It was the second-biggest March global opening, behind only Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the thirteenth-biggest worldwide opening ever and the seventh-biggest for Disney. [95] Earning a total of $174.8 million on its opening weekend, it defied all expectations and went on to set numerous notable records. Condon directed the 2017 Disney live action film adaptation of the animated 1991 film Beauty and the Beast. According to local box office tracker Ent Group, the film grossed an estimated $12.1 million on its opening day (Friday), representing 70% of the total receipts. [33] Two months later, Luke Evans and Dan Stevens were reported to be in talks to play Gaston and the Beast respectively,[36][37] and Watson confirmed their casting the next day on Twitter. [132] The film grossed $45.4 million in its third weekend, finally being overtaken for the top spot by newcomer The Boss Baby ($50.2 million). William "Bill" Condon is an American director and screenwriter, who is well known for directing critically acclaimed films, such as Gods and Monsters (1998), Kinsey (2004), and Dreamgirls (2006). [111][112] It earned $16.3 million from Thursday previews night, marking the biggest of 2017 (breaking Logan's record), the biggest ever for a Disney live-action film (breaking Maleficent's record), the second-biggest ever for both a G- or PG-rated film (behind the sixth Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which also starred Watson), and the third-biggest ever in the month of March (behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and The Hunger Games). View production, box office, & company info. [260] As was the case with the original animated film, one argument is that Belle suffers from Stockholm syndrome (a condition that causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors as a survival strategy during captivity). [15][43][44] Filming with the principal actors concluded on August 21. Condon most recently helmed "The Fifth Estate." Some years later, in the small town of Villeneuve, Belle, the book-loving daughter of a widowed inventor named Maurice, dreams of adventure. [161][162][163] In Russia, despite receiving a restrictive 16 rating, the film managed to deliver a very successful opening with $6 million. A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner. While ultimately accepting the opportunity, she said: "[The] first Beauty and the Beast decision was made with my husband. [34], In January 2015, it was announced that Emma Watson had been cast as Belle, the female lead. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Beauty And The Beast China sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. Twilight helmer Bill Condon has signed on to direct Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast film.. The Beast releases her to save Maurice, giving her the mirror to remember him with. But we just couldn't get it to click and it was Alan Horn who championed the idea of owning the Disney of it all. [168][169] Either-way, it recorded the second-biggest opening for a Disney live-action film,[166] with $3.4 million coming from 386 IMAX screens. Is this version a musical like the animated film? A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. The beauty of tackling the beast of discernment Bill Condon’s adaptation/remake of Beauty and the Beast (2017) starring Emma Watson is a live-action version of the 1991 Disney musical animated fairy tale of the same name. Jimmy Johnston, Dean Street, and Alexis Loizon as Tom, Dick, and Stanley, a trio of men who serve as Gaston's henchmen. Take that vision, put it into a new medium, make it a radical reinvention, something not just for the stage because it's not just being literal, now other elements come into play. A few weeks before the film's scheduled release on March 17, 2017, Condon announced that one character, LeFou, has "a nice, exclusively gay moment", which resulted in an "internet meltdown" of contrasting support and condemnation. [106] Even after inflation adjusted, it is still ahead of the $425 million gross ($760 million in 2017 dollars) of the original film. Its robust global debut helped push the company past $6 billion for the first time,[95] and led to analysts believing that the film had a shot of passing $1 billion worldwide from theatrical earnings. [263], Psychiatrist Frank Ochberg, who was responsible for defining the term "Stockholm syndrome", said he does not think Belle exhibits the trauma symptoms of prisoners suffering from the syndrome because she does not go through a period of feeling that she is going to die. Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. 