Sometimes you won't believe what your eyes are seeing, Angelina Jolie's Unbroken is still in theaters, and it's still making money. The domestic box office haul is currently at $109 million, and Unbroken has made more than $20 million overseas. This has led Indie Wire to call the film the "sleeper hit of the holiday/Oscar season."
Although we could probably argue that Selma is steadily making more
money now that it has a wider release, plus American Sniper just owned the box office this past
weekend, I still think it's worth discussing Unbroken's financial success. Angelina has proven
herself a capable director and storyteller....
Universal, the studio that distributed Unbroken, also released a new featurette a few days ago.
The video includes a short behind-the-scenes interview with Angelina as she's on set, plus some archival interview clips and photos of Louis
Zamperini. Angelina points out that Louis always wanted to see his story made into a film and he
had to wait 50 years for it to happen...
Incidentally, Angelina had a great 2014 financially speaking overall. Maleficent was the biggest hit of
Angelina's career, and the total box office haul (domestic and foreign market) exceeded $750 million. And I don't even think that includes DVD
sales. So Angelina has proven that she's a major player behind and in front of the camera and Angelina
is the most financially successful female director of 2014.
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