One of the most talked-about movies of the year, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, finally hit theaters in a limited release this week. Even though the movie is over three and a half hours long and includes a 15-minute break, fans showed up in huge numbers.
In just four theaters in New York and Los Angeles, it sold out more than 30 screenings over the weekend. Released by A24, an independent studio, the film also scored one of the highest theater averages this year. With its strong start, The Brutalist is set for an exciting run in theaters, especially if it grabs the awards attention people are predicting.
The Brutalist made about $266,000 this weekend, with an impressive per-theater average of $66,000. This is the third-best average this year, following Anora by Neon ($91,000) and Searchlight’s Kinds of Kindness ($75,000).
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While Anora became a box office hit, earning $30 million worldwide after its limited release, Kinds of Kindness struggled to find wider success. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone in their third collaboration after The Favourite and Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness only managed to make $16 million worldwide.
Made with a budget of under $10 million, The Brutalist premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival, where Brady Corbet won the Silver Lion award for Best Director. The movie has received glowing reviews, with many critics naming it one of the top 10 films of the year.
It currently has a 93% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Ross Bonaime from Collider called it “an ambitious, towering achievement of a film” in his review.
The Brutalist marks a big moment for Adrien Brody, the youngest man to ever win the Best Actor Oscar. He earned the award at age 29 for his role in The Pianist. Like that movie, The Brutalist is a period drama.
It tells the story of a Hungarian architect who moves to the U.S. to pursue the American Dream. The film also features an impressive cast, including Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, and Isaach De Bankolé. You can watch it now in theaters.
Source: Deadline