Infamous Queen
Bad news, encouraging news: Doug McGrath's Infamous (Warner Independent), the second Truman Capote-writes-In Cold Blood movie, opened weakly yesterday in a limited 179-theatre break. $120,000 cume and $600 per print average yesterday -- an expected $411,000 and a $2295 per-screen average by Sunday night. These numbers may not sound tragic, but in industry eyes this means it pretty much opened and closed. Stephen Frears' The Queen (Miramax), on the other hand, expanded from 11 to 46 screens and will have about $937,000 by Sunday night, not counting last week's take. It's doing very well, and will probably continue to do so for a good while. Not to mention the bump that will happen with Mirren gets her Best Actress nomination.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 14, 2006 at 11:44 AM
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austin111
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Wow, great for The Departed!!!! Means it might actually make 100 mil. But hail to The Queen!!! Can't wait to see that one.
Posted by austin111
at October 14, 2006 12:33 PM
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Dixon Steele
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I guess that's proof there really wasn't room for another Capote pic in the marletplace, even with a full court publicity press from S. Bullock.
Too bad, I hear it's pretty good...
Just read A KILLER LIFE, producer Christine Vachon's follow-up to SHOOTING TO KILL. That one was invaluable and a must-read for aspiring filmmakers (and others). The new one is good, for sure, but like most sequels, not quite as good as the first one. But still worthwhile.
It's mostly about the making of the lackluster A HOME AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD and also INFAMOUS. Also the making/marketing, etc. of the wildly overrated (to me at least) FAR FROM HEAVEN.
Gotta hand it to her though. How does she get these things made? Read and find out...
Posted by Dixon Steele
at October 14, 2006 8:48 PM
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Chris D.
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Saw Infamous last night with director Doug McGrath doing a Q&A. Really very good, just as valid as Capote and a shame that people won't buy a ticket for it. Oh well, maybe folks will "discover" it on DVD.
Posted by Chris D.
at October 15, 2006 7:09 AM