collateral beauty
collateral beauty may just be the collateral damage of a new combination of factors that will shape hollywood in the future .
filming has just begun on her new movie collateral beauty in new york city .
collateral beauty is shaping up to be the worst - reviewed film of the year .
the benefits of cosmic ordering... will smith in collateral beauty photograph: youtube
will smith -
collateral beauty
( warner bros. pictures / new line cinema )
collateral beauty has such a clever and unique story. what inspired you to write it ?
will smith is no longer a box office draw as collateral beauty flops in the us .
michael pena, kate winslet and will smith in a scene from the movie collateral beauty .
“creed” cinematographer maryse alberti will shoot “collateral beauty, ” which is currently filming in new york .
if there' s one constant about collateral beauty, it' s how consistently it disappoints .
kind of blue: will smith and helen mirren in collateral beauty. photograph: barry wetcher / ap
for will smith, making his new film collateral beauty was a difficult case of life imitating art .
on friday, march 4, keira knightley and edward norton were spotted filming collateral beauty together in nyc .
keira knightley has joined the cast of new line’s ensemble drama “ collateral beauty, ” starring will smith .
the failure of
collateral beauty
is all the more grievous for the waste of its superb actors .
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collateral beauty, however, was savaged by critics and has a terrible 14% rating on rotten tomatoes .
looks like will smith’s latest film collateral beauty has not had any collateral impact with cinemagoers – as it’s had the worst box office opening weekend of his entire career .
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collateral beauty comes from the writer of the film where kevin james became a cage - fighter, as well as the film where jason bateman gets drunk and artificially inseminates jennifer aniston with his sperm by mistake. but collateral beauty is different to those films. collateral beauty is, by some distance, stupider than those films. look, here’s the trailer .
hugh jackman has dropped out of the drama “ collateral beauty ” a month after the project was unveiled by palmstar media .
palmstar media and likely story have acquired rights to collateral beauty, the drama that will star hugh jackman and rooney mara .
tomorrow, wednesday, feb. 24, collateral beauty will be filming at union turnpike and myrtle ave in queens, ny .
helen mirren is in early discussions to join will smith in the new line drama “ collateral beauty, ” sources tell variety .
yesterday, collateral beauty filmed scenes at the whitney museum, and tonight smith was spotted filming at 6th ave and 21st st .
you said you were mulling collateral beauty over for a few years. but how long did the actual script take to write ?
the movie sounds like the aftermath of a dirty bomb filled with treacle matter, but this review is a thing of collateral beauty .
new line cinema is nearing a deal to acquire worldwide rights to collateral beauty, a drama that has will smith attached to star .
not to mention warner bros spent $ 36m (£28. 8m) making collateral beauty in the first place, according to box office mojo .
will smith’s ensemble drama collateral beauty took just $ 7m (£5. 6m) in its opening weekend (picture: warner bros / youtube )
critics responded accordingly. a few headlines: “collateral beauty is a cold and crass christmas carol remake that’s exactly as bad as you’ve heard” (from vulture), “‘collateral beauty’ review: a tragic tale that’s overly manipulative” (abc), and “review: nakedly pandering collateral beauty deserves a lump of coal” (time). deadline suggests that reviews such as these (and rotten tomatoes roundups in particular) have a higher impact on moviegoers today :
collateral beauty received vicious reviews with such headlines like the new york post ‘s “ collateral beauty does collateral damage” and its critic kyle smith declaring, “this must be the first movie ever made in which the death of a child is presented as a pesky obstacle to a corporate sale. ” the headline for the new york times’ review read “lots of plastic in the face of collateral beauty ” with manohla dargis (who by the way loved ghostbusters) raging “the five stages of grief sometimes seem applicable to movie reviewing, except that i usually skip denial, rarely get around to acceptance and generally just settle into anger, which is where i am with collateral beauty. ”
disney’s “ rogue one: a star wars story ” has some new competition on dec. 16 — will smith ’s drama “ collateral beauty. ”
and then the second trailer for the forthcoming will smith movie collateral beauty was released. and now things are much worse than anyone could have imagined .
collateral beauty, the movie with a terrible title where will smith talks to angels, not surprisingly did poorly at the box office this past weekend .
ranking fourth on the us box office list, collateral beauty was also beaten by disney’s latest animated flick moana, and holiday comedy office christmas party .
collateral beauty only limped to fourth place on its opening weekend in the us, posting the worst box office ever for a will smith wide release .
the 70 - year - old headed to the set of new movie, collateral beauty, wearing a grateful dead t - shirt and tight leather trousers .
collateral beauty isn’t just an emotional film for will smith. in his case, filming the holiday movie came at a very difficult time in his life .
