart Update - Issue Date 24.08

Die Österreichische Hitparade

1. Triggerfinger - I Follow Rivers (last week at #2, 3rd week at #1)
2. Asaf Avidan - One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx) (last week at #3)
3. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up (last week at #1)
 
The new entries & other important positions :
 
10. Cro - Du (up from #22)
11. Fun. - Some Nights (up from #18) *
12. Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (up from #20)
15. will.i.am feat. Eva Simons - This Is Love (up from #41)
20. Ungebleicht - Putzibär (up from #31) **
26. DJ D.M.H feat. Rob Miloo - Donnersong (new) *
31. Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness (new)
40. Klangkarussell - Sonnentanz (new)
41. Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible (new)
 
* - Still to enter the German charts
** - pure Austrian stuff
 
 
 

събота, 25 август 2012 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 24.08

It's a second week on the top in Germany for Asaf Avidan's "One Day", while Lykke Li and Gusttavo Lima form a perfectly unchanged top three. 

At the same time Taio Cruz's Olympic hymn "World in Your Hands"  marks a new peak at #4 (up from #7), showing that he's extremely loved in Germany. Also a welcome new peak is registered by Lana Del Rey and her great "Summer Sadness" at #7 (up from #9). 

That brings us to the highest new entry of the week at #21. Following his performance at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, George Michael returns in the chart with "White Light". George was last in the German top 100 with "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" in 2008, achieving a peak of #37. He was in the top 10 for the last time in 2002 with his "Freeek!". 

Spanish DJ Jose De Rico is to be blamed for the latest summer anthem, which is currently strongly gaining in momentum. The song in question, "Rayos de Sol", is soaring to #26 from #40.

Also on the rise, and showing that he should not be considered a one-hit wonder, is Olly Murs. "Oh My Goodness", the follow-up to Olly's #1 "My Heart Skips A Beat", jumps this week to #28 from #68. 

The second highest new entry is also related to the Olympics and comes from Emeli Sande. "Read All About It (Part III)" is the second solo single of Emeli in the German countdown after "Next To Me" reached #21. The original "Read All About It" is actually a duet with Professor Green, which peaked at #80.

Former global superstar Shaggy, who last had a #1 hit in Germany with football anthem "Feel The Rush" in 2008, is also back in the top 50. His take on "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" can be located at #40. Cyndi Lauper's version reached #6 in 1984. 

Michel Telo has come to this tricky moment whether it would be determined if he is a one-hit wonder or not. Thus, "Bara Bara", the follow-up of hit-of-the-year "Ai Se Eu Te Pego", debuts at #42 and it would be interesting to see how it performs in the weeks to come. 

At the same time, hit machine Flo Rida, is already bringing a worthy successor to his mega-successful #2 single "Whistle" as "Let It Roll" shoots itself from #65 to #44. 

The final new entry inside the top 50 belongs to Daniele Negroni at #45. The runner-up of the last DSDS casting show marks with "I like It Hot" a third single in the top 100 after "Don’t Think About Me" reached #4 and "Absolutely Right" peaked at #15. 

And the other new entries this week: 

53. Klangkarussell - Sonnentanz  
67. Audiogroove - I Follow Rivers 
77. Billy Talent - Surprise Surprise 

The Album Chart

After giving up the top spot to Amigos, rapper Cro manages to return to the summit this week with his extremely successful "Raop". The highest new entry comes in at #3 from German band Jennifer Rostock and their "Live in Berlin". At the same time, Dead Can Dance's "Anastasis" debuts at #7.




неделя, 19 август 2012 г.

