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    "Lawless" debuts to $1.1 million for Weinstein Co

    By Todd Cunningham | Reuters – Thu, Aug 30, 2012

    LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Getting a head start on the holiday weekend, the Weinstein Company's bootlegger drama "Lawless" opened with $1.1 million Wednesday.

    The R-rated drama, which debuted in 2,565 theaters, is looking at a six-day total of between $10 million and $12 million over the Labor Day weekend.

    Shia LeBeouf, Tom Hardy and Jessica Chastain star, and John Hillcoat ("The Road") directs.

    Weinstein Co. acquired the Prohibition tale in 2011. It was in competition at Cannes earlier this year.

    Rocker Nick Cave wrote the screenplay and composed the film's score, which includes several new songs sung by, among others, Emmylou Harris and Ralph Stanley. Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska and Guy Pearce co-star.

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    • patrickt
      patrickt  •  4 days ago
      not a great movie. watch The Proposition instead. It's also about three brothers and a bad cop. Written by Cave and directed by Hillcoat and thankfully - No Shia Ladouche.
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