“Walk in the Woods” Bill Bryson’s memoir adaptation debuts to $1.2 mlnSeptember 4, 2015 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The big-screen adaptation of Bill Bryson’s bestselling travel memoir “A Walk in the Woods” is off and hiking, having trekked to $1.2 million on its opening day Wednesday, September 2, according to TheWrap. Robert Redford and Nick Nolte star in the comedy about a writer and his pal hiking the 2,000-mile-plus Adirondack Trail, which rolled out in 1,849 theaters in the first wide release for distributor Broad Green Pictures. By Friday it will expand to 1,960 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution is also releasing its first film widely this Labor Day weekend, “The Transporter Refueled,” a reboot that sees Ed Skrein subbing in for Jason Statham, who starred in the three previous entries in the action thriller franchise. Also Read: Why Even Chris Pratt, Avengers and 'Minions' Couldn't Break Overall Summer Box Office Record Both “Transporter Refueled” and Universal’s three-time champ “Straight Outta Compton” will come in with around $10 million, say analysts, with “A Walk in the Woods” booking around $7 million for the weekend. The faith-based “War Room” is a wild card after finishing second last weekend, and should be in the mix, too. Emma Thompson, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal and Mary Steenburgen co-star in “A Walk in the Woods,” which Ken Kwapis directs from a script by Michael Arndt. It was acquired by Gabriel and Daniel Hammond’s new independent label after playing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Mature audiences are the target for the film, a group that has driven success at the specialty box office this year for several films, including “Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” and “The Woman in Gold.” 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |