With Emma Stone at the helm, Yorgos Lanthimos’ film provides the filmmaker with his best debut yet, replacing “Wonka” after a six-week reign. The French comedy “Chase Gardie” takes a closer look at them.
“Poor Creatures”, written by Yorgos Lanthimos with Emma Stone, attracted 155,000 viewers upon its release. Photo Atsushi Nishijima – Searchlight Pictures
Published on January 23, 2024 at 9:45 am.
Updated on January 23, 2024 at 10:52 am.
lGolden Ion of the last Venice Film Festival, poor creatures Despite its initial release being limited to 245 theaters, it managed to attract 155,000 moviegoers during its first weekend. Helmed by the iconic Emma Stone, this feminist story provides its director Yorgos Lanthimos with the best start of his career – even further Favorite (131,000 entries in 2019) – and also holds the leading position in the ranking for this period. With the initial positive reaction from audiences, the rest of her career is also looking favourable, but its extent will depend on the new awards the feature film can collect after already receiving two major Golden Globes (Best Comedy and Best Actress). . January .
After six weeks, wonka So he handed over his lead, but he came close to winning again: 142,000 new enthusiasts came to discover Paul King’s music, bringing the total to 3.4 million admissions. A third feature film could also replace the first two, preserve Attracted 139,000 additional laughs over five days. Especially in the provinces, the fantastic journey of the comedy of Antonín Forlón and Frédéric Forestier is still far from ending, the milestone of 1.5 million admissions has just been passed, the goal of 2 million can now be achieved!
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