Austrian Chart Update - Issue Date 17.08

Die Österreichische Hitparade

1. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up (up from #4)
2. Triggerfinger - I Follow Rivers (last week at #1)
3. Asaf Avidan - One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx) (last week at #16)
 
The new entries & other important positions :
 
10. Kris feat. Dante Thomas - Diese Tage (up from #39)
18. Fun. - Some Nights (up from #61) *
19. Y-Titty - Der letzte Sommer (new) 
26. Darius & Finlay feat. Tony T. - Phenomenon (new) **
30. Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time (new)
37. GuGabriel - Salvation (new) **
41. will.i.am feat. Eva Simons - This Is Love (new)
52. The Bosshoss - Live It Up (new)
53. Eko Fresh feat. Bushido - Diese Zwei (new)
59. Paul Kalkbrenner - Das Gezabel (new)
60. Michel Teló - Bara Bara (new) *
62. Max Herre feat. Philipp Poisel - Wolke 7 (new)
68. Mark Ronson & Katy B - Anywhere In The World (new) *

* - Still to enter the German charts
** - pure Austrian stuff

петък, 17 август 2012 г.

In Bulgarian Cinemas from 17 August 2012

Step Up: Революции / Step Up 4 - I may take my review of this summer's StreetDance 2 and paste it here. Nothing is different bar one or two more memorably choreographed dance numbers. Once again the acting is awful, while the plot is so cliche that if the writers of a telenovela stand behind it. Only for the most dance and 3D passionate out there. (А+) **



Браво, момчето ми! / That's My Boy - Adam Sandler does his shtick again. If you're a fan, go and enjoy it. (Alexandra)


***** Perfect
**** Unmissable
*** Just Fine
** So-so (for genre aficionados only)
* Stay away

четвъртък, 16 август 2012 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 17.08

Following the somewhat surprising success of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers", Germans have another peculiar number one in the face of Asaf Avidan & The Mojos' "One Day / Reckoning Song". The single is the first ever hit of the Israeli folk rock band and its popularity may be traced back to the remix of local DJ Wankelmut. Hate it or love it, you can check the video below.
Video

The highest new entry at #7 belongs to Max Herre, who has had former chart glory as part of Freundeskreis in the 90s, and new hot star Philipp Poisel. "Wolke 7" easily becomes the most successful solo single of Herre, outperforming the #33 peak of "1ste Liebe" from 2004, while Poisel has had a #4 single with "Eiserner Steg".
Video

At the same time Taio Cruz' latest "World in Our Hands" enters the top ten at #8, up from #11, bringing his strain of top ten hits in Germany unharmed (bar "Telling the World" from Rio's soundtrack).
Video

The second highest new entry comes from German comedy trio Y-Titty. "Der letzte Sommer" enters at #15 and beats considerably the #48 peak of the guys' previous and only top 100 single "Ständertime". Apart from Stefan Raab, who has been absent from the charts lately, it's rare to see comedic acts making a chart appearance in the country.
Video

Following the #41 misfire with "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)", Nelly Furtado returns to the countdown with a bigger success as "Spirit Indestructible" is new at #23. It's still a far cry though from Nelly's glory chart days in Germany.
Video

After the top three peaks of previous singles "Got 2 Luv U" and "She Doesn't Mind", Sean Paul starts slow with his latest as "Touch The Sky" (a collaboration with DJ Ammo) debuts at #31.
Video

German DJ Paul Kalkbrenner has finally managed to find a worthy successor of "Sky And Sand" as his newest single "Das Gezabel" comes in at #34. It may be close to "Sky And Sand"'s #29 peak but will never be able to beat the 115-week presence of the former in the Top 100.
Video

So I'm not quite certain whether Eko Fresh and Bushido have always be allies but the fact is that the two of the most prominent German rappers return to the chart together with "Diese zwei" at #35. Bushido was last here with "Erwachsen sein" in 2011 (peak #29), while Eko Fresh's "Jenseits von Eden" reached #64. Actually the two have collaborated before on "Gheddo" (peak #15) and "Ring frei!" (peak #64).
Video

