International
Breaking Dawn tops foreign box-office position
MUMBAI: Unwilling to leave its supremacy at the box office, Summit International‘s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -Part I didn‘t budge from its No. 1 box office position for the second consecutive weekend on the foreign theatrical circuit having grossed $7l.5 million from around 11,000 locations in 68 markets.
The fourth installment of the Twilight saga that has already generated $268 million offshore, yielded $11.4 million from some 790 sites in Germany while in the UK, the film drew another No. 1 ranking with a weekend tally of $7.5 million. Cumes in Spain ($18.6 million), Italy ($18.1 million), Australia ($21.3 million) and France ($21.9 million) remain robust.
Following Breaking Dawn is Intouchables the highest grossing French title in the market this year. Sony Animation‘s co-production of seasonal family title Arthur Christmas drew $11.9 million from some 4,000 screens in 24 markets.
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, flew past the $200-million foreign gross total mark over the weekend ($207 million). The stop-motion animation film in 3D opened offshore on October 26. The joint Sony-Paramount release generated $11.5 million from 11,800 venues in 51 markets.
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.
