Fox Searchlight generated the biggest opening weekend average of the year with the launch of Mira Nair's The Namesake which bowed to $248,552 from only six locations for a muscular per-theater average of $41,425. http://www.boxofficeguru.com/031207.htm
Starring Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Tabu - the PG-13 film about an Indian family and their American-born children platformed in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Toronto and will expand on Friday (March 16) into additional markets.
Currently playing in NY, LA, SF and Toronto - THE NAMESAKE will open in 34 additional theaters on Friday, March 16 in cities such as Boston, Chicago, DC, Denver, Philadelphia, San Jose, Seattle, and Vancouver. The film will expand further on Friday, March 23 into Dallas, Detroit, Hartford, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, Oakland, Phoenix, San Diego, and St. Louis.
