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| Haywire (2012) | 69.3% | WIDE | $18.9M |
| Joyful Noise | 51.1% | WIDE | $30.9M |
| New Year's Eve (2011) | 24.6% | WIDE | $54.6M |
| Summer Pasture | 79.4% | Limited | na |
| Teza | 73.3% | Limited | na |
| Kinyarwanda | 72.3% | Limited | $21K |
| Cirkus Columbia | 59.3% | Limited | $3K |
| And They're Off... | 54.7% | Limited | $5K |
| Exit Strategy (2012) | 50.0% | Limited | na |
| W.E. | 33.9% | Key Cities | $582K |
| Average: | 51.7% | ||
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Haywire (2012), Very Good Reviews
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Haywire (2012) played to very good reviews. • Mick LaSalle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...you don't love movies if the sight of Gina Carano beating up every guy in sight doesn't make you laugh, get happy and feel as if you're getting your money's worth." • And Mara Reinstein wrote in Us Weekly, "...taut and stylish... Bonus points for Carano's ability to do a headlock in an evening dress and stockings." 48 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. | ||||||
| 69.3% | 69.3% | 68.9% | 72.6% | 69.5% | 74.8% | 70.6% | 72.2% | $18.9M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Joyful Noise, Moderate Reviews
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Joyful Noise played to moderate reviews. • Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "...good-natured cornpone, insistently affirmative and uplifting, but not so pushy you feel that the emotions are being coerced.... rapturous fun." • And Stephanie Zacharek wrote for Movieline, "...a well-intentioned, pleasant-enough picture that shoots off in too many directions to ever ignite." 41 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. | ||||||
| 51.1% | 51.4% | 48.3% | 51.8% | 50.3% | 50.0% | 44.3% | 55.6% | $30.9M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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New Year's Eve (2011), Poor Reviews
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New Year's Eve (2011) played to poor reviews. • Eric Eisenberg wrote for Cinema Blend, "...a series of poorly made shorts that were thrown in a shredder and then haphazardly taped back together.... it must take some kind of skill to make a project that has so much going on, but at the same time nothing at all." • And Bradley Jacobs wrote in Us Weekly, "...insipid.... the only truly funny moments come during the end credits." 39 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. | ||||||
| 24.6% | 25.1% | 29.9% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 34.0% | 27.9% | 31.1% | $54.6M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Summer Pasture, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Limited
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Summer Pasture played in limited release to very good reviews. • John Anderson wrote in Daily Variety, "...a remarkably intimate docu woven out of tradition and change, and the endearing subjects who contend with both." • And Stephanie Merry wrote in the Washington Post, "The big revelations are sprinkled throughout the movie, creating a quiet momentum that makes the workaday slog consistently compelling." 6 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. | ||||||
| 79.4% | nr | 77.6% | 81.3% | 80.5% | 77.7% | 80.6% | 75.0% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Teza, Very Good Reviews Limited
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Teza played in limited release to very good reviews. • Michael O'Sullivan wrote in the Washington Post, "...it's the movie's powerful personal story that carries the viewer..." • And Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "...rough around the edges, and overlong at two hours and 13 minutes. Still, it's an eye-opening portrait of injustice and loss that leaves you drowning in rage and sorrow." 7 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. | ||||||
| 73.3% | nr | 67.9% | 75.0% | 73.0% | 64.3% | 68.4% | 75.3% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Kinyarwanda, Very Good Reviews Limited
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Kinyarwanda played in limited release to very good reviews. • Steven Rea wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...a quiet, thoughtful film... offers glimpses into the lives of Rwandans, young and old, religious and radicalized, in the wake of nightmarish carnage." • And Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "...undeniably moving in its depiction of life under siege..." 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. | ||||||
| 72.3% | 100.0% | 73.2% | 68.0% | 69.2% | 52.3% | 75.6% | 67.7% | $21K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Cirkus Columbia, Good (Not Great) Reviews Limited
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Cirkus Columbia played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Grant Butler wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "The lead performers bravely navigate the uncomfortable content, though the script has some implausible twists and a subplot about CB radios that doesn't go anywhere." • And Aaron Hillis wrote in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "...looks and feels like a throwback..." 9 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. | ||||||
| 59.3% | nr | 60.0% | 58.3% | 60.7% | 60.5% | 57.9% | 75.0% | $3K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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And They're Off..., Mixed Reviews Limited
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And They're Off... played in limited release to mixed reviews. • Gary Goldstein wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "Veteran TV director Rob Schiller, in his feature debut, manages the mayhem smartly and nimbly, preserving the random joys of Alan Grossbard's clever script..." • And Rachel Saltz wrote in the New York Times, "...has too many half-baked characters and goes soft just when it should get sharp." 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. | ||||||
| 54.7% | nr | 62.4% | nr | 57.8% | 50.0% | 60.8% | nr | $5K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Exit Strategy (2012), Moderate Reviews Limited
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Exit Strategy (2012) played in limited release to moderate reviews. • Tirdad Derakhshani wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "At times endearing, clever, and amusing... features writer Jameel Saleem and Kimelia Weathers as the most ill-matched, ill-tempered, and ill-fated couple since Salome and John the Baptist... Their chemistry is gold. It's almost enough to save the picture. Almost..." 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. | ||||||
| 50.0% | nr | 50.0% | nr | nr | nr | nr | 50.0% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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W.E., Weak Reviews Key Cities
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W.E. played in key cities to weak reviews. • Linda Barnard wrote in the Toronto Star, "...a glorious mess of a disappointing costume drama, which shows all the directing restraint of a kid with a new box of paints and not much more focus." • And Connie Ogle wrote in the Miami Herald, "I never thought I'd say this, but at least as far as directing goes, Madonna needs to loosen up a little." 37 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. | ||||||
| 33.9% | 29.4% | 43.5% | 32.7% | 41.6% | 40.0% | 38.8% | 44.4% | $582K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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