30 June 2013 12:55 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Summer isn't the usual launchpad for subtitled films, but this weekend two June openers both show promise. One is from the most consistently successful foreign language director, Pedro Almodovar's "I'm So Excited," which Sony Pictures Classics opened solidly, if below his usual level. The much less-heralded "Museum Hours" (Cinema Guild) scored an above-average per screen average in two New York theaters. Both should gain attention across the country in upcoming weeks. Among the multiple films that have widened out, none shows signs of breaking out, but Spc's "Before Midnight" has at least managed to stabilize at a respectable level with a reduced theater count. Radius/Weinstein's "20 Feet from Stardom" remains the strongest of the more limited releases. Opening "I'm So Excited" (Sony Pictures Classics) - Criticwire grade: B-; Metacritic score: 59; Festivals include: Los Angeles 2013 $103,000 in 5 theaters; PSA (per screen average): $20,600 Although this opened to a lower PSA than. »
- Tom Brueggemann
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