#BOXOFFICE: “SMILE 2” TERRIFYING MOVIEGOVERS IN TOP SPOT

SMILE 2 is set for a big opening, poised to take top spot with $22 million from 3,610 theatres for Paramount Pictures. This success mirrors its 2022 predecessor which had a similar opening and this latest installlment gets a stellar 84% on the Tomatometer.

THE WILD ROBOT is second with $10 million in its fourth weekend, taking it to $101 million domestically for Universal Pictures.

Third is TERRIFIER 3 with $8 million after a #1 debut last weekend for Cineverse. Its two week tally comes in at $34.9 million.

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE lands in fourth with $5.1 million, a tally of $284 million for Warner Bros. in its seventh weekend.

Rounding things out is WE LIVE IN TIME, debuting with $4.5 million for A24/Sphere Films from 955 theatres. This TIFF ’24 selection gets 79% on the Tomatometer.

#FIRSTLOOK: “WE LIVE IN TIME” NEW TRAILER AND RELEASE DATE

Hot off its warm reception at TIFF ’24, WE LIVE IN TIME gets an October 18, 2024 release in Canada via Sphere Films.

Today we also get a new Trailer:

We Live in Time will open theatrically across Canada on October 18, 2024.

The film had its World Premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Director: John Crowley
Writer: Nick Payne
Cast: Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh
Produced by: StudioCanal and SunnyMarch, with Benedict Cumberbatch as executive producer
Canadian distributor: Sphere Films

Synopsis: Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together — falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family — a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

(Photo/video credit: Sphere Films)

#TIFF24: “WE LIVE IN TIME” REVIEW

By Amanda Gilmore

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield deliver emotionally raw performances in Director John Crowley’s latest.

We Live in Time tells the exhilarating romance between Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield). Their endearing romance begins in the quirkiest way when Almut hits Tobias with her car. From then on, they’re a unit. The two face life’s joys and upheavals together. They fight. They love. But most importantly, they experience life.

Romance films are hit-and-miss. It’s rare we get one that haunts us. We Live in Time is one that will haunt us. Almut and Tobias share a rare love. One based on unflinching honesty, intimate humor, and loaded with infinite love.

Nick Payne’s script tells their story non-linearly over three distinct timelines. One follows them as they meet. Another while they are pregnant. And the final is when Almut is given a medical diagnosis that treatment may or may not cure. Telling the story in this way allows the audience to understand their love on a deeper level.

This romance is exquisitely acted between Pugh and Garfield. Their chemistry is astronomical. Pugh is a powerhouse as a woman who wants to balance her professional life as a chef with her personal one as a mother. Garfield gives a gut-wrenching performance as a man who’s terrified he’s going to lose the woman he loves. He gives a restrained performance that shows a well of intense emotions.

We Live in Time screens at TIFF ’24:

Fri, Sept 6 at 9:30 PM at VISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre

Sat, Sept 7 at 10:30 AM at Roy Thompson Hall

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “WE LIVE IN TIME”

Right off its announcement that it premieres at TIFF ’24, today we get a new Trailer for WE LIVE IN TIME, starring Academy Award nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.

The World Premiere of We Live in Time will take place at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

The film will screen theatrically in Canada on October 11, 2024.

Director: John Crowley
Writer: Nick Payne
Cast: Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh
Produced by: StudioCanal and SunnyMarch, with Benedict Cumberbatch as executive producer
Canadian distributor: Sphere Films

Synopsis: Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together — falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family — a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving
romance

Gorgeous and affecting! This is definitely giving BLUE VALENTINE vibes, top of our Fall watchlist!!

(Photo/video credit: Sphere Films Canada)

#CANNES: SPHERE FILMS CANADA ACQUIRE THREE NEW FILMS INCLUDING “WE LIVE IN TIME”

Sphere Films today announced the acquisition of the Canadian rights for WE LIVE IN TIME by John Crowley (Academy-Award nominated Brooklyn) starring award-winning actors Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, currently in production in London, England.

WE LIVE IN TIME is a romantic drama scripted by playwright and screenwriter Nick Payne with Benedict Cumberbatch on board as Executive Producer. Developed and produced by STUDIOCANAL with partners at SunnyMarch: Leah Clarke (The Mauritanian, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain), Adam Ackland (The Mauritanian, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Patrick Melrose) and Guy Heeley (Cyrano, Together, Locke), the project is co-financed by Film4 and STUDIOCANAL. International sales are handled by STUDIOCANAL while the U.S. distribution rights have been acquired by A24.

Sphere Films also picked up three titles ahead of the Cannes Film Festival. They include ABOUT DRY GRASSES (Official Competition) by the esteemed, award-winning Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, CLUB ZERO (Official Competition) by Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner, who has regularly premiered her films in Cannes, and BONNARD PIERRE ET MARTHE (Cannes Premiere) by Martin Provost (The Good Wife, Séraphine) which stars Vincent Macaigne, Cécile de France and Stacy Martin.

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