Spielberg ‘West Side Story’ debuts weakly with $10.5M
Associated PressNEW YORK — Despite critical acclaim and two years-worth of anticipation, Steven Spielberg’s lavish “West Side Story” revival made little noise at the box office, debuting with $10.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday — a worrisome result for a movie industry struggling to recapture its finger-snapping rhythm. A dazzling widescreen adaptation and Spielberg’s first musical, “West Side Story” was one of the year’s most eagerly awaited titles. With a script by Tony Kushner and Rita Moreno returning to her breakthrough film 60 years later, the $100-million “West Side Story” epitomizes a grand-scale prestige film that Hollywood infrequently produces anymore. Gross, who runs the movie consultancy Franchise Entertainment, called the opening “soft.” “If ‘West Side Story’ is going to be profitable, it will need to connect internationally as well domestically,” Gross said in an email.
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