keira, who welcomed her daughter edie in may last year with her musician husband james righton, has been busy filming collateral beauty since earlier this month .
will smith is slowly but surely recovering from his father' s death - - and credits his new movie, collateral beauty, for helping him through it .
earlier in december, smith revealed he was filming collateral beauty at the time of his father’s death – and was able to channel his grief into his role .
clitoral beauty is going to be the name of my new pubic grooming salon .
i heard two different stories about collateral beauty ‘s conception today. first, was that the movie was originally conceived as a richard curtis - type romantic comedy / drama (not with the director, but akin to his style). but when smith became attached, collateral beauty morphed into a tearjerker. this is not true. collateral beauty was always conceived as a melodrama, even when hugh jackman was attached, and it was the version of the story that warner bros. greenlit .
“devil wears prada” helmer david frankel is in early talks to direct new line drama “collateral beauty” starring will smith, following the loss of director alfonso gomez - rejon .
jason segel is in talks to join hugh jackman and rooney mara in “me and earl and the dying girl” helmer alfonso gomez - rejon ’s “ collateral beauty. ”
a presentation of new line cinema and village roadshow pictures, “collateral beauty” will be distributed by warner bros. in the heart of awards season on dec. 16 .
kate winslet carries a cup of coffee as she walks across the set of her upcoming film collateral beauty on friday afternoon (march 4) in new york city .
collateral beauty is not good. it’s needlessly complicated, treats its audience like it’s dumber than a box full of unused fox network reality show pitches, and totally wastes will smith in a dull tearjerker that elicits absolutely zero tears, except the ones you will shed when you realized you wasted your hard - earned money on collateral beauty .
collateral beauty, starring will smith, kate winslet, keira knightley, edward norto n and helen mirren, has been filming on location in new york since late last week .
disney’s “rogue one: a star wars story” has some new competition on dec. 16 — will smith’s drama “collateral beauty. ” warner bros. announced monday that it has moved “chicken soup for the soul” out of the dec. 16 slot into 2017 and replaced it with new line’s “collateral beauty. ” the “star wars” spinoff is the [ … ]
but for the most part, the dna of those two movies was already written. so collateral beauty was my sole focus two years ago as we ramped up to production .
to me that is what collateral beauty means: the good that comes from the bad. or the light that can – not always does – but can come from darkness .
collateral beauty, ” whatever that means. this is “collateral schmaltz, ” the kind that has the power to close rather than open your heart as you rush out of the theater while the terribly named onerepublic ballad, “let’s hurt tonight, ” provides exit music .
but keira knightley was worlds away from her usual monochrome - styled self in a wildly colourful outfit on the new york set of her star - studded film collateral beauty on sunday .
collateral beauty, warner bros. , $ 7, 102, 085, 3, 028 locations, $ 2, 345 average, $ 7, 102, 085, 1 weeks .
4 .) collateral beauty (wb / nl), 3, 028 theaters / $ 2. 38m fri. / 3 - day cume: $ 7. 2m / wk 1
mcadams is in the midst of shooting marvel’s “doctor strange, ” after which she would segue to “collateral beauty, ” if her deal closes. she’s represented by wme and magnolia entertainment .
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david frankel is the director of “collateral beauty, ” which is being co - financed by village roadshow. smith is starring along with helen mirren, edward norton, naomie harris and michael pena .
new line is rounding out the cast of “collateral beauty” in a big way, as oscar winner and current nominee kate winslet is in negotiations to join will smith in the unconventional drama, thewrap has learned .
on the heels of his breakout turn in the hit sundance movie “sleight, ” jacob latimore has signed on to join will smith in the thought - provoking drama “collateral beauty, ” it was announced friday .
anonymous content’s michael sugar and bard dorros are producing the film, along with collateral beauty' s screenwriter allan loeb. palmstar ceo kevin frakes will executive producer with anthony bregman of likely story and steven pearl .
collateral beauty took just over $ 7million in the us, despite opening on a whopping 3, 000 screens. ten years ago, the pursuit of happyness took over $ 26million and opened on less screens .
and coincidently, “collateral booty” is the name of my new line of helen mirren - themed butt toys .
kate winslet looked amazing at the academy awards last night but she wasn’t going to be in l. a. long. after the ceremony, winslet was headed back to new york to continue filming collateral beauty .
collateral beauty stars: will smith, kate winslet, michael pena, helen mirren, edward norton, naomie harris, keira knightley. director: david frankel rating: m verdict: 1. 5 / 5 stars
collateral beauty is directed by david frankel, who made marley & me and the devil wears prada from a script by alan loeb, whose credits include 21, wall street: money never sleeps and rock of ages .
