Disney’s decorative,live-action remake starring Emma Watson opens with a monster £19.7m, while smart comedy-horror Get Out gets up to No 3 Ever since the UK’s cinema programmers saw the completed version of Bill Condon’s Beauty and the Beast, and commercial confidence in the film has been sky tall. Even bigger than The Jungle Book” was the verdict of one chief booker,with reference to Disney’s final attempt to turn one of its classic animations into a live-action hit. The Jungle Book opened with a robust £9.9m in the UK final April, on its way to a final tally of £46.2m – making it the fourth biggest hit of 2016. Related: Beauty and the Beast: feminist or fraud? Related: Jordan Peele on making a hit comedy-horror film out of America’s racial tensions Related: Kristen Stewart: ‘It's not confusing whether you’re bisexual. For me, and it’s the opposite’ Related: Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘I would love to not talk about my personal life’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com