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The popular “School of Magical Animals” movie series continues to find success both at the German box office and around the world. The third film in the franchise has risen to the top spot in German cinemas for four consecutive weeks since its September release.

According to sales agency Epsilon Film, “School of Magical Animals 3” earned over $4.2 million in its first weekend, ranking ninth worldwide. As of mid-October, ticket sales have reached $16.4 million in Germany alone. The first two movies also performed well domestically, together grossing over $36.5 million.

International audience interest in the franchise remains high. Epsilon Film has secured deals for the new movie with distributors across Scandinavia, Hungary, Poland, and former Soviet countries. The films will also air on airlines worldwide.

The movies are based on a popular book series by Margit Auer, which has been translated into 26 languages. Set in a boarding school for magic, the...

Epsilon Film has revealed the first presales deals for family entertainment film “School of Magical Animals 3” as the latest installment in the hit franchise continues to dominate the German box office. The sales agency has also secured worldwide rights to the recently filmed “School of Magical Animals 4.”

Epsilon has closed presale deals on the third installment for Scandinavia (Another World Entertainment), Hungary (Ads), Poland (Nowe Horyzonty), Cis (Voxell), Baltics (Gpi), Israel (Red Cape Distribution), Ex-Yugoslavia (Karantanija Cinemas) and Bulgaria (Pro Films). Worldwide airline rights were sold to Eagle International.

“School of Magical Animals 3” took $4.2 million on its opening weekend at the German box office after it was released on Sept. 26 by Leonine, placing it ninth in the worldwide box office rankings. By Oct. 19, it had grossed $16.4 million. The film continues to dominate the German charts, occupying the number one spot after four weeks on release.

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Christian Petzold’s anticipated Miroirs No.3 and Kaouther Ben Hania’s epic love story Mimesi are among the 19 projects awarded a total funding of almost €3.5m by Germany’s Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) at the second funding session of 2024.

Miroirs No.3 will star Paula Beer in her fourth collaboration with Petzold after Transit, Undine and Afire. She will play a young music student who has to restructure her life when her boyfriend dies in a car crash in the countryside.

The film, which is being produced by Petzold’s production company Schramm Film Koerner Weber Kaiser, received €500,000 in production funding from Mbb.

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