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class="thumb"> <img data-original="//web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/laos_dearestsister_filmstill_5of5.jpg?crop=398px%2C0px%2C1542px%2C858px&resize=490%2C276" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2014/library/images/global/blank.png" alt="Oscars: Laos Picks Dearest Sister as" class="full lazy"/> </a> <ul class="meta"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/v/film/" class="category category-film">Film </a> </li> <li> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2017-09-18T21:17:16-07:00">09.18.17 <span>|</span> 09:17PM PT </time> </li> </ul> <h2> <a data-original="Laos Selects ‘Dearest Sister’ as First Foreign-Language Oscar Submission" data-original-permalink="http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/laos-dearest-sister-first-foreign-language-oscar-film-1202563352/" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/laos-dearest-sister-first-foreign-language-oscar-film-1202563352/">Laos Selects ‘Dearest Sister’ as First Foreign-Language Oscar Submission</a> </h2> <p class="author">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/author/patrick-frater/" title="Posts by Patrick Frater" class="author url fn" rel="author">Patrick Frater</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original="Horror-thriller, "Dearest Sister" has been selected by Laos as its first submission of a film in the Academy Awards foreign-language category. The film is directed by Mattie Do, regarded as one of…"> Horror-thriller, "Dearest Sister" has been selected by Laos as its first submission of a film in the Academy Awards foreign-language category. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/korea-box-office-murderer-stays-on-top-1202562416/">Korea Box Office: 'Murderer' Stays on Top, 'Baby Driver' Debuts in Second</a> </h2> <p class="author">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/author/sonia-kil/" title="Posts by Sonia Kil" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sonia Kil</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original="Local crime thriller, "Memoir of a Murderer" remained on top of the South Korean box office in its second weekend. The Showbox release earned $3.61 million from 484,000 admissions between Friday and…"> Local crime thriller, "Memoir of a Murderer" remained on top of the South Korean box office in its second weekend. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/china-box-office-apes-opening-weekend-victory-1202561895/">China Box Office: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Swings to $60 Million Opening Weekend Victory</a> </h2> <p class="author">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/author/patrick-frater/" title="Posts by Patrick Frater" class="author url fn" rel="author">Patrick Frater</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original=""War for the Planet of the Apes" swung into China and knocked "Spider-Man: Homecoming" off its perch at the top of the weekend box office. "Apes" won comfortably with a $60 million haul in three…"> "War for the Planet of the Apes" swung into China and knocked "Spider-Man: Homecoming" off its perch at the top of the weekend box office. 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</h2> <p class="author">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/author/seth-kelley/" title="Posts by Seth Kelley" class="author url fn" rel="author">Seth Kelley</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original="Two months after it opened in North America, Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” is leading the international box office. That is, thanks to China, which is gradually seeing Hollywood films cash…"> Two months after it opened in North America, Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” is leading the international box office. 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continues to post terrifyingly huge numbers, while “Mother!” opens with a thud. “It,” from Warner Bros. and New Line, expects to finish its second weekend with $60 million from 4,103 locations…"> “It” continues to post terrifyingly huge numbers, while “Mother!” opens with a thud. “It,” from Warner Bros. and New Line, expects to finish its second weekend with $60 million from 4,103 locations… </p> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style="display:none;" height="0" width="0"> <symbol id="pmc-social-share-bar-comment" viewbox="0 0 1792 1792"><path d="M1792 896q0 174-120 321.5t-326 233-450 85.5q-70 0-145-8-198 175-460 242-49 14-114 22-17 2-30.5-9t-17.5-29v-1q-3-4-.5-12t2-10 4.5-9.5l6-9 7-8.5 8-9q7-8 31-34.5t34.5-38 31-39.5 32.5-51 27-59 26-76q-157-89-247.5-220t-90.5-281q0-130 71-248.5t191-204.5 286-136.5 348-50.5q244 0 450 85.5t326 233 120 321.5z"/> </symbol> <symbol id="pmc-social-share-bar-email" viewbox="0 0 1792 1792"><path d="M1792 710v794q0 66-47 113t-113 47H160q-66 0-113-47T0 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class="author url fn" rel="author">Dave McNary</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original="Horror