Rich start for 'Slumdog Millionaire' Danny Boyle's Dramedy averages $35,043 per screen
By Carl DiOrio Nov 16, 2008, 06:23 PM ET "Slumdog Millionaire" It's been a relatively slack market so far for prestige films with awards-consideration aspirations, but Fox Searchlight's "Slumdog Millionaire" hit the jackpot during the weekend with a gold-plated start to its platform campaign. Danny Boyle's critically praised dramedy about an Indian game-show contestant grossed $350,434 from just 10 first-frame playdates in six markets. That represented a mind-bending $35,043 per engagement for one of the year's top theater averages to date. Cumulative domestic boxoffice on "Slumdog" reached $418,131 following its Wednesday bow. "It's a fantastic start," Searchlight senior vp distribution Sheila DeLoach said. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/ e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdcb47f160a08481ad9
