Midrange pics have space to prosper LONDON — A busy frame at the European box office sees lots of new midrange fare compete for auds, who are still biting on whammo international box office hit “Mamma Mia!” With “The House Bunny” the only Hollywood pic opening wide — it bounds into the U.K., Germany, Spain and France — there is room for local fare to flourish. Notable homegrown newbies are “Krabat” (Germany), “No Problem” (Italy), and Spanish duo “Sexy Killer” and “Santos.” In the U.K., a slew of midrange openers including “The House Bunny,” “Mirrors” and “City of Ember” enter an already competitive marketplace, where “Mamma Mia!” and holocaust drama “Boy in the Striped Pajamas” have been holding particularly well. Exciting industryites more than any of this weekend’s bows is the massive advance tickets sales for “High School...
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