hugh jackman and rooney mara are attached to star in the indie drama “collateral beauty, ” which alfonso gomez - rejon will direct from a script by allan loeb, an individual familiar with the project has told thewrap .
this weekend, will smith saw a career - low opening at the box office with warner bros. / new line / village roadshow’s holiday melodrama collateral beauty, which debuted to $ 7m at 3, 028 theaters .
will smith as howard in collateral beauty. photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros. entertainment inc. , village roadshow films north america inc. and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u. s. , can
with collateral beauty, when we brought in the filmmaker, the producers and the stars, it became a collaborative experience. we started asking, “are we forecasting this too early? ” then we started testing it .
edward norton as whit in collateral beauty. photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros. entertainment inc. , village roadshow films north america inc. and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u. s. , can
annoyed that he’s inadvertently made a film about the benefits of cosmic ordering, which basically makes collateral beauty a terrible sort of noel edmonds: the motion picture, will smith gets on his bike and rides around some more .
featured image: will smith as howard in collateral beauty. photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros. entertainment inc. , village roadshow films north america inc. and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u. s. , can
4 .) collateral beauty (wb / nl), 3, 028 theaters / $ 2. 4m fri. / $ 2. 7m sat / $ 1. 8m sun / 3 - day cume: $ 7m / wk 1
rooney mara remains attached to the project. palmstar and likely story announced they had acquired the rights to allan loeb’s script for “ collateral beauty ” in mid - june. palmstar will be fully financing in conjunction with its partner merced capital .
will smith as howard and keira knightley as amy in collateral beauty. photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros. entertainment inc. , village roadshow films north america inc. and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u. s. , can
meanwhile, warner bros. / new line is playing it smart: they’re not holding previews tonight for will smith weepie collateral beauty given rogue one ‘s audience grip. manchester by the sea is also expanding this weekend from 366 venues to 1, 208 .
speaking with deadline yesterday morning, a person close to the collateral beauty production declared that the film’s reviews were a “schoolyard assault. ” unfortunately, a pack nature pervades among reviewers: damned they are by their bosses should their opinion ever steer from the mainstream pack .
you’re a writer with many projects on the go. in addition to collateral beauty, you also have the space between us and the only living boy in new york coming up. what’s your writing process like when you have multiple projects going at the same time ?
just like his onscreen character, smith came to appreciate the “collateral beauty” that accompanies pain. “i think more than ever i see — and intellectually i’ve accepted [ but ] it’s still difficult emotionally — i understand that suffering is how we grow, ” he said .
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critics weighed in on the new will smith movie on tuesday, slamming it as “horrifyingly yucky” and claiming its all - star cast suffers from “actor abuse. ” (collateral beauty currently sports a 14 percent rating on rotten tomatoes with seven reviews posted there thus far. )
written by allan loeb, “collateral beauty” follows a new york advertising executive (smith) who experiences a personal tragedy, so his colleagues try to come up with a plan to get him out of his funk. it works, but in a different way than imagined .
warner bros. announced monday that it has moved “ chicken soup for the soul ” out of the dec. 16 slot into 2017 and replaced it with new line’s “ collateral beauty. ” the “star wars” spinoff is the only other title scheduled for release that day .
helen mirren as brigitte, keira knightley as amy and jacob latimore as raffi in collateral beauty. photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros. entertainment inc. , village roadshow films north america inc. and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u. s. , can
said warner bros. domestic distribution czar jeff goldstein this morning about the results of collateral beauty, “while i had hoped for stronger attendance this weekend, i’m hopeful audiences will discover this terrific film that’s well done and uplifting and has a great message of hope and connection. ”
it' s obvious what they' re going for here but the lack of any organic progression and near criminal levels of disrespect for its own characters makes any emotional response completely hollow. collateral beauty replaces genuine storytelling with lazy manipulation and the result is an expectedly forgettable holiday movie .
gomez - rejon directed the sundance smash me and earl and the dying girl, which fox searchlight landed in a major fest deal and released in june. palmstar media and likely story paid $ 2. 25 million for the collateral beauty script but jackman exited the project as did rooney mara .
that said, collateral beauty could have benefited from being released at a quieter time of year, and having the proper audience find it, thus generating ample good word of mouth before any film reviewer could sink their hooks into it. it’s a guilty pleasure movie. in testing, collateral beauty scored over 90% — twice. it also had an 81% definite recommend. also, going up against rogue one doesn’t help, despite any arguments about getting a leg - up on the holiday. when you start this low, with a cinemascore this high, there’s typically nothing to become of it .
smith’s father, willard carroll smith, sr. , passed away in early november, but he lived a total of four months after his diagnosis. while will didn’t mention what his father was battling with, he was filming collateral beauty throughout that time, playing a man who was struggling with a serious loss .