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It's mind-boggling to me how a gigantic company like Disney lets a film open if the most important CGI effects obviously don't look convincing yet. When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Belle is ambushed by a pack of wolves, but the Beast rescues her, becoming injured in the process. Come on Disney: what were you thinking?! [137] By May 28, the film had earned over $500 million in ticket sales becoming the first film of 2017 (until it was later surpassed by The Last Jedi),[138][139] the third female-led film (after The Force Awakens and Rogue One followed by Wonder Woman and The Last Jedi) and the eighth overall film in cinematic history to pass the mark. [42], Principal photography began on May 18, 2015, taking place at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, nearby in the village of Cranleigh, and in Lacock, Wiltshire. [52], On January 19, 2017, both Disney and Celine Dion — singer of the original 1991 "Beauty and the Beast" duet song, with singer Peabo Bryson — confirmed that Dion would be performing one of the new original songs "How Does a Moment Last Forever" to play over the end titles. [51] However, an instrumental version of the song "Home", which was written for the musical, is used during the scene where Belle first enters her room in the castle. [199], Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph gave the film four out of five and wrote that "It dazzles on this chocolate box of a picture that feels almost greedy yet to make this film work, down to a sugar-rush finale to grasp the nettle and make an out-an-out, bells-and-whistles musical" while he praised the performances of Watson, McKellen, Thompson, McGregor, Evans and Gad. It's been almost 10 years since we got a completely convincing CGI "beast" face with Peter Jackson's King Kong, complete with alive looking eyes and natural facial expressions. 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Area Film Critics Association, "Beauty and the Beast remake: A traditional tale with a modern twist", "The $255 Million Spell That Disney Cast On Britain", "Beauty and the Beast 2017 cast, trailer, release date and everything you need to know", "Disney announced all its movies coming in the next 4 years—here's what you have to look forward to", "Live-action 'Beauty and the Beast' is still enchanting (but the original is better)", "Beauty and the Beast review: Irresistible charm shows no one casts a spell quite like Disney", "Could not be more happy that this man will be Beast!!! 2 'Beauty and the Beast' Box Office Profits – 2017 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament", "Box-Office Preview: Will 'Beauty and the Beast' Waltz to New Records? At Villeneuve, Belle reveals the Beast in the mirror to the townsfolk, proving her father's sanity. [204][205], Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B-, writing that the new songs were "not transporting". A young Prince, imprisoned in the form of a Beast (Dan Stevens), can be freed only by true love. [258], Disney has sought to portray Belle as an empowered young woman,[259] but a debate questioning whether it is possible for a captor to fall in love with their prisoner, and whether this is a problematic theme, has resulted. [53] She originally had doubts about whether or not to record the song due to the recent death of her husband and manager René Angélil, who had previously helped her secure the 1991 pop duet. [65] The United Kingdom received the same version on April 21, 2017. Furthermore, it is also Watson's highest-opening, beating Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 same with Emma Thompson, director Bill Condon's biggest debut ever ahead of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and the biggest outside of summer, save for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, not accounting for inflation. A live-action Beauty and the Beast remake was first announced in April 2014, with Condon hired to direct it; Watson, Stevens, Evans, and the rest of the cast signed on between January and April 2015. [80] A TV spot with Watson singing was shown during the 74th Golden Globe Awards. "[247], In Russia, Vitaly Milonov agitated the culture minister for banning the film,[248] but instead it was given a 16+ rating (children under the age of 16 can only be admitted to see it in theaters with accompanying adults). A board member of the company stated that the Ministry of Information's censorship department had requested it to stop its screening and edit it for things the Ministry deemed offensive. When he refuses, she reveals her identity. Because you've seen the movie—it's such a tiny thing, and it's been overblown." [11][12] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 375 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. [149][156] In India, despite facing heavy competitions from four new Hindi releases, two Tamils films and a Malayalam and a Punjabi release, the film managed to take an occupancy of 15% on its opening day, an impressive feat despite tremendous competitions. [47], The Beast was portrayed with a "more traditional motion capture puppeteering for the body and the physical orientation", where actor Dan Stevens was "in a forty-pound gray suit on stilts for much of the film". [135] Its seventh weekend of release was in contemporaneous with another Emma Watson-starring new film The Circle. 