“22 Jump Street” comedy tops UK box-officeJune 10, 2014 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony's “22 Jump Street” opened at No. 1 in the United Kingdom in its international debut this weekend, TheWrap reported. The R-rated comedy starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill brought in a strong $8.1 million in the UK, ahead of its debut in North America. The UK figure was three times bigger than the opening of “21 Jump Street,” 50 percent bigger than that of “Neighbors” and 66 percent ahead of “Anchorman 2,” according to Sony. “22 Jump Street,” a co-production of Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, also opened at No. 1 in the Netherlands with $735,000, 36 percent ahead of the original film. “21 Jump Street” grossed $201 million in 2012, with $63 million of that coming from overseas. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the team behind “The Lego Movie,” direct “22 Jump Street,” which co-stars Rob Rigle, Brie Larson, Dave Franco and Ice Cube. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |