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Cruise Scores for Warner Bros.

Sci-fi thriller “Edge of Tomorrow” put in a strong performance over the weekend for Warner Bros. with a global box-office take of more than $140 million, as its star Tom Cruise continues to draw well internationally. The film, co-starring Cruise and Emily Blunt and co-produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, brought in a cumulative $111 million from outside the United States The film has been in limited release in some foreign markets for more than a week. Domestically, where Cruise’s box office appeal has dimmed somewhat, the film had an opening weekend of $29.1 million, good enough for third place behind “The Fault in Our Stars,” with $48 million, and “Maleficent,” the Walt Disney Co. picture starring Angelina Jolie, with $33.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo, a Burbank box-office tracking site. Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros, said “Edge of Tomorrow” has received good critical notices and is finding a responsive audience. “Word-of-mouth is extremely strong, which should continue to drive moviegoers to the theatre, either for the first time or to enjoy the film again,” he said, in a prepared statement. Village Roadshow Pictures is a unit of Village Roadshow Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia.

Mark Madler
Mark Madler
Mark R. Madler covers aviation & aerospace, manufacturing, technology, automotive & transportation, media & entertainment and the Antelope Valley. He joined the company in February 2006. Madler previously worked as a reporter for the Burbank Leader. Before that, he was a reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago and several daily newspapers in the suburban Chicago area. He has a bachelor’s of science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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