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[170][173][183], Beauty and the Beast received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise going to its visuals, ensemble cast, musical score, songs, costume design, production values, and faithfulness to the original animated film with a few elements of the Broadway musical version, while the designs of the Beast and the servants' household object forms drew mixed reviews. 1 in virtually all markets except Vietnam, Turkey, and India. [66], The film was re-released in New York City and Los Angeles for a one-week engagement starting December 1, 2017. Was this review helpful to you? You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [45][46] Six days later, co-producer Jack Morrissey confirmed that production had officially wrapped. [100][101][102] It is currently the second-highest-grossing film of 2017 (behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi),[103] the highest-grossing March release,[104] the highest-grossing remake of all time,[105] and the sixth-biggest Disney film. Condon later explained that "after Frozen opened, the studio saw that there was this big international audience for an old-school-musical approach. [92] It surpassed the entire lifetime total of the original film in just six days. However, Gaston treacherously shoots the Beast from a bridge, which then collapses as the castle begins to crumble, leading Gaston to fall to his death. We Asked an Expert", "Does Belle from Beauty and The Beast Have Stockholm Syndrome? Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. The facial capture for the Beast was done separately in order to "communicate the subtleties of the human face" and "[capture the] thought that occurs to him" which gets "through [to] the eyes, which are the last human element in the Beast." In IMAX, it recorded the biggest debut for a PG-rated title (although it carried varying certificate amongst different markets) with $8.5 million from 649 screens, the second-biggest for a PG title behind The Jungle Book. [255][256] In Kuwait, the film was withdrawn from cinemas by National Cinema Company, which owns most of the cinemas in the country. 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He is a director and writer, known for Gods and Monsters (1998), Kinsey (2004) and Dreamgirls (2006). Just so you know: those films are atrocious. [269] Emma Watson and Dan Stevens have both expressed interest in reprising their roles in a potential sequel or prequel to the film. Bill Condon Narrates a Scene From ‘Beauty and the Beast’ The director Bill Condon narrates a scene from his film featuring Emma Watson and Kevin Kline. Bill Condon, Director: Gods and Monsters. [146] In July 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic closing most theaters and limiting new releases, Beauty and the Beast returned 527 theaters (mostly drive-ins) and grossed $467,000. [113] An estimated 41% of the gross came from IMAX, 3D and premium large format screenings which began at 6 pm, while the rest—59%—came from regular 2D shows which began at 7 pm. Its launch is the second-biggest for the month of March, behind Batman v Superman ($256.5 million). The release date was strategically chosen to coincide with White Day. With an estimated budget of around $255 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made. [136] That weekend, The Circle was number four, while Beauty and the Beast was at number six. The animated version was already darker and more modern than the previous Disney fairy-tales. [116][117] It was also the biggest opening day ever for a film that wasn't PG-13, displacing the $58 million opening Wednesday of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. [196] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone rated the film three out of four, deeming it an "exhilarating gift" while he remarked that "Beauty and the Beast does justice to Disney's animated classic, even if some of the magic is M.I.A (Missing in Action)". "[33] The film's ending originally featured Gaston being cursed by the Enchantress, though the idea was scrapped. [207], Controversy arose after director Bill Condon said there was a "gay moment" in the film, when LeFou briefly waltzes with Stanley, one of Gaston's friends. [91] This includes $21 million from IMAX plays on 1,026 screens, a new record for an IMAX PG title. The website's critical consensus reads, "With an enchanting cast, beautifully crafted songs, and a painterly eye for detail, Beauty and the Beast offers a faithful yet fresh retelling that honors its beloved source material. As Belle nurses his wounds, a spark develops between them. A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love. [265][266] Following this viewpoint, Constance Grady of Vox stated that Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's Beauty and the Beast was a fairy tale originally written to prepare young girls in 18th-century France for arranged marriages, and that the power disparity is amplified in the Disney version.
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