FILE PHOTO: 77th Golden Globe Awards - Photo Room - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - Sam Mendes poses backstage with his awards for Best Director - Motion Picture and Best Motion Picture - Drama for "1917" . LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - Sam Mendes’ “1917” marched to box office victory, earning a solid $36.5 million from 3,434 theaters in its first weekend of wide release.Universal and DreamWorks’ World War I drama also defeated Disney’s “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker,” the final chapter in the sequel trilogy that has ruled box office charts since debuting in late December. In a surprise Golden Globes victory last Sunday, the film beat odds-on favorites “The Irishman” and “Marriage Story” to take home the statue for best motion picture - drama. Amblin Partners and New Republic backed the $90 million film, which has enjoyed critical raves.To movie theater owners and studio executives, “1917” is emblematic of the kind of experience ticket buyers can only get on the big-screen. It pulled in $10 million from 3,078 locations, a modest result but one that could point to profitability given its $29 million price tag.

Source: Egypt Today January 12, 2020 16:18 UTC