‘Story Ave’ On Bronx Graffiti Gangs Draws Fans At NYC Opening, ‘Stop Making Sense’ Expands With $1M Weekend – Specialty Box Office
deadline.comStory Ave starring Luis Guzman grossed $9.85k in a limited opening at one theater, Quad Cinema, with multiple sold-out shows.
The first feature from director Aristotle Torres, which won for Best Cinematography at SXSW (see Deadline review) expands to Chicago and the Bronx next week, followed by LA and additional markets October 13.
Guzman plays a no-nonsense subway operator who becomes an unlikely mentor to a teenager (Asante Blackk) caught up in the dangerous world of Bronx graffiti gangs.
Written by Torres and Bonsu Thompson. Produced by Jamie Foxx. In an overall market “that’s not exactly easy,” Story Ave pulled in a diverse crowd, said Kino’s director of theatrical distribution, Maxwell Wolkin. “You have to get creative, and find an angle, and find things that hit.
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