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having now watched the film, it' s still not any clearer to me what exactly collateral beauty means. also unclear is how the filmmakers managed to attract such a talented group of actors to this nonsensical, completely misguided mess of a film. attempting to capture the inspirational holiday spirit of past classics like it' s a wonderful life, the very uninspired collateral beauty follows will smith as advertising executive howard. two years after the tragic death of his six - year - old daughter, howard has become a shell of his former self, ignoring the needs of his colleagues and employees in favour of elaborate domino set ups .
warner bros. had high hopes for the movie as counterprogramming against rogue one ‘s $ 155m opening weekend, and becoming the choice for older females (who turned up at 55% females, 78% over 25). that may still be the case as collateral beauty ‘s prime demo becomes fully available after christmas day. in fact, the studio is comping collateral beauty to the 2007 weepy p. s. i love you, which was also panned by critics, posted a dismal $ 6. 5m opening, but received an a - cinemascore and did over an 8 multiple with a final domestic of $ 53. 7m .
warner bros. / new line / village roadshow’s collateral beauty isn’t winning any box office pageants, on a course to be will smith’s lowest - ever wide release opening with an estimated $ 7. 2m at 3, 028 venues in 4th after an estimated $ 2. 4m friday. that’s way under last year’s concussion which turned in a fss of $ 10. 5m and finaled at $ 34. 5m; literally a 3x multiple. the film review headlines are worse than the box office headlines for this weepie (kyle smith’s review in the new york post: ” collateral beauty does collateral damage”), which is squarely aimed at females (59% turned out, 74% over 25) and meant to counter - program the male dominant rogue one. many in distribution say that female audiences become more available once the holidays are in full swing, and warner bros. is clinging to the hope that the melodrama’s a - cinemascore will create a halo that will counter the venomous reviews which are at 14% rotten. says one insider close to collateral beauty about the critical reaction, “it’s a school yard assault. ”
production cost is another wrinkle around collateral beauty. i understand that the net was between $ 36m - $ 38m, but many studio outsiders believe it’s much higher, and that’s before we even account for $ 30m - $ 40m estimated p & a. smith, especially when he’s not listed as a producer, doesn’t come cheap with an estimated fee that’s between $ 10m - $ 15m, plus big star demands i. e. entourage, travel; but in the case of collateral beauty i heard this morning that smith went lower than his usual ask. overall, warner bros. / new line has village roadshow to carry some of the weight here .
collateral beauty also deals with the death of a child, which is now seen as a difficult sell for films. smith' s character, howard inlet, is clearly buried in grief in the trailers and images, which industry analysts now fear may put off audiences desperate for an escape from the constant bad news of real life .
to the executive’s point, the presence of the awards darling manchester by the sea in the marketplace (it broke wide in over 1, 200 theaters, grossing $ 4. 1m for a running cume in its fifth weekend of $ 14m) may have also slowed collateral beauty ‘s momentum, particularly in how both titles were vying for older adults. selling the death of a child is a challenge to market and sometimes scares an audience off: manchester avoided it entirely in its trailers focusing more on casey affleck’s character taking in his teenage nephew. ditto for paramount’s arrivals which was sold as a thinking - person’s sci - fi movie. collateral really had no choice in avoiding the topic in its heart - tugging trailers. those connected with the movie say that the tested marketing materials for collateral beauty were never a headache, but conveyed the film’s emotion .
but if a quieter weekend was the best launchpad for collateral beauty, then why was it dated here? it’s a dan frankel - directed movie with will smith, and both have succeeded with melodramas during the holiday season respectively with marley and me ($ 143. 1m domestic) and the pursuit of happyness ($ 163. 6m) .
warner bros did not screen its new line melodrama collateral beauty last night due to the fierce competition from rogue one. the will smith movie about a father who loses his child and tries to recoup from it as his fellow employees try to steal his company is booked at 3, 028 venues and is expected to make $ 10m - plus .
helen mirren is in early discussions to join will smith in the new line drama “collateral beauty, ” sources tell variety. david frankel was recently announced as the director of the film following the departure of helmer alfonso gomez - rejon, who departed the pic earlier this fall. anonymous content’s michael sugar and bard dorros are producing along [ … ]
new line and director david frankel are pulling together a star - studded cast to join will smith and helen mirren in “collateral beauty, ” as edward norton, michael pena and naomie harris are set to join the ensemble, while newly - anointed oscar nominee rachel mcadams is also in talks, multiple individuals familiar with the situation have told thewrap .
i went to see this movie that was being pitched as this faux - profound, schmaltz - choked magical realist nightmare out of a misguided impulse towards journalistic due diligence. we shouldn’t judge a movie without actually seeing it, right? well, collateral beauty makes a very strong case that we should, a case that we aren’t judging nearly enough .
