I mentioned two days ago that if Ben Affleck’s “Air,” starring Matt Damon and Viola Davis, wanted to be a legitimate Oscar contender then it needed to make a decent amount of money at the box-office.
The $90 million biopic opened last night, on a Wednesday. The result was just under $3.7 million. They also did previews on Tuesday and earned just under $1 million, which is included in the 3.7 total.
The film also nabbed an A on CinemaScore, so word of mouth will maybe stretch out its legs. No word yet on what the 5-day tally might be based on that $3.8 million opening. It might get to around $15 million, but that’s purely a guess.
Amazon is banking a lot on “Air,” giving it a worldwide theatrical release. Critics are, at the very least, on its side with a 78 on Metacritic and a glowy 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Criterion's December lineup has some great additions to the library, but the title that jumped out at me is Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man," which officially joins the Collection on December 8.