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In the U.S., a flop in Germany successful: Schlink adaptation "The readers' profits in the German cinema charts of Oscar hype. U.S. cinema-goers, however, refuse to follow the Jonas Brothers - the Teen Band floppte with their concert film.

 

Los Angeles / Hamburg - How successful resistance thriller "Operation Valkyrie" in American Kinogängern was so modest it can run in the USA for the
Adaptation of Bernhard Schlink bestseller "The readers'. Since its launch in early December was Stephen Daldrys opulently equipped, brilliant film played only 27 million U.S. dollars to implement. Since the first indexed Oscar nominations nothing, and Kate Winslet triumph at the Academy Awards were a bit too late for the U.S. audience.

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Scene from "The readers' with Kate Winslet, David Kross: In bed with the past

Quite different in Germany, where the last Thursday not only better for the Oscar-winning film launch had agreed, but naturally also closer to the issue of Holocaust guilt and repression is. Thus ended "the lecture" easily on the top of the German cinema charts and brought the Berlin Independent Senator hire a magnificent result: According to "Focus on Film" lured in 363 cinemas movie launched over the weekend more than 350,000 visitors. Senator for the best start since "The Miracle of Berne" in front of five and a half years, with 383,302 visitors.

In second place was the "Witch Lilli - The Dragon and the Magic Book" with 240,000 viewers, followed by Jim Carrey as "The Yes-Sager" with 160,000 viewers. In fourth place followed by "Murder is my business, I love" another restart. From Warner Bros. in 408 cinemas and 150,000 visitors started, the mystery-comedy with Nora Tschirner a solid start. The newly launched third part of the Vampirsaga "Underworld: Revolt of the Lykaner" made it with 299 copies and 125,000 viewers to rank five. The previous film, "Underworld: Evolution" was three years ago, with 232,015 visitors at the launch weekend is almost twice as good start, but then played even Kate Beckinsale the lead role, a much better actress Rhona Mitra as the successor.

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New in the German charts is also the U.S. comedy "Role Models?" ( "Role Models"), which in 348 cinemas with around 110,000 Kinogängern started. At the Oscars, unfortunately, empty out
"The Wrestler" with Mickey Rourke in the lead, started only in 98 cinemas and attracted at least 35,000 visitors to. Altogether, some 2.1 million tickets, a durable solid results.

In the United States had particularly popular with teenagers Jonas Brothers a medium heavy defeat suffered: Your concert film "Jonas Brothers - The ultimate 3D concert experience," made it last weekend, the Leaders' Madea Goes to Jail "to oust. To the amazement of experts, because Disney's TV show by pop-bred creatures, including Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana is one subject since the success of the concert spectacle "Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour" last year as potential blockbusters.

Accordingly, the Jonas Brothers with stately 1271 copies - this is a lot for a concert film - started, but the expectations of 30 or 40 million U.S. dollars on the first weekend sales were disappointing. Just 12.7 million U.S. dollars, the brave boy band played one. "Madea Goes to Jail," the meanwhile even fourth film from the Madea series of self-made man Tyler Perry, claimed that despite 60 percent revenue loss compared to the previous week with 16.5 million U.S. dollars to square one. After ten days, the comedy has already recorded 64.9 million U.S. dollars.

The real success story of the weekend, however, "Slumdog Millionaire."
The Oscar-winner had a sales increase of 45 percent, that's according to "Focus on Film" the biggest profit jump an Oscar winner for "Titanic" in 1997. Since at least 16 weeks is Danny Boyle India drama in the U.S., now in cinemas, and 2943 with a total profit of 115.1 million U.S. dollars, around 12 of them come from the last weekend alone. The thriller "Taken/96 Hours started with a turnover of 10.0 million dollars to 100-million-dollar barrier, and the comedy" It is simply not for you "decide the top five with 5.8 million U.S. dollars turnover (total : 78.5 million).

Loser of the weekend is the martial arts film "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li": The only video game adaptation set to 4.7 million U.S. dollars.