Brendan Fraser.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/GettyBrendan Fraserhas a box office hit on his hands.On Sunday,Entertainment Weeklyreported that Fraser’s new movieThe Whalereported the best limited opening of any movie in 2022 after it debuted in Los Angeles and New York City over the weekend.The movie — which stars Fraser, 54, as a600-lb. reclusive English teacher named Charliewho struggles to reconnect with his estranged daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink) — sold out screenings at all six movie theaters it played in over the weekend and grossed $360,000 total, according to the outlet.The Whaleaveraged $60,000 in ticket sales for each screen it played on in that time period, which makes for directorDarren Aronofsky’s best box office opening since his 2010 filmBlack Swan, for which starNatalie Portmanwon anAcademy Awardfor Best Actress, according toEW, which cited production company A24 and Comscore.Fraser received additional critical acclaim for his performance in the new movie Monday as he wasnominated for best actor in a dramaat the upcoming2023 Golden Globes.Brendan Fraser inThe Whale(2022).Courtesy of A24The Whale’s early financial success in its opening weekend limited run follows a run of highly-acclaimed screenings at various film festivals andearly awards for Fraser, who in September accepted theToronto International Film Festival’s Tribute Award for his performance.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.At the movie’s New York City premiere Nov. 29, Fraser told PEOPLE he would “absolutely"transform using prosthetics againfor another role afterThe Whale.“I think it’s one of the more exacting ways you can create a character and body,” Fraser said of the process. “And in this case the mandate that Charlie’s costume would respect the laws of gravity and physics as opposed to the many ways that we’ve seen that character depicted in films before as really a one-note joke, and in a costume that’s just unfair.“Brendan Fraser.Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty"That’s a personal view,” he added. “But we felt an obligation to ensure that it was cumbersome. It was accurate, that was what we strived for.“Aronofskypreviously toldVarietythat finding an obese actor to take on the character became a “crazy chase,” saying it was"impossible” to fill the rolewith someone “dealing with those issues.“The Whaleis in theaters in Los Angeles and New York City now.
Brendan Fraser.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Brendan Fraserhas a box office hit on his hands.On Sunday,Entertainment Weeklyreported that Fraser’s new movieThe Whalereported the best limited opening of any movie in 2022 after it debuted in Los Angeles and New York City over the weekend.The movie — which stars Fraser, 54, as a600-lb. reclusive English teacher named Charliewho struggles to reconnect with his estranged daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink) — sold out screenings at all six movie theaters it played in over the weekend and grossed $360,000 total, according to the outlet.The Whaleaveraged $60,000 in ticket sales for each screen it played on in that time period, which makes for directorDarren Aronofsky’s best box office opening since his 2010 filmBlack Swan, for which starNatalie Portmanwon anAcademy Awardfor Best Actress, according toEW, which cited production company A24 and Comscore.Fraser received additional critical acclaim for his performance in the new movie Monday as he wasnominated for best actor in a dramaat the upcoming2023 Golden Globes.Brendan Fraser inThe Whale(2022).Courtesy of A24The Whale’s early financial success in its opening weekend limited run follows a run of highly-acclaimed screenings at various film festivals andearly awards for Fraser, who in September accepted theToronto International Film Festival’s Tribute Award for his performance.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.At the movie’s New York City premiere Nov. 29, Fraser told PEOPLE he would “absolutely"transform using prosthetics againfor another role afterThe Whale.“I think it’s one of the more exacting ways you can create a character and body,” Fraser said of the process. “And in this case the mandate that Charlie’s costume would respect the laws of gravity and physics as opposed to the many ways that we’ve seen that character depicted in films before as really a one-note joke, and in a costume that’s just unfair.“Brendan Fraser.Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty"That’s a personal view,” he added. “But we felt an obligation to ensure that it was cumbersome. It was accurate, that was what we strived for.“Aronofskypreviously toldVarietythat finding an obese actor to take on the character became a “crazy chase,” saying it was"impossible” to fill the rolewith someone “dealing with those issues.“The Whaleis in theaters in Los Angeles and New York City now.
Brendan Fraserhas a box office hit on his hands.
On Sunday,Entertainment Weeklyreported that Fraser’s new movieThe Whalereported the best limited opening of any movie in 2022 after it debuted in Los Angeles and New York City over the weekend.
The movie — which stars Fraser, 54, as a600-lb. reclusive English teacher named Charliewho struggles to reconnect with his estranged daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink) — sold out screenings at all six movie theaters it played in over the weekend and grossed $360,000 total, according to the outlet.
The Whaleaveraged $60,000 in ticket sales for each screen it played on in that time period, which makes for directorDarren Aronofsky’s best box office opening since his 2010 filmBlack Swan, for which starNatalie Portmanwon anAcademy Awardfor Best Actress, according toEW, which cited production company A24 and Comscore.
Fraser received additional critical acclaim for his performance in the new movie Monday as he wasnominated for best actor in a dramaat the upcoming2023 Golden Globes.
Brendan Fraser inThe Whale(2022).Courtesy of A24
The Whale’s early financial success in its opening weekend limited run follows a run of highly-acclaimed screenings at various film festivals andearly awards for Fraser, who in September accepted theToronto International Film Festival’s Tribute Award for his performance.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
At the movie’s New York City premiere Nov. 29, Fraser told PEOPLE he would “absolutely"transform using prosthetics againfor another role afterThe Whale.
“I think it’s one of the more exacting ways you can create a character and body,” Fraser said of the process. “And in this case the mandate that Charlie’s costume would respect the laws of gravity and physics as opposed to the many ways that we’ve seen that character depicted in films before as really a one-note joke, and in a costume that’s just unfair.”
Brendan Fraser.Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty
“That’s a personal view,” he added. “But we felt an obligation to ensure that it was cumbersome. It was accurate, that was what we strived for.”
Aronofskypreviously toldVarietythat finding an obese actor to take on the character became a “crazy chase,” saying it was"impossible” to fill the rolewith someone “dealing with those issues.”
The Whaleis in theaters in Los Angeles and New York City now.
source: people.com
