In Denmark Solan & Ludvig’s adventures released under the title Jul i Bakkekøbing got rave reviews from the Danish critics (average 5 stars out of 6) and climbed from fifth to third place in its second weekend. Thanks to a higher print run (+21 to 101) the film increased its box office by 12.8% and reached 26,715 admissions. Also warmly received by local critics Nils Malmros’ Joy & Sorry was number five in its fourth weekend, selling an extra 11,275 tickets from 84 prints. Total admissions so far for the Danish drama released by Nordisk Film are at 208,586.
The top grossing film of the year The Keeper of Lost Causes holds eighth place after ten weeks. Total admissions for the Danish film released by Nordisk Film have passed 711,000. The local animation film The Olsen Gang in Deep Trouble (Nordisk Film) climbed from number twelve to ten in its ninth weekend, and is nearing 200,000 admissions
In Finland Arto Halonen’s A Patriotic Man about doping in sport opened at number three for Future Film after The Hunger Games 2 and Disney’s comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Released on 106 screens the Finnish film sold 10,345 tickets. The other local title in the Top Ten Heart of a Lion by Dome Karukoski was number seven in its eighth weekend. Total admissions for the Scanbox release have passed 190,000. Lukas Moodysson’s We Are the Best opened last weekend at number 11 for SF Film.
In Iceland the local film Of Horses and Men by Benedikt Erlingsson continues to add numbers and has now passed 13,321 admissions after 15 weeks. The other Icelandic film Metalhead by Ragnar Bragason plays at number 19 and total admissions after 15 weeks are at 5,526. Both titles are distributed by Sena.
In Norway Rasmus A. Sivertsen’s The Christmas of Solan & Ludvig continues its triumphal run and has easily taken this year’s top spot with more than 660,000 admissions to date (against 202,340 for the number two title of 2013 Iron Man 3). In its fifth week, the family film still has the best screen average (165), well ahead of the number two title The Hunger Games 2 (150). Another heart-warming Norwegian film is performing strongly: the documentary Siblings are Forever by Frode Fimland. The poetic film about aging siblings living in their mountain farm climbed from number twelve to five thanks to an extra 14 sites booked by distributor Tour de Force. Now available on 40 screens, the documentary has sold over 35,000 tickets so far.
The re-release of Nils Gaup’s Journey to the Christmas Star also upped its ranking, from number nine to six. The Walt Disney release is playing on 29 screens and has sold since last year, over 454,000 tickets.
In Sweden the local film about bullying The Reunion by Anna Odell has conquered not only Swedish film reviewers (best film of the year on kritiker.se) but also audiences. The TriArt Film release was number five last weekend after four weekends and sold an extra 7,898 tickets from 81 screens to reach 61,913. At number six, Kjell-Åke Andersson’s drama Nobody Owns Me starring Mikael Persbrandt has now been seen by over 187,000 Swedes. The SF release is playing on 86 screens. The top film of the year Waltz for Monica (509,543 admissions, SF) is still playing in 41 screens after 13 weeks.
Sources: FAFID, SMAIS, Filmikamari, Norkse Filmbyråers Forening, Filmägarnas Kontrollbyrå.