'Lucy' Helps Boost EuropaCorp's Earnings — hollywoodreporter.com

Blockbuster Lucy helped boost EuropaCorp’s financials for the first half of its fiscal year, with director Luc Besson’s Paris-based “mini-major” studio reporting a 46 percent gain in net profit over the year-ago period to $122 million (€98 million). The firm cited the French box-office and international sales strength of the sci-fi thriller. Lucy, which dominated multiplexes around the world this summer, will continue to haul in cash for the company, which noted that the full benefit of its international success was not reflected in the latest results and will be accounted for in future quarters.

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