She can laugh about it now
Julie Hagerty’s role in ‘Marriage Story’ had a song-and-dance scene. She took it anyway.
Julie Hagerty’s movie career has included memorable moments in cockpits (“Airplane!”) and Las Vegas casinos (“Lost in America”), but she admits she was terribly frightened by a scene in her new film, “Marriage Story,” that takes place in an ordinary living room.
Of course, the scene involves singing the Stephen Sondheim song “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” from “Company” with Scarlett Johansson and Merritt Wever, who play her daughters in the Noah Baumbach film.
“It was fun, and it was hard,” Hagerty recalled. “Merritt and I were practicing and practicing. Then Scarlett came in and did it in five minutes. I don’t sing. I
Disney’s “Frozen 2” dominated the box office once again in its second weekend, adding $123.7 million through the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, including $85.3 million from Friday through Sunday, for a cumulative $287.6 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
“This was the Thanksgiving box office bounty the industry was hoping for, and while not a record-breaker [overall], the holiday frame was strong enough to knock the YTD deficit down by 1.3% and get the momentum rolling,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst at Comscore.
“Frozen 2” topped previous Thanksgiving weekend record holder “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” which earned about $110 million in 2013. “Frozen 2” stands at $738.6 million globally.
In second place, Lionsgate and MRC’s “Knives Out” opened Wednesday well ahead of expectations, with a five-day debut of $41.7 million, including $27 million from Friday through Sunday.
Written and directed by Rian Johnson (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”), the film is a comedic take on the murder mystery starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Katherine Langford, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, Jaeden Martell and Don Johnson as members of a wealthy family whose patriarch (played by Christopher Plummer) dies unexpectedly. Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas also star.
It was well received, with an A-minus CinemaScore and a 96% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
At No. 3, Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari” added a five-day haul of $19 million, with $13.2 million of that Friday through Sunday, for a total of $81 million. In fourth place, Sony’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” added $17.3 million over the five days, including $11.8 million from Friday through Sunday, for a domestic total of $34.3 million.
Rounding out the top five, Universal and Makeready’s “Queen & Slim” opened Wednesday to $15.8 million through five days, including $11.7 million Friday through Sunday. Directed by Melina Matsoukas (“Insecure,” Beyoncé’s “Formation” video) from a script by Lena Waithe, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya and newcomer Jodie TurnerSmith as a couple on the run after an altercation with a police officer turns deadly.
The film was well received with an A-minus CinemaScore and a 84% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
At No. 6, STX Entertainment’s “21 Bridges” added $5.8 million from Friday through Sunday for a total of $20.5 million. In seventh place, Paramount’s “Playing With Fire” added $4.2 million over three days for a cumulative $39.2 million. At No. 8, Lionsgate’s “Midway” added $4 million in for a cumulative $50.3 million. At No. 9, Warner Bros.’ “Joker” added $2 million for a total of $330.6 million. Rounding out the top 10, Universal’s “Last Christmas” added about $2 million in its fourth weekend for a cumulative $31.7 million.
In limited release, Amazon opens the biopic “The Aeronauts,” Neon debuts the drama “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” and Magnolia Pictures releases the sci-fi drama “Little Joe.”