Thompson on Hollywood: Arthouse Audit: 'Spectacular Now' and 'Blue Jasmine' Break Out, Summer Specialty Hot Spot

Thompson on Hollywood Thompson on Hollywood from IndieWire

Arthouse Audit: 'Spectacular Now' and 'Blue Jasmine' Break Out, Summer Specialty Hot Spot Aug 4th 2013, 17:41, by Tom Brueggemann For the fourth week out of the last five, a new limited release showed major strength. Unusual for mid-to-late summer, A24's "The Spectacular Now" attained post-Labor Day-level opening grosses. Also showing rare summer strength are Fox Searchlight's "The Way, Way Back," Weinstein Co.'s "Fruitvale Station" and Sony Pictures Classics' "Blue Jasmine." These commercial breakouts could lead to later awards consideration--and a new specialty paradigm. The summer breakout success of Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" and Benh Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild" has inspired this sea change. As solid as "Spectacular" is, the standout performance is the second week of the year's best limited opener, Allen's "Blue Jasmine," which delivered grosses in 48 theaters not far below what "Spectacular" did in only four. It now looks like it will be among the veteran director's biggest successes. Three of these four films screened at Sundance 2013, along with other... Media files: spectacular-now.jpg (image/jpeg)

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