DJ Antoine, whose career in the Top 100 consists of only two, albeit long-running hits, returns to the top 50 with his first "Megamix" at #42. No Doubt are also back with new material after "It’s My Life" reached #9 in 2003. Actually apart from "Don't Speak" (#2) and "Hey Baby" (#9), the group was never so successful in single terms in Germany, which somehow explains the low start of "Settle Down" at #44.
Video - No Doubt

And the other new entries new week:

#56 will.i.am feat. Eva Simons - This Is Love
Video
#60 Pet Shop Boys - Winner
Video
#61 Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
Video
#78 Doro - Raise Your Fist In The Air
Video
#81 Madsen - Lass die Musik an
Video
#92 50 Cent feat. Dr. Dre & Alicia Keys - New Day
Audio
#98 The Bosshoss - Live It Up
Video

The Album Chart

Schlager group Die Amigos continue their string of #1 albums with "Bis ans Ende der Zeit" after previous LP "Mein Himmel auf Erden" also hit the first slot. Thus Cro has to fall to #2, while Linkin Park stick to the bronze position.

Bulgarian Box Office Update - Weekend 10 - 12 Aug

She was never going to tell the BO secrets
Just for a change for a Pixar movie, Brave remains strong in Bulgaria in its second week and slowing down just 21% already has BGN 418,303 in its accounts. This, coupled with the success of Rapunzel, means that Bulgarian little girls are a force to reckon in terms of ticket purchasing power.

The highest new entry of the week, Total Recall manages to hit the number 2 slot with a result of BGN 80,641 - a mediocre performance for its genre. Still, Colin Farrell was never much of a draw in this country. For comparison last year's summer bomb Freight Night debuted with the dismal BGN 16,300.

Ice Age 4 sticks to #3 and the worldwide hit already has the gigantic BGN 2,140,399.

At the same time, Ted shows a surprisingly okay result with BGN 49,623, and BGN 98,091 including previews. This is a good performance for an R-rated comedy and together with the excellent figures of The Dictator means that local movie-goers are hungry for such popcorn entertainment.

You can check the rest of the top 10 here: Box Office Mojo

This week the top ten is left by What To Expect When You're Expecting, with the awful movie making the more-than-welcome BGN 218,589 in its run. Another long runner, Safe is also out with the expectedly good for Jason Statham BGN 312,379. 

Compared with my projections, both Total Recall and Ted outperformed my BGN 65,000 and BGN 42,000 forecasts.

Next weekend's projections:

Step Up 4: 30,000
That's My Boy: 27,000

(1 BGN =  0.64 USD / EUR 0.51)

събота, 11 август 2012 г.

Austrian Chart Update - Issue Date 10.08

Die Österreichische Hitparade
 
1. Triggerfinger - I Follow Rivers (2nd week at #1)
2. R.I.O. feat. U-Jean - Summer Jam (new)
3. Tacabro - Tacata (last week at #2)
 
The new entries & other important positions :
 
11.  Jose de Rico feat. Henry Mendez - Rayos de sol (up from #49)
14. Alanis Morissette - Guardian (up from #40)
20. Mike Candys feat. Sandra Wild - Sunshine (Fly So High) (up from #33)
29. Italo Brothers - My Life Is A Party (new)  
54. DJ Antoine - Megamix (new) *
61. Fun. - Some Nights (new) *
62. Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter And Gold (new)
69. Silbermond - FDSMH - Für dich schlägt mein Herz (new)
71. Coshiva - Sunday Afternoon (new) **

* - Still to enter the German charts
** - pure Austrian stuff
 
 

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 10.08

(Summer Mode)

1. Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
Video
2. Asaf Avidan & The Mojos - One Day / Reckoning Song 
3. Gusttavo Lima - Balada (Tchê Tcherere Tchê Tchê)