“devil wears prada” helmer david frankel is in early talks to direct new line drama “collateral beauty” starring will smith, following the loss of director alfonso gomez - rejon. anonymous content’s michael sugar and bard dorros are producing along with screenwriter allan loeb, while palmstar ceo kevin frakes and anthony bregman are exec producing. the story follows a new [ … ]
“we’re all one thing, lieutenant. that’s what i’ve come to realize. like cells in a body, ‘cept we can’t see the body. the way fish can’t see the ocean. but you’ve got to open your eyes. and notice all around you… the collateral beauty. ” [ end credits start rolling, accompanied by uptown girl on the soundtrack ]
jason segel is in talks to join hugh jackman and rooney mara in “me and earl and the dying girl” helmer alfonso gomez - rejon’s “collateral beauty. ” the deal is still in nascent stages. the film, written by allan loeb, got buyers excited at the cannes film festival, with palmstar media outbidding all suitors. palmstar will be [ … ]
collateral beauty had easily the most nauseating trailer of the year, starring a sad will smith on a bike writing letters to “death, love, and time, ” — the first of whom eventually appears to him in human form, with a boa - clad helen mirren as “death” extending a hand saying “charmed, i’m sure, ” in the money clip .
hugh jackman has dropped out of the drama “collateral beauty” a month after the project was unveiled by palmstar media. producers have indicated that they hope to replace jackman with johnny depp, but no negotiations are taking place. jackman exited due to commitments for a yet - to - be - titled wolverine project for fox, which has a release date of [ … ]
the rebellion won' t have much competition stateside .
collateral beauty ,
a weepy will smith drama from warner bros. , is likely to open with $ 12 million on a $ 36 - million production budget. meanwhile, critical favorite
manchester by the sea
will capitalize on its five golden globe nominations by expanding into about 1, 200 theaters .
warner bros. even received sympathy from a rival major studio distribution executive who defended the mass - appealing qualities of collateral beauty: “film critics are narrow - minded and have dark hearts. they prefer something like manchester by the sea which is significantly much darker than this film and deals with a similar set - up: the death of children, ” said the executive .
the movie’s estimated $ 7 million gross is officially “the worst wide opening for a will smith - led feature ever, ” according to box office mojo, following up smith’s previous worst - ever opening, concussion. there are many theories as to why collateral beauty failed, but i predict it’s largely because people saw the trailer and were like, “what is this? ”
it use to be a panned tearjerker could get by at the box office; that reviews only impacted upscale arthouse movies. does collateral beauty ‘s bombing further indicate how intolerant audiences can be toward kleenex movies today, especially after reviews hit? last september, the feature adaptation of bestseller the light between oceans was eroded with a $ 12. 5m domestic take (b + cinemascore, middling 59% rotten reivews). some say ‘no’, pointing to the example of the fault in our stars ($ 124. 8m) and nicholas sparks’ movies. a hurdle for collateral beauty which it didn’t shy away with in its marketing is dealing with the death of a child, and that can be a hard thing to watch during the holiday season .
keira knightley has joined the cast of new line’s ensemble drama “collateral beauty, ” starring will smith. david frankel will direct the film, which is being co - financed by village roadshow. smith is starring alongside helen mirren, edward norton, naomie harris and michael pena. producers are anthony bregman, bard dorros, allan loeb, michael sugar and palmstar ceo [ … ]
collateral beauty” features two oscar winners (kate winslet and helen mirren), three oscar nominees (will smith, keira knightley and edward norton) and a current golden globe nominee, as well as a likely future oscar contender (naomie harris of “ moonlight ”) in a pear tree. even such second - tier players as michael peña and ann dowd carry some considerable cachet .
“an all - star cast submits to flagrant actor abuse in collateral beauty, which is every bit as lame as its title. to paraphrase groucho marx, this is a movie where we watch will smith, edward norton, kate winslet, helen mirren, naomie harris, keira knightley and several other fine players bore holes in themselves so that we can watch the sap run out. ”
elsewhere, warner bros / new line’s collateral beauty is looking like a case of the box office ulgies: pained by 13% rotten tomatoes reviews, it’s looking at delivering will smith his lowest wide - release opening of his career with $ 7. 5m - $ 8m at 3, 028 theaters (that’s lower than the $ 10. 5m that concussion made last year). this is according to industry estimates, not warner bros. there’s more than rogue one to blame here for this ensemble which also stars kate winslet, helen mirren, edward norton, keira knightley and more. if collateral beauty is lucky, it’ll get to $ 10m, but that would still be low for smith. estimated production cost is between $ 36m - $ 38m before p & a .
