Ewan McGregor - Miss Potter #2: A storybook romance.

**LilMouse** · 01-31-2007, 10:40 PM

Prevous Threads:
http://www.fanforum.com/f96/miss-pot...tion-62782560/
http://www.fanforum.com/f96/miss-pot...ance-62790520/

Plot Outline: The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success.

The Making of Miss Potter Part 1
The Making of Miss Potter Part 2
The Making of Miss Potter Part 3

Miss Potter stills: click for bigger versions

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Looking back some of my favourite scenes were there first meeting at the publishers, when the train to the Lake Disrict was just about to leave and Beatrix hopped off the train to look for him and she saw him through the steam from the train and he kissed her and of course when he proposed to her

Now I've gone soft

awwww that is the *perfect* romance.

i'll post some MP pics tomorrow cause i'm too tired now

Just Peachy. · 01-31-2007, 10:59 PM

Thanks for the new thread

Forgot to say that another Aussie magazine gave Miss Potter 4 star

**LilMouse** · 02-01-2007, 12:27 PM

that's great news. everyone is loving this film and it only makes me want to see it more.

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What's going on with Miss Potter?

Wed., Jan. 31, 2007
By Steven Zeitchik, Ian Mohr

The Weinstein Co. is changing direction with its biopic "Miss Potter."

The Weinstein Co. has scotched a plan to widen to about 300 screens later this month and instead will wait until after Feb. 25's Academy Awards, when it will roll out to between 300 and 500 screens in March.

The movie, which is being distribbed in the U.S. by MGM, will continue to play this weekend on 10 screens.

The distributor sees the film as suitable for upscale suburban auds, which haven't been targeted yet, and hopes March will find those auds hungry for the literary biopic about the children's book author.

"The exit polls have proved that audiences who have seen "Miss Potter" absolutely love the film, so we want to show it at a time when more people can see it," Harvey Weinstein said. "We realize this is a unique strategy but want to give the film the chance it deserves and feel that the market is too crowded right now."

"Miss Potter" was initially released Dec. 29, but soon became lost in a crowded season. The movie bowed on two screens to less than $10,000 in its first three-day frame. After five weeks in release, "Miss Potter" has taken in about $770,000. Its latest per-screen average, off 33, was $3,113. Widest release has come on 38 screens.

The movie's performance also reflects a rough year for specialty films this season. Even pics with rock-solid reviews have been drawing tepid box office, with "Pan's Labyrinth" ($17 million) one of the few specialty films to successfully widen in January.

The move recalled other re-release campaigns, most recently "Cinderella Man," which Universal put back into theaters in the fall after a lackluster June rollout. Movie eventually grossed $61 million.

Weinstein noted that Miramax successfully pulled off similar re-releases for movies such as "Il Postino" and "Like Water for Chocolate."

Source: Variety

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March? March!

Just Peachy. · 02-01-2007, 07:26 PM

That's a very interesting article. Thanks for sharing that.

March

**LilMouse** · 02-01-2007, 07:28 PM

I swear this is getting more and more annoying each day

I guess March is the first time I'll see a movie in the theater this year

Just Peachy. · 02-01-2007, 07:33 PM

It is frustrating. I remeber with Walk the Line we didn't get it released in cinemas until Februry

I will say its worth waiting for

**LilMouse** · 02-01-2007, 08:04 PM

I love walk the line - as evidence by my avatar

the one good thing is that Weinstein seems to be really behind the film and will do anything necessary for it to do well.

**BehrItAll** · 02-01-2007, 10:21 PM

Thanks for the new thread

Only 10 screens! and MArch!

You make a good point. At least they are behind the film.
and I do believe it is worth the wait.

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Originally Posted by LilMouse (View Post)

I guess March is the first time I'll see a movie in the theater this year

what about Factory Girl? not going to see it with me?

**LilMouse** · 02-01-2007, 10:38 PM

10 screens is crazy. I never heard of a movie with big stars on only 10 screens.

yea, I'll see Factory Girl with you

**BehrItAll** · 02-01-2007, 10:45 PM

I know!
it's insane!
It has an acedemy award winner for bunnies sake!

BYtheSEA · 02-01-2007, 11:10 PM

Hey as long as I will be able to watch it on the big screen, I'll be happy. It was getting to the point where it seemed like DVD would be my first opportunity to see it.

Here's hoping they don't keep pushing the release.

Oh, and it might help to actually advertise the movie.

**LilMouse** · 02-02-2007, 10:25 AM

bunnies sakes

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It was getting to the point where it seemed like DVD would be my first opportunity to see it.

so glad i won't have to rent the dvd like i will for ewan's recently released movies.

why do I get the feeling that they're going to push the release to next Dec?

they should run ads for the movie. It kind of sucks, though, that Ewan and Renee won't do promotion again

**BehrItAll** · 02-02-2007, 06:00 PM

They did promos like ages ago
and they better run the commercials this month and next.

**LilMouse** · 02-02-2007, 06:31 PM

they did show commercials but I don't get how they'll repromote it

**BehrItAll** · 02-02-2007, 07:43 PM

They show re-run them then
What was the point of those commercials if it is only running in 10 theaters?


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