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Article from The Wrap:
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's ‘A Most Wanted Man’ Takes Off at Specialty Box Office
Woody Allen's “Magic in Moonlight” is solid in debut and “Boyhood” stays strong in expansion
“A Most Wanted Man,” one of the final films of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, took off in its limited debut and Woody Allen‘s “Magic in the Moonlight” started solidly in its debut this weekend. But Richard Linklater‘s “Boyhood” was nearly as impressive in its expansion.
“A Most Wanted Man” delivered the first top ten opening in the 11-year history of Roadside Attractions, which is distributing the spy thriller based on John le Carre's novel with Lionsgate.
The cerebral espionage saga, directed by Anton Corbijn and co-starring Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe and Robin Wright, opened to $2.7 million from 361 locations. That's a strong $7,527 per-screen average for “Wanted Man,” which has drawn terrific reviews, particularly for its star Hoffman, who died of a drug overdose in February.
The opening for “A Most Wanted Man” is 20 percent higher than Roadside's “Mud,” the Matthew McConaughey drama that debuted with $2.2 million on the same number of screens last year and went on to take in $21.5 million. Another encouraging sign was the 59 percent jump it took from Friday to Saturday, suggesting word of mouth will be strong.
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