exclusive: will smith has replaced hugh jackman in collateral beauty, the feature about a new york advertising executive who experiences a personal tragedy and the subsequent unconventional plan from his colleagues to break him out of his depression. rooney mara also is attached to star. overbrook entertainment is coming aboard to co - produce the project alongside anonymous content, palmstar and likely story. palmstar is fully financing .
then there’s also the factor of collateral beauty going up against a monster like rogue one. most adult movies grossed in the single digits this weekend. last month we saw stx release their critically praised and audience embraced the edge of seventeen (94% fresh, a - cinemascore) against fantastic beasts and where to find them ($ 74. 4m), and that smart james l. brooks r - rated teen comedy production died with a $ 4. 75m opening and a near $ 15m stateside cume. some rivals suggested that releasing collateral beauty at a quieter time may have spurred better word of mouth instead of the holiday crush where it’s competing with a number of prolific awards contenders as la la land, fences, hidden figures, and manchester by the sea to name a few .
the producers of collateral beauty have done a marvellous job in managing to persuade so many a - list stars to appear in a thoroughly appalling movie. one can only presume they paid the actors – who include will smith, helen mirren, edward norton, keira knightley and kate winslet – such a lot of money that they threw good taste to the wind and plunged in with their eyes shut .
new york has had its fair share of star turns. the latest movie to feature the big apple as its backdrop is collateral beauty, which stars will smith as an advertising executive reeling from a recent loss who confronts his pain by writing letters to love, time, and death. the letters are unexpectedly answered, changing the way he and his concerned group of friends look at the world .
“the trouble with collateral beauty, though, isn’t the actors. it’s the movie itself, which keeps piling on the devices until it becomes top - heavy. a decade ago, in the pursuit of happyness, [ will ] smith proved he had the stuff to make a down - and - out character stingingly authentic, but in collateral beauty, when he gets all red - rimmed and teary, it feels like the actor’s showcase it is, because the film’s whole experience of suffering is engineered. instead of using its metaphysical - deception plot as a conduit to genuine emotion, it just pushes the gimmickry further, suggesting that there’s a secret reason why [ helen ] mirren, [ kiera ] knightley, and [ jacob ] latimore are so good at leading smith’s wounded hero to a better place. ”
new line' s collateral beauty opted not to hold thursday night previews and delivered an estimated $ 2. 4 million on friday and is targeting a very weak $ 6. 5 million three - day opening. opening day audiences gave the film an
a -
cinemascore as it played to crowds that were 41% male versus 59% female, of which 74% were over the age of 25 .
maybe this demented set - up would have worked if collateral were a pitch - dark comedy and, i dunno, there was some tiny element of entertainment to be found depicting the harassment of a grieving parent .
exclusive: alfonso gomez - rejon, the director of new line cinema ’s will smith - starrer collateral beauty, has departed the drama owing to creative differences with the studio. this comes less than a month after new line acquired worldwide rights to the pic, which stars smith as a new york advertising executive who experiences a personal tragedy and the subsequent unconventional plan from his colleagues to break him out of his depression .
what’s even more disheartening and a head - scratcher for warner bros. / new line: collateral beauty ‘s test scores were through the roof with over 90% in two polls and an 81% definite recommend. a looming bomb, it was not. but then tracking hit showing a huge opening swing between $ 6m - $ 12m. it’s a vicious cycle if you think about it: in this streaming netflix - golden tv age renaissance where moviegoers will think twice about heading out to the multiplex, critics arguably have the power to keep them at home, shut down a movie, and put exhibition in a stalemate. when a movie like collateral beauty dies, it’s from here that industry discussions ensue regarding the collapse of theatrical windows and the introduction of premium vod in the home so that a studio can quickly recoup their costs .
equally confusing is why anyone would root for the trio of business partners – even if they are played by norton, winslet, and michael peña – whose aim is to get their grief - stricken friend fired so that they can sell the company. director david frankel once came up with the devil wears prada (2006) and marley & me (2008), but collateral beauty is no more than a mess .
collateral beauty is a movie that insists grief can be beautiful. in the service of this extraordinarily bland, empty message, it takes the subject most likely to provoke an emotional response—the death of a child—and treats it cheaply, employing pseudobabble, chicken - soup - for - the - soul platitudes, and naked manipulation to tug at its audience’s heartstrings. it’s transparently cynical, with no apparent endgame in mind other than simple profit .
will smith, kate winslet, edward norton, michael pena, helen mirren, keira knightley and jacob latimore. reading a cast listing like this you would think this is either the biggest blockbuster of the year or a film that is expected to be at the forefront of the oscar race. collateral beauty is definitely neither of those and perhaps not as strong as the sum of its parts, but still remains an incredibly watchable movie .
what do you get when you cross “manchester by the sea” with “touched by an angel”? a strenuously uplifting christmas awards - bait tearjerker. “collateral beauty” was directed by david frankel, who has sometimes brought his work a real snap (“the devil wears prada, ” “marley & me”), but this time, working from a script by allan loeb, he falls into a treacly zone of wan cute “feeling. ” i’ve long thought that helen mirren doesn’t have a cloying bone in her body, but there are moments here where she’s a little too adorably elfin. the trouble with “collateral beauty, ” though, isn’t the actors. it’s the movie itself, which keeps piling on the devices until it becomes top - heavy. a decade ago, in “the pursuit of happyness, ” smith proved he had the stuff to make a down - and - out character stingingly authentic, but in “collateral beauty, ” when he gets all red - rimmed and teary, it feels like the actor’s showcase it is, because the film’s whole experience of suffering is engineered. instead of using its metaphysical - deception plot as a conduit to genuine emotion, it just pushes the gimmickry further, suggesting that there’s a secret reason why mirren, knightley, and latimore are so good at leading smith’s wounded hero to a better place .
“seeing smith play a failed father calls to mind the similarly heavy - handed the pursuit of happyness, the 2006 film that earned smith an oscar nomination that year. that movie at least tackled the somewhat noble goal of depicting the true story of a man struggling to raise himself out of poverty and homelessness. with the bizarre way whit and his crew talk about numbers and money, collateral beauty is just another story about spoiled rich people. ”
collateral beauty features an all - star cast, including will smith (suicide squad, concussion), edward norton (birdman or [ the unexpected virtue of ignorance ]), keira knightley (the imitation game), michael peña (the martian), naomie harris (spectre), jacob latimore (the maze runner), with oscar winners kate winslet (the reader, steve jobs) and helen mirren (the queen, trumbo) .
naomie harris receives the “hollywood breakout actress award” for her role in “moonlight” which has caught the attention of critics and audiences alike. in “moonlight, which is directed by barry jenkins, harris has been gaining critical acclaim for her breakthrough role as a struggling mother of a boy growing up in a rough neighborhood in miami. this year, harris also stars alongside will smith in “collateral beauty, ” a drama about an advertising executive’s encounters with three mysterious visitors .
there’s a comp that warner bros. is eyeing, and if collateral beauty mimics it, they’ll breath a sigh of relief: the 2007 gerard butler - hilary swank romance p. s. i love you. like collateral beauty that movie opened over the holidays (dec. 21), was stomped on by critics (27% rotten), earned an a - cinemascore and bowed to a dismal $ 6. 5m…but it churned out an 8. 3x multiple with a final domestic of $ 53. 7m (and global of $ 156. 8m off a $ 30m budget). we also need to consider the foreign drawn of smith and the power wattage of its british cast (kate winslet, kiera knightley, naomie harris, helen mirren). smith’s previous odd duck with warner bros. , last year’s focus, pulled in 66% of its global $ 159m b. o. from overseas .
in his latest movie, collateral beauty, loeb returns to the dramatic realm – with a mystic twist. the film explores the life of ad exec howard inlet (will smith), who retreats from the world after suffering a devastating personal tragedy. to deal with loss, he writes letters daily to ‘death, ’ ‘love’ and ‘time’, and is soon visited by visible manifestations of all three, played by helen mirren, jacob latimore, and keira knightley .
warner bros. ’ release of new line / village roadshow’s tearjerker collateral beauty will go down as will smith’s lowest opening ever for a wide release at $ 7. 1m (ironically, that’s close to the same amount of cash that sandra bullock’s our brand is crisis died with last year on a non - competitive weekend). we detailed the calamity that this film faced as it was buried by critics yet embraced by friday night audiences with an a - cinemascore .
collateral beauty focuses on howard inlet (will smith), who, following the death of his six - year old daughter, enters a state of depression that makes him incapable of doing the most mundane of tasks outside of building vast domino sculptures. but more importantly to his business partners (winslet, norton and pena), he becomes incapable of performing his role as head of the company which is leading to its downfall, and they need to do something about it .
retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to love, time and death. receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty .
collateral beauty follows a new york ad exec played by will smith, who loses his daughter and gets into a funk. he begins to write letters to death, time and love. the peers at his office hire actors to portray these people in an effort to show that smith’s character has gone off the rails. in sum, his peers vie to steal the company away from him. through it all, smith’s character has some heart - to - heart conversations with death, time and love .
let’s start with the obvious. if the plot of a will smith movie sounds kind of like seven pounds, you know trouble is a - brewin’. seven pounds is, of course, the movie where a grief - stricken will smith commits suicide by sharing a bathtub with a jellyfish. in that film, sad will smith spends the entire runtime atoning for killing someone while driving and texting. it’s po - faced, grim and dull. just like collateral beauty it has a needlessly convoluted plot .
