International
Warner’s Titans still No. 1 at overseas box-office
MUMBAI: For a third straight weekend, Warner‘s Clash of the Titans maintained its No. 1 position at the box-office in the foreign theatrical circuit.
The film grossed $53.6 million from some 10,400 screens in 57 markets. The film‘s overseas gross total generated $188.7 million.
Debuting at 2,207 screens in Latin American territories, including Mexico and Argentina, the 3D fantasy film generated $12.7 million with about half the action coming from 3D venues.
In Mexico Titans drew $7.1 million from 1,343 screens, the equivalent of 80 per cent of the market‘s top five collective box-office films.
Particularly strong holdovers for the Warner film include Russia (No. 1 with $5.2 million from 923 locations for a $20 million market cume), France ($3.6 million from 640 sites, cume $12.7 million) and Germany (No. 1 with $2.7 million from 672 screens, cume $10.2 million).
Alice in Wonderland bounced back from a $18.4 million last weekend, to $34 million from 7,134 screens in 53 territories.
The weekend‘s No. 3 title was DreamWorks Animation‘s How to Train Your Dragon which boosted its overseas gross total to $176.5 million thanks to a $15.5 million weekend at 6,582 venues in 58 markets.
The animation title‘s distributor, Paramount, said about 65 per cent of the overall weekend gross came from 3D screens. Despite unseasonably warm weather in the U.K., Dragon managed to hold nicely with $2.1 million generated from 683 sites for a total income of $20 million.
International
Utopai Studios unveils 4K three-minute video generation for PAI platform
New Story Agent and editing tools aim to streamline AI-led filmmaking workflows
MUMBAI: Utopai Studios has announced a major upgrade to its PAI storytelling AI platform, introducing what it claims is an industry-first capability to generate three-minute videos in 4K resolution, alongside enhancements to its Story Agent feature.
The update, rolling out from April 15, expands the platform’s capabilities across the filmmaking process, from early concept development to post-production. The company said the new features are designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across characters, scenes and visual styles, a key challenge in AI-driven storytelling.
At the heart of the release is a next-generation model that enables more structured narrative development, allowing creators to move more seamlessly from idea to execution. With tools such as multi-shot sequencing and multi-turn editing, the platform aims to give both studios and independent creators greater control over complex storytelling workflows.
Commenting on the launch, Utopai Studios co-founder and CTO Jie Yang said, “The next phase of AI in media will not be defined by isolated tools, but by systems that can carry story, continuity and collaboration across the full creative process.” He added that the update is a step towards enabling more practical, end-to-end narrative development at a professional level.
Echoing this, Utopai Studios co-founder and chief scientific officer Zijian He said, “Generative video is opening the door to a new production model, where creative ambition is less constrained by traditional cost and complexity.” He noted that the platform combines multimodal models with iterative editing to give creators more speed, control and consistency.
The company said PAI is already being used in professional film and television productions, particularly in Hollywood, for tasks such as pre-visualisation, scene design and post-production refinements. The latest update adds features including improved voice options, character consistency, unlimited editing and more flexible asset management.
Utopai also emphasised that its models are not trained on copyrighted material, positioning the platform as a cleaner alternative for creators and rights holders navigating the evolving AI landscape.
As AI continues to reshape content creation, Utopai’s latest push signals a shift from standalone tools to integrated systems, aiming to make high-quality filmmaking faster, more flexible and increasingly accessible.