7. R.I.O. feat. U-Jean - Summer Jam (new)
11. Taio Cruz - World In Our Hands (up from #30)
Video
12. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up (up from #14)
Video
15. Alanis Morissette - Guardian (new)
Video
19. Frei.Wild - Feinde Deiner Feinde (new)
Video
22. Pink - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (up from #28)
37. Jose de Rico & Henry Mendez - Rayos de sol (up from #80)
Video
38. The Wanted - Chasing The Sun (up from #50)
Video
39. Amy Macdonald - Slow It Down (up from #44)
Video
43. Italo Brothers - My Life Is A Party (new)
Video
44. The Killers - Runaways (new)
54. Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) (new)
67. Jennifer Lopez feat. Flo Rida - Goin' In (new)
Video
68. Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter And Gold (new)
79. Frei.Wild - Tot und doch am Leben (new)
85. Miley Cyrus - When I Look At You (new)
92. Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness (new)
95. Mischa Daniels feat. U-Jean - That Girl (new)
99. Mc Fitti - 30 Grad (new)

The Album Chart

1. Cro - Raop
2. Casper - Der Druck steigt (new)
3. Linkin Park - Living Things
4. Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth (new)

петък, 10 август 2012 г.

In Bulgarian Cinemas from 10 August 2012

(Summer Mode)

Приятелю, Тед / Ted - Ted is easily the best comedy of the year so far, displaying a magnitude of great quotable lines and boasting an extreme dose of geekiness from the creator of Family Guy. And best, most of the Bulgarian "critics" are already appalled... Do you need more? A must-see for all sarcastic and ironic as*es out there. (Forum Film) **** 1/2



Зов за завръщане / Total Recall - All who have watched this unnecessary remake plus the oversea critics say the movie is a pile of sh*t. And it comes from the guys who will not release The Campaign with the monstrous Will Ferrell, so just go and boycott it. (Alexandra) 
***** Perfect
**** Unmissable
*** Just Fine
** So-so (for genre aficionados only)
* Stay away

четвъртък, 9 август 2012 г.

Bulgarian Box Office Update - Weekend 3 - 5 Aug

Shooting box office bullseye
As Pixar, despite bringing a pleiad of masterpieces in the past, were never that liked in Bulgaria as let's say the inferior Ice Age, it's not a great feat that their latest Brave manages to bring the best debut of the studio on these (deserted) movie shores. So, with the not so impressive, but still okay BGN 149,995, the first pure fairytale of Pixar enters at #1. 

Thus The Dark Knight Rises slips to #2, and already has BGN 423,026, which for now puts the one million threshold under a question mark. 

Of course, even the arrival of another animated movie couldn't break the stride of Ice Age 4, with the movie crossing the 2 million barrier as we speak. There, it joins an elite club of only a handful of movies such as Mission London, Ice Age 3 and Pirates Of Caribbean 4. 

You can check the rest of the top ten here: Box Office Mojo

This week the top ten is left by Rock of Ages, with the dismal BGN 66,664. After this poor performance and the policy of the film distributors lately, don't expect any more musicals to reach the screens here. Prometheus is also out with BGN 602,765 - an excellent result for a horror/sci fi movie.

Compared to my last week's projections, Brave came somewhat higher than my BGN 110,000 forecast.

Next weekend's forecasts:

Ted - BGN 42,000, including previews
Total Recall - BGN 65,000

(1 BGN =  0.64 USD / EUR 0.51)


Austrian Chart Update - Issue Date 3.08

Die Österreichische Hitparade
 
1. Triggerfinger - I Follow Rivers (last week at #2) 2. Tacabro - Tacata (last week at #1)
3. Marina and The Diamonds - Primadonna (last week at #3) 

The new entries & other important positions :

4. Cro - Easy (up from #12)
6. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up (up from #20)
9. The Wanted - Chasing The Sun (up from #16)
35. Netsky - Come Alive (neu)
49. Jose de Rico feat. Henry Mendez - Rayos de sol (neu)
70. Project B. feat. Kelly Rowland - Summer Dreaming 2012 (neu)
72. Groove Coverage - Riot On The Dancefloor (neu)
74. Sean Paul feat. DJ Ammo - Touch The Sky (neu) *

