CCE - Charts, Cinema and More

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

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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)

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***** 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)

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2. Tacabro - Tacata (last week at #1)

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3. Marina and The Diamonds - Primadonna (last week at #3)

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The new entries & other important positions :

4. Cro - Easy (up from #12)

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6. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up (up from #20)

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9. The Wanted - Chasing The Sun (up from #16)

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35. Netsky - Come Alive (neu)

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49. Jose de Rico feat. Henry Mendez - Rayos de sol (neu)

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70. Project B. feat. Kelly Rowland - Summer Dreaming 2012 (neu)

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72. Groove Coverage - Riot On The Dancefloor (neu)

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74. Sean Paul feat. DJ Ammo - Touch The Sky (neu) *

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* - 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)

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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)

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40. Michael Wendler - Was wäre wenn (new)

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41. Remady & Manu-L feat. J-Son - Single Ladies (up from #64)
42. Tim Bendzko - Sag einfach ja (new)

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43. Katy Perry - Wide Awake (up from #52)
50. The Wanted - Chasing The Sun (up from #61)

63. Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl (new)

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73. Anna-Maria Zimmermann & Olaf Henning - Freundschaftsring (new)

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75. Netsky - Come Alive (new)

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80. Jose de Rico & Henry Mendez - Rayos de sol (new)

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81. Ina Colada - Sieben Tränen muss ein Mädchen weinen (new)

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83. Green Day - Oh Love (new)

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84. Der Checker - Unf***ingfassbar (new)

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91. Groove Coverage - Riot On The Dancefloor (new)

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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) ****

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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)

събота, 11 август 2012 г.

петък, 10 август 2012 г.

четвъртък, 9 август 2012 г.

понеделник, 6 август 2012 г.

събота, 4 август 2012 г.

сряда, 1 август 2012 г.

събота, 11 август 2012 г.

петък, 10 август 2012 г.

четвъртък, 9 август 2012 г.

понеделник, 6 август 2012 г.

събота, 4 август 2012 г.

сряда, 1 август 2012 г.