Newmarket acquires ‘Agora’
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Newmarket Films will release Alejandro Amenabar’s ‘Agora’ in the U.S. in the first half of next year. Film has already grossed $30 million in Spain.
It’s the first acquisition for Newmarket — best known for handling “The Passion of the Christ” — since the company was bought earlier this month by Exclusive Media Group.
“Agora,” which had its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, has become a hit in Spain with $30 million after a month. It grossed $7.9 million in its first three days and has stayed in first place in the Spanish box office for four weeks.
Set in ancient Egypt under Roman rule, English-language “Agora” follows a female astronomer who leads a group of disciples fighting to save the wisdom of the ancient world, as violent religious upheaval spills into the streets of Alexandria.
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