“even if it hadn’t come along so soon after manchester by the sea, kenneth lonergan’s symphonic drama about a father emotionally crippled by loss, collateral beauty would look like silly high - concept hollywood grief porn. that’s not to say david frankel’s all - star weepie doesn’t work on its own manipulative terms, spreading its trail of goopy sentiment and inspirational homilies with technical finesse and some decent acting against the picturesque backdrop of new york city in the holidays. audiences unconcerned about their sugar levels might eat it up. ”
while warner bros. sold the movie as an ensemble, it’s not a garry marshall ensemble holiday movie, rather a will smith title since he’s featured prominently in the ads. to say that collateral beauty is an ensemble movie would be like saying it’s a wonderful life isn’t a jimmy stewart movie. in fact, on cinemascore, 52% of the audience bought tickets because the movie starred smith (and they gave it an a), while 18% came for the actresses (they gave it an a -) .
collateral beauty was directed by david frankel, who helmed the similarly treacly marley and me, not to mention one chance, a dramatized retelling of the rise of paul potts, the 2007 winner of the reality show britain’s got talent. written by allan loeb (just go with it), it was originally going to be directed by alfonso gomez - rejon (me and earl and the dying girl) starring hugh jackman and rooney mara, but gomez - rejon left the project after smith was cast, citing creative differences .
typically the recent go - to excuse whenever smith tanks at the b. o. is that the actor is out of his tentpole wheelhouse, venturing into more offbeat dramas (i. e. last year’s focus’ $ 18. 7m opening, $ 53. 9m domestic), but collateral beauty ‘s bombing is about more than a leading star’s choices and suggests something more systemic at the box office: critics, more than ever, can dictate the financial fate of a movie, particularly one that’s inherently a crowd - pleaser .
there’s one other major character, the head of a support group for grieving parents, played by naomie harris, who’s as serene and comforting here as she is distressed in “moonlight. ” she and smith create a real connection, but it’s part of the design of “collateral beauty” that no encounter can be free of its place in the grand scheme. that’s supposed to be what makes the movie satisfying, and on some prefab level it works, but there’s something suspect about a drama of broken lives that snaps together this neatly .
and there is the major flaw with will smith movies like collateral beauty, seven pounds, concussion, after earth, winter’s tale, and pretty much any movie where will smith is supposed to be serious, sad, tortured, or in any way stymied by life itself. the will smith the planet fell in love with is fun. think back to the great performances of will smith: men in black, independence day, hitch (yes, hitch), ali, bad boys. there’s a palpable joy to his work .
hollywood, ca, (october 21, 2016) – dick clark productions announced today that academy award - winning actress nicole kidman will receive the “hollywood supporting actress award” for “lion, ” golden globe - winning actor hugh grant will receive the “hollywood supporting actor award” for “florence foster jenkins, ” bafta - nominated actress naomie harris will be recognized with the “hollywood breakout actress award” for “collateral beauty” and “moonlight, ” and actress lily collins will receive the “new hollywood award” for “rules don’t apply” at the 20th annual “hollywood film awards® presented by virginia black. ”
collateral beauty is a 2016 american drama film directed by david frankel and written by allan loeb . the film stars an ensemble cast of will smith , edward norton , keira knightley , michael peña , naomie harris , jacob latimore , kate winslet , and helen mirren . it follows a man who copes with his daughter 's death by writing letters to time , death , and love . the film premiered at the dubai international film festival on december 13 , 2016 , and was released in the united states on december 16 , 2016 . it was panned by critics , although it grossed over $ 88 million worldwide against its $ 36 million budget . 
collateral beauty is a 2016 american drama film directed by david frankel and written by allan loeb. the film stars an ensemble cast of will smith, edward norton, keira knightley, michael peña, naomie harris, jacob latimore, kate winslet, and helen mirren. it follows a man who copes with his daughter's death by writing letters to time, death, and love. the film premiered at the dubai international film festival on december 13, 2016, and was released in the united states on december 16, 2016. it was panned by critics, although it grossed over $ 88 million worldwide against its $ 36 million budget.
collateral beauty is a 2016 american drama film directed by david frankel and written by allan loeb. the film stars an ensemble cast of will smith, edward norton, keira knightley, michael peña, naomie harris, jacob latimore, kate winslet, and helen mirren. it follows a man who copes with his daughter's death by writing letters to time, death, and love. the film premiered at the dubai international film festival on december 13, 2016, and was released in the united states on december 16, 2016. it was panned by critics, although it grossed over $ 88 million worldwide against its $ 36 million budget.