Natalie Portman’s “Jackie” tops indie box officeDecember 5, 2016 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Open in five theaters, Fox Searchlight’s biopic “Jackie” posted the strongest per screen average of the weekend by far with $55,000, for an estimated total of $275,000, TheWrap said. That beats second place returning title “Lion,” which posted $17,176 on average from seven locations for a total of $120,234 for The Weinstein Company title. “Jackie” stars Natalie Portman in what’s being billed as an intimate portrait of the iconic first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The film currently has an 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and has put Portman firmly in the conversation for awards season. Kenneth Lonergan’s lauded “Manchester by the Sea,” starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams, came in third during its third weekend in theaters. Also receiving heavy awards season buzz, the title earned an average of $15,151 in 156 theaters, adding up to an impressive $2.4 million and a grand total of $4.4 million to date. IFC’s raved about drama “Things To Come,” starring Isabelle Huppert, debuted to $11,030 on average from three screens for $33,090 total. It has a perfect 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Not quite a limited debut, Freestyle Releasing’s Christmas-themed family drama “Believe” posted $943 on average from 639 screens for a total of $602,519. 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 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |