This week's openings didn't reach the heights of the strongest mid-summer specialized releases, but two did solid initial business. Weinstein's "The Grandmaster" and Cinedigm's "Short Term 12" both have a ways to go before they're hits, but each grabbed decent sampling and critical heft to boost them in upcoming weeks, when there will be less competition among new films until late September when the fall glut begins. Opening "The Grandmaster" (Weinstein) - Criticwire: B-; Metacritic: 73; Festivals include: Berlin 2013, Karlovy Vary 2013 $132,300 in 7 theaters; PSA (per screen average): $18,900 Wong Kar-wai, one of Asia's most acclaimed directors (his 2001 "In the Mood for Love" was the highest-ranked Chinese region film on last year's Sight and Sound's once-a-decade all-time best film list), has had an uneven output over the past decade as his films have reached higher budgets and aimed at broader Asian audiences. "The Grandmaster" is not a typical art-film. Despite its showcasing at...
