Jodie Foster's “Money Monster” debuts to solid $600,000May 14, 2016 - 10:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jodie Foster‘s “Money Monster” opened to $600,000 from 2,387 theaters in its Thursday previews, shortly after it made its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival, TheWrap reveals. The film, directed by Jodie Foster, stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts and cost $27 million to produce. It was tracking to earn between $10 million and $13 million over the course of its debut weekend, in line with other recent adult-oriented dramas. And the $600,000 initial take is a solid start given that “Captain America: Civil War” has major legs, after it debuted to $179 million last weekend. This weekend, the Disney-Marvel blockbuster is expected to hold at No. 1, with approximately $80 million. On Thursday, Chris Evans‘ superhero saga made another $8.1 million. “Money Monster” could actually exceed expectations given its stellar start. For example, Steven Spielberg‘s “Bridge of Spies” grossed $500,000 in its Thursday previews, and it ended up raking in $15.4 million its opening weekend. “Money Monster” has also been earning decent reviews. It currently holds a score of 59 percent on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The film revolves around an angry TV viewer (Jack O’Connell) who takes matters into his own hands after a bad tip from a talk show host (Clooney) costs him his savings. As a hostage situation ensues in a television studio, it’s up to a quick-thinking producer (Roberts) to keep everyone safe. Also opening this weekend on the strategic date of Friday the 13th is the supernatural thriller “The Darkness” from BH Tilt. It grossed $206,000 in its previews. It is distributed by High Top (a label of Focus) and was made for a production budget of less than $5 million. The horror film, which stars Kevin Bacon (who happens to be an alum of the original “Friday the 13th” movie) as a father warding off ancient Native American demons with his family, is tracking to debut somewhere in the $4 million to $5 million range. With this movie, BH Tilt wanted to see whether there was an efficient middle ground between a wide theatrical release and straight-to-VOD, and therefore selected 1,755 locations that were frequented by die-hard genre fans. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |