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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Nov. 4 to Nov. 10, 2011

Philippe Faladreau’s festival fav Monsieur Lazhar is the highest-grossing Canadian film for the second straight week.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Oct. 24 to Oct. 30, 2011

Captain America is the biggest seller in this week’s Top 20 DVDs.

CFC begins principal photography on Old Stock

The training centre’s latest feature is shooting in Toronto through Nov. 30.

Blink, A Starry Night, Rhonda’s Party feted at enRoute Film Fest

Five filmmakers are recognized for their achievements at a special ceremony in Toronto for the Air Canada-sponsored festival.

Sony Pictures’ $175 million Singularity shoot in Montreal faces delay

Roland Emmerich has halted pre-production on his sci-fi action movie, which was set to shoot at Mel’s Cite du Cinema in March 2012, in order to rework the script.

Cineplex posts record Q3 results, despite fewer tickets sold

The anomaly was Quebec, where Hollywood movies underperformed in the last quarter. But don’t expect the trend to continue, says Cineplex topper Ellis Jacob – Tintin is coming to save the day.

Montreal to host Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse shoot

The province’s generous all-spend tax break is drawing Hollywood producers and big-budget movie shoots.

eOne to release Focus World DVD titles stateside

The Canadian distributor’s U.S. arm will handle select titles from a recently launched Focus Features label.

Jonas Chernick and Sean Garrity re-team for My Awkward Sexual Adventure

The comedy is shooting in Winnipeg, and will be released in Canada by Phase 4 Films.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2011

Cafe de Flore slides into second place as Monsieur Lazhar takes over #1.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2011

Monsieur Lazhar
Monsieur Lazhar
Monsieur Lazhar breaks into the top 10 films of the week for the overall Canadian box office.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Oct. 17 to Oct. 23, 2011

The fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise fills the #1 spot in DVD sales for the week.