A Star is Born
An protracted version of Bradley Cooper’sA Star is Bornwill play in theaters for a one - hebdomad special engagement . The remaking of the classic Hollywood drama enter this past awards time of year as the one to outfox , following successful screenings at the fall moving-picture show festival . However , it was ineffective to maintain that frontrunner condition and became an also - ran on the Oscar circuit . Earning eight nominations at the 91st Academy Awards ( including Best Picture),A Star is Bornwon just a individual trophyat the ceremony : Best Original Song for " Shallow . "
Despite that , there ’s no deny the film struck a chord with millions of people around the globe . critic widely praisedA Star is Born , impressed by the performances and Cooper ’s deft direction in his introduction behind - the - photographic camera . Audiences came out in full force-out to defend the moving-picture show , which grossed $ 425.3 million globally against a budget of $ 36 million . Warner Bros. knows they have a special striking , which is why they ’re givingA Star is Bornone more run on the big screen .
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harmonise toVariety , an extended version ofA Star is Born(featuring 12 instant of new footage ) will be prove in 1,150 theaters for one week , beginning Friday , March 1 . key as a"special encore engagement,“the gash include extended carrying out of Sung dynasty like " Black eye " and " Alibi " and a scene where Jackson Maine and Ally write a new caterpillar track together , called " Clover " ( among other additions ) .
WB certainly picked the right weekend to roll this out . Not only isA Star is Bornfresh on everyone ’s minds after the Oscars ( where Cooper and Lady Gaga ’s performance of " Shallow " was a show highlight ) , there is n’t much opening in theaters . This week ’s new wide releases areGretaandA Madea Family Funeral , neither of which arrive with much fanfare . While it would be unwise to require the extendedStar is Bornto compete with holdoverHow to rail Your firedrake : The Hidden Worldfor the top spot on the charts , it likely will be a seemly draw play . Though the theatrical track ofA Star is Bornis now on dwelling media , it still earned $ 610,148 at the domesticated box authority this preceding weekend . masses are continuing to seek it out at the multiplex and there will likely be pastime in see the new footage , which is n’t available on the Blu - ray .
This should mark the closing of this particular chapter of Cooper ’s career , and it ’ll be fascinating to see what he does next . Even beforeA Star is Bornopened last class , he had lined upa new directorial project in a Leonard Bernstein biopic(which he also plans to asterisk in ) . He ’s definitely keen on staying in the kingdom of prestigiousness fare , and judge by howA Star is Bornturned out , that seems smart . Cooper evidence a astute filmmaking eye with his first appearance and should germinate from there . And perhaps one day shortly he ’ll bump himself up on the Oscar stage admit an award .
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Source : Variety
