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Handmade PLC 
14 December 2009 
 

 
 
 14 December 2009 
HandMade plc 
 
("HandMade" or the "Company") 
 
"Planet 51" and "Cracks" feature films premier in the UK 
 
HandMade (AIM: HMF), announces that both its "Planet 51" and "Cracks" feature 
films premiered on the 4th December 2009 in cinemas across the UK. 
 
 
"Planet 51" (www.planet51.com) is a CGI animation film written by the award 
nominated scriptwriter of "Shrek," Joe Stillman, with the voices of Dwayne 
Johnson, Justin Long, Jessica Biel, John Cleese, Seann William Scott and Gary 
Oldman. HandMade's wholly owned subsidiary, HandMade Films International 
("HFI"), is the co-producer and worldwide distribution agent of the film. 
 
 
"Planet 51" opened across the UK on the 4th December 2009. It is distributed in 
the UK by Entertainment Film Distributors. The film is being released worldwide 
over the next few months in approximately 9,000 cinemas across 60 territories 
and to date has grossed over $60M at the box office. Sony Pictures is the 
distributor in the US, where the film was released in 3,500 cinemas over the 
Thanksgiving period. 
 
 
On Friday, 4th December 2009, the UK premier of the feature film "Cracks", 
which HFI is the worldwide distribution agent, was selected for the recent 
London Film Festival. The film has received excellent reviews, is a drama set in 
an all-girls boarding school and stars Eva Green, Juno Temple and Imogen Poots. 
 
 
David Ravden, Joint CEO of HandMade, commented: "Our CGI animation film "Planet 
51" continues to build momentum and to date has opened in 30 of the 60 
territories grossing over $60 Million at the box office. The film opened second 
in three territories at the box office and third and fourth in a further nine 
territories. We look forward to the next few weeks as "Planet 51" opens in the 
remaining 30 territories as well as the DVD release next year. Our film division 
has released three films this year and there are a further seven films in the 
pipeline for the coming years." 
 
For more information please visit: www.handmadeplc.com 
 
 
HandMade plc 
David Ravden, Joint CEO     020 7518 8230 
 
Conduit PR 
Jos Simson/Charlie Geller    020 74296603 
 
 
Canaccord Adams              020 7050 6500 
Mark Williams/Andrew Chubb 
 
 
 
 
HANDMADE PLC 
 
 
HandMade, which owns HandMade Films International and HandMade Film Productions, 
is an international rights and film production company with one of the UK's 
largest independent film libraries. 
 
 
HandMade owns, acquires and exploits intellectual property rights, comprising 
film, TV and theatrical productions, book and music rights, and merchandising. 
 
 
HandMade is the sole owner of all ancillary and merchandising rights to the 
iconic children's book character "Eloise", specialises in the marketing and 
branding of all "Eloise" merchandise and the production and marketing of films, 
including remakes of films in their library. HandMade was re-admitted to trading 
on AIM in May 2006 and has subsidiaries in both London, Los Angeles and New 
York. 
 
 
Under the original ownership of George Harrison, HandMade was responsible for 
producing some of the great British films of the 70's and 80's: The Long Good 
Friday, Mona Lisa and Time Bandits to name but a few. 
 
 
Legal Caveat:    References to "its", "our", "HandMade", "our film division" and 
suchlike are legally undefined shorthand terms for HandMade plc, or, as the case 
may be, one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of HandMade plc. Despite 
anything to the contrary in this Press Release or otherwise, HandMade and each 
of it subsidiary companies are organized and operated as separate legal entities 
so that no one company has any liability for the debts or obligations of another 
unless expressly agreed in writing. 
 
 
 
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