The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Impossible’ Set to Smash Another Spanish Box Office Record

Juan Antonio Bayona's drama about post-tsunami Thailand is set to unseat "The Others" as the highest-grossing release for a Spanish film in its home market. By Pamela Rolfe The impossible Still Ewan ...
Cineuropa

The Impossible Spanish cinema’s most successful release ever

With the astounding figures of 1.4 million admissions and almost €10m in receipts in only four days (the film was released on Thursday because of the national holiday on Friday, October 12), The ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Impossible’ Lands Spanish Award for Top Grossing Film Abroad

New figures show Spanish films gaining ground in the international market, while losing box office earnings at home. By Pamela Rolfe The Impossible Holland Holding Watts - H 2012 Mexico ($23.7 million ...
IndieWire

‘Blancanieves’ Leads Spanish Goya Awards, Bayona Takes Best Director for ‘Impossible’

The Spanish Film Academy’s Goya Awards are announced, and Pablo Berger’s “Blancanieves” (a twist on the Snow White fairytale) took Best Picture and nine other awards. Juan Antonio Bayona won Best ...
IndieWire

Oscar Watch: Spanish Sleeper ‘The Impossible,’ McGregor Talks True Survival Saga

Guillermo del Toro, who knows how to spot talent, helped to push J.A. Bayona’s 2007 smart horror Spanish Oscar entry “The Orphanage” into an international smash hit ($79.6 million). The same trio ...