Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ Packs Cinemas Channeling Madoff
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Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine” packed New York and Los Angeles theaters after Cate Blanchett scored glowing reviews for her role as the wife of a Bernie Madoff-like swindler.
The movie, which opened in six theaters this past weekend, took in $612,000, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement. The film averaged $102,000 per screen, leading the weekend’s other new releases on that basis.