Eastern Promises and Across the Universe Threaten to End Damon Gravy Train

Published: September 17, 2007, 2:47 pm

Tags: arts amp amp culture, david cronenberg, julie taymor

The Brave One may have made the most money in Manhattan over the quiet weekend, but Eastern Promises and the musical Across the Universe made the most noise. David Cronenberg's follow-up to last year's critical darling A History of Violence (#5) made $81,000 dollars on one screen, and Julie Taymor's (Frida) troubled production Across the Universe (#2) averaged over $50,000 on 3 screens. Neither film cracked the top-15 grossing movies in the country in their first week of limited release, but both Focus Features, which is releasing Promises, and Sony Pictures, which is releasing Universe, should be heartened by their movies' early success. The Jodie Foster vehicle The Brave One (#1) grossed $271,000 in Manhattan at 10 theaters during a cool September weekend both for movies and temperatures. It was a relatively low opening for the Academy-Award winner, but in line with other revenge flicks, like gasp! Falling Down. The Billy Bob Thornton comedy Mr. Woodcock (#8) and the

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