blockbuster “It” is showing plenty of staying power at the domestic box office, with an estimated $59 million at 4,103 sites in its second weekend. “It” is dwarfing a pair of newcomers…"> Horror blockbuster “It” is showing plenty of staying power at the domestic box office, with an estimated $59 million at 4,103 sites in its second weekend. “It” is dwarfing a pair of newcomers… </p> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style="display:none;" height="0" width="0"> <symbol id="pmc-social-share-bar-comment" viewbox="0 0 1792 1792"><path d="M1792 896q0 174-120 321.5t-326 233-450 85.5q-70 0-145-8-198 175-460 242-49 14-114 22-17 2-30.5-9t-17.5-29v-1q-3-4-.5-12t2-10 4.5-9.5l6-9 7-8.5 8-9q7-8 31-34.5t34.5-38 31-39.5 32.5-51 27-59 26-76q-157-89-247.5-220t-90.5-281q0-130 71-248.5t191-204.5 286-136.5 348-50.5q244 0 450 85.5t326 233 120 321.5z"/> </symbol> <symbol id="pmc-social-share-bar-email" 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data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/it1.jpg?w=490&h=276&crop=1" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2014/library/images/global/blank.png" alt="Box Office: 'It' Dominating 'Assassin,' 'Mother'" class="full lazy"/> </a> <ul class="meta"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/v/film/" class="category category-film">Film </a> </li> <li> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2017-09-15T13:22:29-07:00">09.15.17 <span>|</span> 01:22PM PT </time> </li> </ul> <h2> <a data-original="Box Office: ‘It’ Will Float Past ‘American Assassin,’ ‘Mother!’ With Impressive Second Weekend" data-original-permalink="http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/box-office-it-american-assassin-mother-1202560302/" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/box-office-it-american-assassin-mother-1202560302/">Box Office: ‘It’ Will Float Past ‘American Assassin,’ ‘Mother!’ With Impressive Second Weekend</a> </h2> <p class="author">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/author/dave-mcnary/" title="Posts by Dave McNary" class="author url fn" rel="author">Dave McNary</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original="“It” can’t be stopped at the domestic box office, dominating with a second weekend of at least $50 million at 4,103 sites, early estimates showed Friday. Action-thriller “American Assassin” is…"> “It” can’t be stopped at the domestic box office, dominating with a second weekend of at least $50 million at 4,103 sites, early estimates showed Friday. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/mother-box-office-american-assassin-thursday-1202559900/">Box Office: ‘American Assassin’ Outshoots ‘Mother!’ on Thursday Night</a> </h2> <p class="author">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/author/dave-mcnary/" title="Posts by Dave McNary" class="author url fn" rel="author">Dave McNary</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original="Action-thriller “American Assassin” has launched with a moderate $915,000 at 2,400 North American sites on Thursday night while Jennifer Lawrence’s “Mother!” took in $700,000. “American Assassin,” a…"> Action-thriller “American Assassin” has launched with a moderate $915,000 at 2,400 North American sites on Thursday night while Jennifer Lawrence’s “Mother!” took in $700,000. “American Assassin,” a… </p> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style="display:none;" height="0" width="0"> <symbol id="pmc-social-share-bar-comment" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/dunkirk-tops-japan-box-office-1202554647/" class="thumb"> <img data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/dunkirk2.jpg?w=490&h=276&crop=1" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2014/library/images/global/blank.png" alt="'Dunkirk' Opening Tops Japanese Box Office" class="full lazy"/> </a> <ul class="meta"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/v/film/" class="category category-film">Film </a> </li> <li> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2017-09-11T14:37:21-07:00">09.11.17 <span>|</span> 02:37PM PT </time> </li> </ul> <h2> <a data-original="Japan Box Office: ‘Dunkirk’ Opening Tops Weekend" data-original-permalink="http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/dunkirk-tops-japan-box-office-1202554647/" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/dunkirk-tops-japan-box-office-1202554647/">Japan Box Office: ‘Dunkirk’ Opening Tops Weekend</a> </h2> <p class="author">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183011/http://variety.com/author/mark-schilling/" title="Posts by Mark Schilling" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mark Schilling</a> </p> <p class="post_excerpt" data-original="Christopher Nolan’s "Dunkirk" landed at the Japanese box office in the number one slot. With Warner distributing on 444 screens, the WWII epic earned $2.98 million on 220,000 admissions for the Sept…"> Christopher Nolan’s "Dunkirk" landed at the Japanese box office in the number one slot. 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