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DL: According to Angelina Jolie and Universal, [BYSEA] will NOT go wide and will strictly be a limited release
That it was ever going wide was vehemently denied by Jolie’s camp, and by Universal, which has told us that the movie wasn’t ever intended to be more than what it turned out to be: Jolie’s version of a ’70s art film; not a sweeping romance but rather a small “personal” film about a crumbling relationship. They say that this tiny release strategy for a film that is shouldering more than $30M (with P&A added in) was what they had in mind all along.
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DL: According to Angelina Jolie and Universal, [BYSEA] will NOT go wide and will strictly be a limited release Oct 30, 15:05
the only firm plan is for a release in three cities. {nm} Oct 30, 15:09
Studio spin. Why would they spend $30M if they never intended to go wide. {nm} Oct 30, 15:12
This way they save face if the movie turns out to be a turkey, and maintain a close relationship with two megastars? {nm} Oct 30, 15:14
Not spin. They did it to keep her happy & cement the relationship Oct 30, 17:12
With the year they had, $30m is a drop in the bucket. {nm} Oct 30, 22:00
Someone at Universal told Rentrak, ERC and BOM that it was wide when it first got the release date. {nm} Nov 01, 09:42
