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| War Horse | 75.6% | WIDE | $79.9M |
| We Bought a Zoo | 60.0% | WIDE | $75.6M |
| Why Us? Left Behind and Dying | 83.0% | LA | na |
| Benda Bilili! | 82.6% | Limited | $11K |
| The Double Hour (La doppia ora) | 81.2% | Key Cities | $1.5M |
| Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | 75.0% | Key Cities | $303K |
| Nobody's Perfect | 74.9% | Limited | $533 |
| In the Land of Blood and Honey | 60.4% | Key Cities | $301K |
| 8 Murders a Day | 58.0% | Limited | na |
| Chasing Madoff | 53.7% | Key Cities | na |
| Angels Crest (2011) | 35.1% | NYC/LA | $407 |
| Average: | 51.7% | ||
On DVD/Blu-ray April 3, 2012
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War Horse, Very Good Reviews
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War Horse played to very good reviews. • Glenn Sumi wrote in Toronto Now, "...the kind of solid, old-fashioned filmmaking that wins awards and pleases crowds.... The ensemble cast is solid.... a fine movie full of humanity and heroism..." • And Steven Rea wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...sugary, to be sure - but it is sugar cut with cannon fire and barbed wire and the horrors of war." 47 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 75.6% | 79.9% | 74.9% | 65.4% | 66.9% | 74.8% | 71.2% | 74.4% | $79.9M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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We Bought a Zoo, Good (Not Great) Reviews
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We Bought a Zoo played to good not great reviews. • James Berardinelli wrote for Reel Views, "...heartfelt but safe.... may founder a little when it comes to its narrative trajectory but its emotional impact is on-course." • And Michael Phillips wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "Pap, but easygoing pap with a cast you can live with for a couple of hours..." 45 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 60.0% | 58.6% | 62.8% | 54.2% | 65.2% | 65.3% | 65.6% | 62.6% | $75.6M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Why Us? Left Behind and Dying, Excellent Reviews (Doc) LA
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Why Us? Left Behind and Dying played in Los Angeles to excellent reviews. • Gary Goldstein wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "By turns frightening and fascinating, compassionate and compelling... an all-too-essential look at the disproportionately high rate of HIV/AIDS in black America and sub-Saharan Africa." More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 83.0% | nr | 83.0% | nr | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | nr | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Benda Bilili!, Excellent Reviews (Doc) Limited
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Benda Bilili! played in limited release to excellent reviews. • Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote in Entertainment Weekly, "...unsentimental, smartly assembled film is equally attentive to the cacophony of African poverty and the balm of harmony provided by these pied pipers of hope." • And Ernest Hardy called the film in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "...absolutely riveting." 10 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 82.6% | 91.0% | 76.8% | 75.9% | 83.0% | 81.0% | 81.5% | 62.5% | $11K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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The Double Hour (La doppia ora), Excellent Reviews Key Cities
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The Double Hour (La doppia ora) played in key cities to excellent reviews. • Noel Murray wrote for the AV Club, "Plot fans will be delighted... an Italian thriller that introduces a new wrinkle every 10 minutes, and takes its time to explain how they all fold together." • And Ty Burr wrote in the Boston Globe, "You may want to see the movie twice to understand it, but once is all you need to get what’s there." 26 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 81.2% | 91.0% | 82.0% | 58.8% | 90.9% | 79.0% | 76.0% | 78.7% | $1.5M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey played in key cities to very good reviews. • Carrie Rickey wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...the film about the moppet who became a Muppeteer is about the power of imagination and emotional connection." • And Tom Long wrote in the Detroit News, "If you don't walk away from this movie feeling good about the universe, you're in the wrong universe." 26 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 75.0% | 92.3% | 69.7% | 61.0% | 69.5% | 71.8% | 63.5% | 74.1% | $303K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Nobody's Perfect, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Limited
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Nobody's Perfect played in limited release to very good reviews. • Loren King wrote in the Boston Globe, "...wry and revelatory... gives a fresh airing to the use of Thalidomide and its disastrous side effects... a darkly funny and fascinating examination of body image, sexuality, and self-esteem." • And Andrew Barker wrote in Daily Variety, "...alternately hilarious, insightful and sad, and entirely allergic to sentimentality or easy platitudes." More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 74.9% | nr | 72.1% | 66.2% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 66.6% | 87.5% | $533 | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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In the Land of Blood and Honey, Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
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In the Land of Blood and Honey played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Tom Meek wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "Jolie's narrative power has limitations, but thanks to the cast and chaotic historical backdrop, the horror of hate and war takes on a compelling human face." • And Tom Long wrote in the Detroit News, "...necessarily wearying and grim, but also well-made and thoughtful." 36 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 60.4% | 59.8% | 64.0% | 47.3% | 65.2% | 63.4% | 60.2% | 60.0% | $301K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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8 Murders a Day, Good (Not Great) Reviews (Doc) Limited
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8 Murders a Day played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Elizabeth Weitzman wrote in the New York Daily News, "Though underdeveloped, Charlie Minn's passionate look at Mexico's saddest city is indisputably moving." • And Kerry Lengel wrote in the Arizona Republic, "Violence on this scale defies comprehension..." More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 58.0% | nr | 57.1% | nr | 63.9% | 52.7% | 61.0% | 45.4% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Chasing Madoff, Moderate Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
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Chasing Madoff played in key cities to moderate reviews. • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...not a very good documentary, but it's a very devastating one.... There's precious little, indeed, that we find out here but didn't already know from the news coverage..." • And Daniel Gold called the film in the New York Times, "...frustratingly uneven..." 23 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 53.7% | 76.7% | 48.7% | 38.6% | 41.9% | 35.5% | 42.7% | 54.6% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Angels Crest (2011), Weak Reviews NYC, LA
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Angels Crest (2011) played in New York City and Los Angeles to weak reviews. • Joe Neumaier wrote in the New York Daily News, "It's the same movie town we've seen many times before, with dingy mechanics' shops, barren parking lots and a greasy-spoon diner where all the clichés come together." • And Gary Goldstein called the film in the Los Angeles Times, "...depressing and airless..." 8 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 35.1% | nr | 36.2% | 32.7% | 30.5% | 33.3% | 34.0% | nr | $407 | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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| Fill the Void (Lemale et ha'halal) 77.5% May 24 |
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| American Mary 66.6% May 31 |
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| I Do (2013) 54.5% May 31 |
| Shadow Dancer (2013) 73.3% May 31 |
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| Much Ado About Nothing (2013) 95.6% Jun 7 |
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| Wish You Were Here (2013) 72.7% Jun 7 |
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| Fruitvale Station 89.3% Jul 26 |
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| In a World... 81.5% Aug 9 |
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| The Attack (L'attentat) 62.8% Jun 21 |
| The Hunt (Jagten) 71.3% Jul 12 |
| The Spectacular Now 82.2% Aug 2 |
| The Way, Way Back 87.6% Jul 5 |
| Touchy Feely 61.5% Sep 6 |
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