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Beating forecasts

She said more than one-third of ticket buyers were under 25, and prospects for the film looked strong in coming weeks as his films tended to have box office “longevity”. Son of God, which stars Portuguese actor and former model Diogo Morgado as Jesus Christ, features scenes not used in the History Channel mini-series that was nominated for three Emmy nominations.
The movie received generally poor reviews, getting “rotten” reviews from 37 of 50 critics tallied on the site Rotten Tomatoes, although 82 per cent of audience members liked it. “It’s a phenomenal opening,” said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for Fox, which distributed the movie. He said forecasting the fortunes for the religious-themed movie “defied all conventional wisdom”. “I thought if we were in the $12 million to $15 million range we’d be in great shape,” he said.
“But I’m not at all surprised it did more than that.” The Lego Movie, which also features the voices of Will Ferrell, Will Arnett and Morgan Freeman, was the fourth film since October to lead the box-office over three straight weekends. It followed on the heels of Gravity in October and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in December, according to Box Office Mojo. Ride Along also led the box-office for three consecutive weekends in January.
Rounding out the top five, the George Clooney World War Two-era film The Monuments Men took in $5 million, while 3 Days to Kill, starring Kevin Costner as an over-the-hill international spy, was fifth with $4.9 million in ticket sales.
Warner Brothers, a unit of Time Warner, released the film The Lego Movie. Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast’s NBC Universal division, distributed Non-Stop. Son of God was released by Fox, a unit of Twenty-First Century Fox. Relativity distributed 3 Days to Kill. The Monuments Men was released by Sony’s Columbia Pictures.

Viacom18 Motion Pictures to release Darren Aronofsky’s magnum opus Noah in India

Fascinated by the compelling story about Noah since a very young age, director Darren Aronofsky is all set to present his take on the larger-than-life story of courage, sacrifice and hope, titled Noah. Paramount Pictures recently released the first pulse-racing trailer of the film, which has attracted amazing response from the audience across the globe.
The film boasts of a stellar cast, comprising of Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly as Noah and his wife, Naameh, respectively. It also features Oscar Award winner Anthony Hopkins and the Harry Potter actress, Emma Watson. The director, Darren Aronofsky, who has given the world remarkable award winning films like Pi, Black Swan and The Wrestler, had been working on the screenplay of the epic since 2004.
The adventure packed film has spectacular VFX with mass scale production. The film features Noah having visions of an apocalyptic deluge, taking measures to protect his family and saving the innocent animals from the coming flood. In a world ravaged by human sin, Noah is given a divine mission: to build an Ark to save God’s creation from the devastating flood. Noah and his family build a massive ark, large enough to give shelter to two of every type of animal, who, when the time is right, appear at the foot of the great ship to board. What follows is a battle for Noah’s Ark, so that the storm can be survived.
With the film due for a worldwide release next month, Black Swan film-maker Aronofsky has certainly left the audience looking forward to the grand cinematic experience. Presented by Paramount Pictures, the film is slated for release on 28th March by Viacom18 Motion Pictures in India.