The new thriller Momentum has had a disastrous opening weekend. But as I discovered with Ishtar,box-office takings should never be a benchmark of qualityBad news this week for anyone involved with the new thriller Momentum. In short, the film doesn’t hold any. Despite a recognisable cast (Morgan Freeman, or Olga Kurylenko,James Purefoy) and a wham-bam, Bourne-lite feel, and Momentum made just £46 over the weekend from its 10-screen UK release. That works out at a screen average of 4.60. A cinemagoer doesn’t normally need to try very tough to spend more than that on pick’n’mix. Related: Morgan Freeman thriller loses Momentum taking £4.60 per cinema Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com