Wolfman doing exactly what I expected it to but Valentine’s Day doing far better. Expect more romantic ensemble comedies for the next few Valentine’s Day weekends, including Valentine’s Day 2: President’s Day.
2/19
Wide
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Strange goings-on at a mental institution where a psycho killer has gone missing.
WILL IT SUCK?
Time to see what Scorsese can do with a Dennis Lehane adaptation. A little nervous, though, that the adaptation is coming from the writer of Pathfinder, Alexander, and a couple of Birds of Prey eps. Great cast, tho: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley, and Ted Levine.
Early buzz is excellent.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
A little heat from Wolfman‘s second frame, but Scorsese generally does well with genre. $69mil.
Limited
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Guy (Ewan MacGregor) ghostwrites the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) and uncovers some dirt.
WILL IT SUCK?
The latest from Roman “just because he’s a great filmmaker doesn’t change the fact that he drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl and if he’d just show up for sentencing he’d probably just get a slap on the wrist since even the woman wants to move on from this already” Polanski. Robert Harris (Enigma) adapts his own novel with a little help from Polanksi. Great cast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Timothy Hutton, Eli Wallach, and Tom Wilkinson.
Early buzz is very good.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
Not the kind of controversy you want, and A Prophet is poised to do some damage the following week. Still, not a ton of competition this week, and you won’t find more names in any indie release this month. $3mil.
Next Week: Kevin Smith is back, but you wouldn’t know it from the trailers.
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