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“The Apprentice,” a dramatization of the early years of former President Donald Trump’s business career, grossed just over $1.5 million, multiple outlets reported, a rough opening weekend for the controversial film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year but struggled to find a distributor and drew legal threats from Trump’s team.
“The Apprentice”—starring Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, Trump’s then-mentor—grossed about $1.6 million from Friday to Sunday, putting it at around 10th place at the box office, though its 1,740-theater debut was far smaller than most major films, which often open in well over 3,500 theaters.
The movie also features Maria Bakalova as Trump’s first wife, Ivana, was directed by Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi and the screenplay was written by Gabriel Sherman, who also wrote a biography of Fox News founder Roger Ailes.
“The Apprentice” was distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment after most Hollywood studios declined to pick it up despite its festival success, and was expected to gross between $1 and $3 million in its debut weekend.
“Terrifier 3” was at the top of the box office after grossing $18.2 million from 1,988 theaters in its debut weekend, and “The Wild Robot” held the second spot with $13.45 million, followed by “Joker: Folie á Deux” and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Variety reported.
“The Apprentice,” a dramatization of the early years of former President Donald Trump’s business career, grossed just over $1.5 million, multiple outlets reported, a rough opening weekend for the controversial film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year but struggled to find a distributor and drew legal threats from Trump’s team.
“The Apprentice”—starring Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, Trump’s then-mentor—grossed about $1.6 million from Friday to Sunday, putting it at around 10th place at the box office, though its 1,740-theater debut was far smaller than most major films, which often open in well over 3,500 theaters.
The movie also features Maria Bakalova as Trump’s first wife, Ivana, was directed by Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi and the screenplay was written by Gabriel Sherman, who also wrote a biography of Fox News founder Roger Ailes.
“The Apprentice” was distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment after most Hollywood studios declined to pick it up despite its festival success, and was expected to gross between $1 and $3 million in its debut weekend.
“Terrifier 3” was at the top of the box office after grossing $18.2 million from 1,988 theaters in its debut weekend, and “The Wild Robot” held the second spot with $13.45 million, followed by “Joker: Folie á Deux” and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Variety reported.
