Specialty Box Office: 'Cosmopolis' and 'Robot and Frank' Score Solid Debuts; 'Obama's America' Huge In Expansion
Specialty Box Office: 'Cosmopolis' and 'Robot and Frank' Score Solid Debuts; 'Obama's America' Huge In ExpansionDavid Cronenberg's Robert Pattinson-starring "Cosmopolis" led a slew of specialty debuts at the box office weekend, taking in $72,327 from just 3 screens for a potent $24,109 average. "Cosmopolis" had the highest per-theater-average of any film in release, indie or studio -- and topped a crowded frame of 7 opening films. Among them, "Robot and Frank" and "Compliance" -- both alums of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival -- fared best, managing averages of $19,100 and $16,000, respectively. Also doing very well this weekend was the sixth frame of anti-Obama doc "2016 Obama's America." The film nearly reached the overall top ten as it expanded 169 screens and grossed $1,249,000. Check out the full rundown -- including numbers for the debuts of "Side By Side," "Chicken WIth Plums" and "The Awakening" -- below. The Debuts: "Cosmopolis" (Entertainment One) David »
Huge Crowds To Buy ‘Hunger Games’ DVD
Who says DVDs are dead? Oh that’s right, the studios. But not when they sell a movie the public really wants. Countless fans lined up across the country in anticipation of the midnight release of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games DVD and Blu-ray. Cast members made special appearances at select Walmart locations in Phoenix, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, greeting the fans and signing DVDs and Blu-rays. There was a special launch event at Toys ‘R’ Us in NYC’s Times Square today. (Photo from Walmart in Dallas.) To date The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson has grossed $684.5M worldwide since its release in March. Related: ‘Hunger Games’ DVDs Will Offer Streamed Access Via UltraViolet »
Director Tony Scott Commits Suicide
8 hours 47 minutes ago - Tony Scott, director of Top Gun, True Romance and Man on Fire and prolific producer of film and TV, committed suicide in Los Angeles today. He was 68.
