As far as documentary subjects go, Wavy Gravy, the focal point of Michelle Esrick's new documentary "Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie," is as multifaceted as one could imagine. A countercultural icon of the hippie movement, Wavy Gravy is perhaps best known as the acting Mc of the Woodstock Festival. If that role didn't suffice, Ben & Jerry's ice-cream took care of immortalizing him in popular culture by naming a ...
- 12/7/2010
- indieWIRE - People
As far as documentary subjects go, Wavy Gravy, the focal point of Michelle Esrick's new documentary "Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie," is as multifaceted as one could imagine. A countercultural icon of the hippie movement, Wavy Gravy is perhaps best known as the acting Mc of the Woodstock Festival. If that role didn't suffice, Ben & Jerry's ice-cream took care of immortalizing him in popular culture by naming a ...
- 12/7/2010
- Indiewire
Black Swan took center stage this weekend, scoring $1.44 million at 18 locations for what is arguably the most impressive limited debut of the year. Black Swan distributor Fox Searchlight's other major Oscar contender, 127 Hours, continued to lose steam, The King's Speech put up strong numbers again, and new releases I Love You, Phillip Morris and All Good Things had decent starts.Black Swan's $80,212 per-theater average landed behind The King's Speech's $88,863 average last weekend, but Black Swan played at four and half times the theaters, making its feat more spectacular. The movie notched Fox Searchlight's highest per-theater average gross ever, and it ranked 21st on the all-time list (sifting out Disney animated movies, it would be in tenth place). Black Swan also came out ahead of Up in the Air, which opened on the same weekend last year, as well as director Darren Aronofsky's last movie The Wrestler. While...
- 12/6/2010
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
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