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‘Official Secrets’ Screams Highest Opening; Chinese Animated ‘Ne Zha’ Robust: Specialty Box Office
IFC Films’ 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. → Read More
Newcomers Flat; ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Crosses $2M: Specialty Box Office
Newcomers Flat; ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Crosses $2M: Specialty Box Office → Read More
‘Maiden’ Sets Sail In NYC & LA; Daisy Ridley Channels ‘Ophelia’ – Specialty B.O. Preview
This weekend, Sony Pictures Classics launches Alex Holmes' Toronto ’18 premiere Maiden. The company was bullish about the doc's prospects at the title’s New York premiere hosted by awards maven Peggy Siegal. → Read More
Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling Do ‘Late Night’; ‘Last Black Man In San Francisco’ Opens – Specialty B.O. Preview
Two of this year's higher profile Sundance debuts are making their way to theaters this weekend. Late Night by director Nisha Ganatra, starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, was an eight-figure acquisition by Amazon Studios at the festival. → Read More
‘The Fall Of The American Empire’, ‘Yomeddine’ Among Weekend’s Few Limited Releases – Specialty B.O. Preview
Relatively few new limited releases are launching against the likes of Rocketman and Godzilla this weekend. Sony Pictures Classics is rolling out The Fall Of The American Empire, from French-Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand and starring Alexandre Landry, in New York and Los Angeles, and after more th... → Read More
John Lithgow, Blythe Danner’s ‘The Tomorrow Man’, ‘Halston’ Doc Target Memorial Day Weekend Screens – Specialty Box Office Preview
The Memorial Day holiday is a fairly busy one this year for Specialty films. Headlining the weekend’s new limited release titles is writer-director Noble Jones’ Sundance debut The Tomorrow Man, starring John Lithgow and Blythe Danner via Bleecker Street. → Read More
‘The Souvenir’ Gifted Best Weekend Average; ‘Trial By Fire’ is Burned: Specialty Box Office
‘The Souvenir’ Gifted Best Weekend Average; ‘Trial By Fire’ is Burned: Specialty Box Office → Read More
‘The Biggest Little Farm’ is Bountiful in Launch; ‘The Mustang’Nears $5M: Specialty Box Office
The Biggest Little Farm’ is Bountiful in Launch; ‘The Mustang’Nears $5M: Specialty Box Office → Read More
Kenneth Branagh Chronicles Shakespeare’s Drama In ‘All Is True’; Neon Cultivates ‘Biggest Little Farm’ – Specialty B.O. Preview
While working on studio projects, Kenneth Branagh had also been pursuing a more ‘indie’ project with All Is True, returning to his longtime interest in Shakespeare. → Read More
‘Non-Fiction’ Grosses Atop A Mediocre Weekend; ‘Dr. Ruth?’: Specialty Box Office
’Non-Fiction' Grosses Atop A Mediocre Weekend; ‘Dr. Ruth?’: Specialty Box Office → Read More
‘Dr. Ruth’ Goes Big Screen; Juliette Binoche In ‘Non-Fiction’ – Specialty B.O. Preview
Now 90, Dr. Ruth Westheimer had resisted past overtures to do a documentary, but she was won over by filmmaker Ryan White. Ask Dr. Ruth, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, opens in theaters this weekend via Magnolia Pictures after screening at Tribeca Film Festival this week. → Read More
‘In Living Color’ Cast Reunites And Shares Early Stories At Tribeca Film Festival
The stars of the hit Fox series In Living Color took a walk back in time Saturday, to share details on how the series came about during a special screening at the Tribeca Film Festival. → Read More
‘Hotel Mumbai’ Solid in Debut; ‘Gloria Bell’ Expands to $1.8M: Specialty Box Office
‘Hotel Mumbai’ Solid in Debut; ‘Gloria Bell’ Expands to $1.8M: Specialty Box Office → Read More
Jamie Bell Wages A ‘Donnybrook’; ‘Birds Of Passage’ Takes Flight – Specialty Box Office Preview
A sizable group of Specialty films are heading into theaters over the Presidents Day weekend as distributors bring out new work beyond the glare of Awards Season. → Read More
‘Everybody Knows’, ‘The Gospel Of Eureka’, ‘To Dust’ Among Weekend Arrivals – Specialty Box Office Preview
Iranian-born director Asghar Farhadi is among an exclusive group of filmmakers to win the Best Foreign Language Oscar twice. For his latest film, Everybody Knows, he’s cast Spanish-born Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, with Focus Features opening the largely Spanish-language film stateside this... → Read More
‘State Like Sleep’, ‘Rust Creek’ & ‘Mojin’ Sequel Ring In 2019 – Specialty Preview
Typical to the start of a new year, specialty newcomers are rather few this weekend. Holiday and awards holdovers are still at center stage, while the Sundance Film Festival looms toward the end of the month. → Read More
‘Cold War’ Gets Warm Response; ‘Beale Street’ Solid: Specialty Box Office
‘Cold War’ Gets Warm Response; ‘Beale Street’ Solid; ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ & ‘The Favourite’ Expand: Specialty Box Office → Read More
‘The Favourite’ Seductive in Expansion; ‘Shoplifters’ Has Solid 2nd: Specialty Box Office
For specialties, the weekend was all about the second weekend holdovers, as regular release specialty newcomers tread lightly. Fox Searchlight’s The Favourite, starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone an… → Read More
‘Three Identical Strangers’ Tackles Fame and the Dark Side of Humanity – The Contenders NY
There may not be an obvious connection between musical drama Vox Lux from writer-director Brady Corbet and documentary Three Identical Strangers by Tim Wardle. But the two share one similar quality… → Read More
Paul Schrader, Jonah Hill Borrow From Youth in A24’s ‘First Reformed’ and ‘mid90s’ – The Contenders NY
Paul Schrader And Jonah Hill Borrow From Their Youth in A24 Releases, ‘First Reformed’ and ‘mid90s’ - The Contenders NY → Read More