There’s George Foreman the boxer and George Foreman the grill. The Sony biopic out this Friday offers a different George. “I want to spread the word of God,” says Foreman (Khris Davis) in the trailer for “Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World.”
It’s a production from faith-based Sony Pictures’ label Affirm Films. Its first film in 2008, “Fireproof” starring Kirk Cameron, grossed $33 million on a $500,000 budget. To date, the (mostly domestic) global theatrical gross for Affirm titles stands at $520 million — $400 million more than the films’ total production costs.
Directed by George Tillman Jr. and with Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker in a supporting role, “Foreman” may represent the biggest Affirm budget to date. (One source lists it at $34 million.) Prior Affirm budgets topped out at $20 million. It’s also got one of Affirm’s biggest releases, with 2,575 theaters.
Opening prospects are unclear.
It’s a production from faith-based Sony Pictures’ label Affirm Films. Its first film in 2008, “Fireproof” starring Kirk Cameron, grossed $33 million on a $500,000 budget. To date, the (mostly domestic) global theatrical gross for Affirm titles stands at $520 million — $400 million more than the films’ total production costs.
Directed by George Tillman Jr. and with Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker in a supporting role, “Foreman” may represent the biggest Affirm budget to date. (One source lists it at $34 million.) Prior Affirm budgets topped out at $20 million. It’s also got one of Affirm’s biggest releases, with 2,575 theaters.
Opening prospects are unclear.
- 4/27/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
With the help of Fathom Events and about 1,100 theaters, Middle Earth rises again.
Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,” which will see its 20th anniversary in December, grossed approximately $1.2 million Thursday night. Per sources, that placed it #2 for the day (behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”) — even against films playing 3,000 or more theaters.
By comparison, Amazon’s “Air” (MGM) reported $982,598 for the day in 3,507 locations. “Renfield,” a horror comedy starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula, grossed $900,000 in previews in 2,750 theaters. “The Pope’s Exorcist,” also previewing, did $850,000 in 2,650.
The final installment in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy won 12 Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 2004 Academy Awards. However, this film is an extended version previously unseen in theaters and includes an introduction by co-star Elijah Wood.
Special showings of older films are a Fathom staple, but this one-day figure is a standout — and many theaters will...
Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,” which will see its 20th anniversary in December, grossed approximately $1.2 million Thursday night. Per sources, that placed it #2 for the day (behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”) — even against films playing 3,000 or more theaters.
By comparison, Amazon’s “Air” (MGM) reported $982,598 for the day in 3,507 locations. “Renfield,” a horror comedy starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula, grossed $900,000 in previews in 2,750 theaters. “The Pope’s Exorcist,” also previewing, did $850,000 in 2,650.
The final installment in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy won 12 Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 2004 Academy Awards. However, this film is an extended version previously unseen in theaters and includes an introduction by co-star Elijah Wood.
Special showings of older films are a Fathom staple, but this one-day figure is a standout — and many theaters will...
- 4/14/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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