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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Tuesday 25 sepTember 2018
'House With a Clock in Its Walls' ticks to No. 1 in theaters

By JAKE COYLE deras.
Associated Press The film — an unabashedly
NEW YORK (AP) — The sentimental tale of destiny
gothic family fantasy "The across generations — drew
House With a Clock in Its some of the most scathing
Walls" exceeded expec- reviews of the year, landing
tations to debut with an it a 13 percent "fresh" rating
estimated $26.9 million in on Rotten Tomatoes.
ticket sales at the weekend In an interview last week,
box office, while audiences Fogelman blamed "primar-
showed considerably less ily white male critics who
interest in Michael Moore's don't like anything that has
Donald Trump-themed any emotion," prompting
documentary, "Fahrenheit many female critics to point
11/9," than his George W. out that they, too, thought
Bush-era one. "Life Itself" was, as Variety's
"The House With a Clock Jessica Kiang wrote, "ma-
in Its Walls" was easily the nipulative and contrived."
biggest draw on a quiet The Amazon Studios re-
weekend at North Ameri- lease, which opened in
can movie theaters, where 2,609 theaters, was one of
the other three new wide the worst performing wide
releases all disappointed or This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cate Blanchette, from left, Owen Vaccaro and releases of the year, as was
downright flopped. Jack Black in a scene from "The House With A Clock in Its Walls." Sam Levinson's "Assassina-
"Fahrenheit 11/9" opened Associated Press tion Nation." The Neon thrill-
with $3.1 million in 1,719 er grossed just $1 million in
cinemas — a huge debut and other developments cess for documentaries at tion" both barely made a 1,403 theaters.
for most documentaries like the water crisis in his the box office — including blip in nationwide release. But Universal Pictures' "The
but a fraction of the $23.9 hometown of Flint, Michi- "RBG," ''Won't You Be My Though Fogelman's "This House With a Clock in Its
million opening generated gan, was the first release Neighbor" and "Three Iden- Is Us" is one of TV's top- Walls," based on the clas-
in 2004 by Moore's record- from former Open Road tical Strangers" — "Fahren- rated series, his "Life Itself" sic book written by John
breaking "Fahrenheit 9/11." chief executive Tom Orten- heit 11/9" didn't catch on. bombed with $2.1 million Bellairs and illustrated by
That film went on to make berg's new distributor, Briar- Dan Fogelman's "Life Itself" despite a starry cast in- Edward Gorey, capitalized
$222.4 million worldwide, a cliff Entertainment. It had and the home invasion cluding Olivia Wilde, Oscar on a recent dearth of child-
record for documentaries. been predicted to open thriller "Assassination Na- Isaac and Antonio Ban- friendly options. q
Moore's new film, which with $5 million to $8 million.
examines the rise of Trump But despite a surge in suc-
Past comes to life in 'Lost

Carousel of Provence'

is perfectly content hid- tory and mysterious rumors
ing behind the lens of her surrounding its once beau-
camera. After a sudden, tiful carousel. The chateau's
unexpected loss, her friend crusty owner wants nothing
lines up a photography job to do with the American
for Cady in France. Cady's or her nosy questions. But
assignment is simple: shoot Cady manages to gain the
Parisian carousels for a cof- old man's trust and soon
fee-table book. finds herself uncovering
The subject matter may decades of clues and pho-
seem random to some, but tographs pertaining to the
Cady has an affection for lost carousel. And in doing
carousels, thanks to a gift so, she exposes long-kept
she received when she secrets about a prominent
was younger. Her eloquent family in Provence.
wooden rabbit is thought to Author Juliet Blackwell is
be sculpted by the famous clearly enamored by art,
This cover image released by French carousel carver history and the allure of
Berkley shows "The Lost Car-
ousel of Provence," a novel by Gustave Bayol. She's de- Paris. She takes something
Juliet Blackwell. termined to find out more as simple as a carousel and
Associated Press about its history, especially weaves an intricate story
when she discovers a pho- that spans generations.
By LINCEE RAY to and love note hidden in Blackwell uses an outsider's
Associated Press the rabbit's belly. passion to shine a light into
"The Lost Carousel of Cady's travels take her all the dark past of a broken
Provence" (Berkley), by Ju- around France, but she family and how a sweet,
liet Blackwell finds herself drawn to Cha- wooden rabbit can bring
Cady Drake is a loner who teau Clement for its rich his- them together again.q