* - Still to enter the German charts
** - pure Austrian stuff

понеделник, 6 август 2012 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 3.08

There will be no comments this and next week but you can check the more interesting positions below:

1. Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
2. Asaf Avidan & The Mojos - One Day / Reckoning Song (up from #6)
3. Gusttavo Lima - Balada (Tchê Tcherere Tchê Tchê) 

7. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (up from #8)
10. Triggerfinger - I Follow Rivers (up from #19)
14. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up (up from #21)
23. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time (new)
Video
30. Taio Cruz - World In Our Hands (up from #70)
31. Gossip - Move In The Right Direction (up from #35)
32. Mickie Krause - Nur noch Schuhe an! (new)
40. Michael Wendler - Was wäre wenn (new)
Video
41. Remady & Manu-L feat. J-Son - Single Ladies (up from #64)
42. Tim Bendzko - Sag einfach ja (new)
Video
43. Katy Perry - Wide Awake (up from #52)
50. The Wanted - Chasing The Sun (up from #61)
63. Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl (new)
73. Anna-Maria Zimmermann & Olaf Henning - Freundschaftsring (new)
75. Netsky - Come Alive (new)
80. Jose de Rico & Henry Mendez - Rayos de sol (new)
Video
81. Ina Colada - Sieben Tränen muss ein Mädchen weinen (new)
83. Green Day - Oh Love (new)
Lyric Video
84. Der Checker - Unf***ingfassbar (new)
91. Groove Coverage - Riot On The Dancefloor (new)

The Album Chart

1. Cro - Raop
2. The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten (new)
10. Slipknot - Antennas To Hell (new)

събота, 4 август 2012 г.

In Bulgarian Cinemas from 3 August 2012

Храбро сърце / Brave - After the misstep with Cars 2 (though, reading my review from last year, it seemed that I liked it...), Pixar are back on a great form with Brave. The movie is not only the first pure fairytale of the studio, but also manages to deliver the first pure animated pic that focuses on the relationships between girls and their moms. And it's these moments between main protagonist Merida and her mother that shine and give the film incredible power. I don't wanna go the spoiler way but many will be moved from the way the story develops. At the same time, the detail to animation is once again meticulous with the used colour palette serving as a core part of the whole experience. Still, although the central plot line is great, some second-tier characters remain underused (I wish there were more scenes with the witch) and the villain motives remain far-fetched. These, however, are still minor issues for a movie far better than the environmental preaching of Lorax or the cash-in awfulness of the last Ice Age. (Forum Film) ****  


сряда, 1 август 2012 г.

Bulgarian Box Office Update - Weekend 27 - 29 July

The costume is soooo old-fashioned here
Following a three-week reign, the fourth part of Ice Age finally gives up the top in Bulgaria. It's of course the Caped Crusader who manages to kick off Sith and co from the summit. The BGN 183,273 debut of the Dark Knight Rises though not a disaster for a non-3D movie, is far from a considerable box office success. And we should add the fact that many local critics seem not to like it, which will also manifest in the reaction of the Bulgarian audience towards the pic. So, the third Nolan-Batman movie has zero chances to be record-breaking in Bulgaria. For comparison, The Dark Knight opened with the identical USD 126,000, though with far less number of screens and no IMAX showings. It ended its run with the disappointing USD 326,000. At the same time Batman Begins was a complete flop with just USD 76,000 in total.

Thus, Ice Age 4 moves down to #2 with the great hold of 28%. The film already has the phenomenal BGN 1,756,098, with the 2m threshold now within definitive reach. 

You can check the rest of the top ten here: Box Office

This week the top ten is left by Street Dance 2 with BGN 170,233. Having in mind it has no stars or any must-see factors, the result is more than excellent for the B-movie. 

Compared to my projections, Dark Knight Rises met exactly my BGN 190,000 forecast.

Next weekend's projections:

Brave - BGN 110,000

(1 BGN =  0.64 USD / EUR 0.51)