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The more adult-oriented fall moviegoing season got off to a strong start over the weekend, as the Hugh Jackman kidnapping drama "Prisoners" opened with a box office-leading $21.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Warner Bros. thriller, which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, is among the first fall films with Oscar aspirations to open in theatres. It was a strong debut for a serious, R-rated drama that cost about $46 million to make.
Following the robust business for "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (now up to $106.5 million in six weeks for the Weinstein Co.), the large audiences turning out for adult fare bodes well for Hollywood's coming awards season.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment...ot-with-21-4m-opening-1.1465542#ixzz2ffZ7fWiB
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The Warner Bros. thriller, which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, is among the first fall films with Oscar aspirations to open in theatres. It was a strong debut for a serious, R-rated drama that cost about $46 million to make.
Following the robust business for "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (now up to $106.5 million in six weeks for the Weinstein Co.), the large audiences turning out for adult fare bodes well for Hollywood's coming awards season.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment...ot-with-21-4m-opening-1.1465542#ixzz2ffZ7fWiB
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