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‘Official Secrets’ Screams Highest Opening; Chinese Animated ‘Ne Zha’ & Holdover ‘Miles Davis’ Robust: Specialty Box Office
IFC Films'Â Official Secrets starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes is tracking atop the specialty box office Labor Day weekend with a solid start in four theaters. The Sundance '19 premiere has a four-day estimate of $80,046 in four New York and Los Angeles theaters, averaging $20,012. Directed by Gavin…
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Keira Knightley & Ralph Fiennes Dish ‘Official Secrets’ & Magnolia Will ‘Raise Hell’ – Specialty Box Office Preview
Specialty film's gravitational pull is anchored at the Telluride Film Festival this holiday weekend, while a moderate number of new limited releases begin their theatrical rollouts. IFC Films bio-drama Official Secrets starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes opens New York and L.A. Set against the lead-up to the…
‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’ Bolts to Top Weekend Finish; ‘Miles Davis: Birth of The Cool’ Solid in Exclusive Bow: Specialty Box Office
Amazon Studios' Brittany Runs A Marathon sprinted to a robust start in its first weekend, topping a mid-sized slate of new specialty openers. The Sundance premiere written and directed by feature newcomer Paul Downs Colaizzo and starring Jillian Bell grossed an estimated $175,969 in the three-day, averaging…
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‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’, ‘Give Me Liberty’, ‘Vita & Virginia’ Among Weekend Bows – Specialty Box Office Preview
Brittany Runs a Marathon jumps into five New York and Los Angeles theaters this weekend ahead of a steady sprint nationwide in September. Amazon Studios picked up the title, starring Jillian Bell, following its Sundance premiere earlier this year. Fellow Sundancer Give Me Liberty from the festival's Next section heads…
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Openers On The DL; ‘The Farewell’ On The Threshold Of $13M: Specialty Box Office
The weekend has mostly been a snooze for the specialties, save for a couple of holdovers. Frameline jury prize winner End Of The Century came out on top with an exclusive run at IFC Center in New York, with a $10,398 estimated gross for the three-day, while Venice premiere documentary Aquarela from Sony…
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Sundance Winner ’Cold Case Hammarskjöld’, Bollywood’s ‘Mission Mangal’ & Doc ‘Aquarela’ Among Weekend Bows – Specialty B.O. Preview
August warmth is a harbinger for the fall theatrical season, which is already revving into gear. Magnolia Pictures' Cold Case Hammarskjöld continues recent non-fiction theatrical debuts that are eyeing awards season. Cold Case won the Best Director prize in the World Documentary section at Sundance in January. Sony…
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‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ Leads Mixed Weekend; Music Doc ‘Bring The Soul’ Croons; ‘The Farewell’ Salutes $10M: Specialty Box Office
SXSW Film Festival audience award-winner The Peanut Butter Falcon, starring Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and newcomer Zack Gottsagen, launched solidly in 17 theaters in seven markets over the weekend. The Roadside Attractions/Armory Films release led the pack of debuts with the highest per-theater average among…
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Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams Attend ‘After The Wedding’; Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson in ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ – Specialty B.O. Preview
Hints of autumn are unspooling this weekend with stars fronting Specialty fare opening in theaters. Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup and Abby Quinn headline Sundance '19 opener After The Wedding, starting in New York and L.A. today via Sony Pictures Classics. The film by Bart Freundlich is based on the…
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‘Luce’ & ‘The Nightingale’ Bow Solid; ‘The Farewell’ Entrenches in Expansion: Specialty Box Office
The weekend has had a sizable crowd of specialty newcomers, though as summer begins its sunset, it appears some audiences are going beyond the big studio brouhaha. Sundance psycho-thriller Luce lead the pack with a $132,916 start in five locations, grabbing a $26,583 per theater average for the Neon/Topic…
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Naomi Watts & Octavia Spencer Lead ‘Luce’; Diane Kruger Is ‘The Operative’; ‘The Nightingale’ In Oz – Specialty Preview
This is a packed weekend for new specialty rollouts, one of the most crowded of the summer. Neon/Topic Studios is opening writer-director Julius Onah's drama Luce with New York and L.A. runs in its opening frame. The company picked up the title starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Octavia Spencer and Kelvin Harrison Jr…
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‘Honeyland’ Is The Bee’s Knees Of Openers; ’The Farewell’ Welcomes Solid Third Frame: Specialty Box Office
Opening non-fictioners had a tough start this weekend, though the top title had some impressive results. Honeyland won Sundance's best world documentary prize along with other nods including cinematography.
The Neon release directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov is a challenge. Its subjects…
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Awards-Hopeful Documentaries ‘Mike Wallace Is Here’, ‘Honeyland’ & ‘For Sama’ Hit Theaters – Specialty Box Office Preview
Three documentaries that likely will be awards-season contenders begin their theatrical rollouts Friday. Magnolia Pictures is opening Sundance Film Festival pickup Mike Wallace Is Here in New York and Los Angeles. The company is hoping to tap the timeliness of the U.S. president's ongoing attacks on the press to drive…
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