Julia Roberts

Among the three movies released during the weekend, Nicolas Cage’s ‘Knowing’ left Julia Roberts-Clive Owen starrer ‘Duplicity’ behind. Reviews had appreciated ‘Duplicity’, calling it witty with a twisted plot, and a treat for the intelligent audience. Julia Roberts, it was said, has made a comeback after being a mother in 2004. Thus, its box office expectations were high. Surprisingly, ‘Knowing’ took the first position with a total turnover of $24.8 million. The comedy ‘I Love You, Man’ came second with $18 million, and ‘Duplicity’ ranked third earning $14.4 million in ticket sales.

‘Knowing’, a Summit Entertainment production, is a supernatural thriller in which Nicolas Cage stars as a professor of astrophysics who breaks ancient codes to prevent catastrophes. The victory of ‘Knowing’ at box office is yet another boost for Summit Entertainment after its superhit ‘Twilight’ that was released last year and made a profit of $69 million. The studio’s president of domestic distribution, Richie Fay gave reasons for the back to back successes.He said “We’ve got great creative talent at the studio, veterans on the marketing side and I’ve got a few years under my belt on the distribution side.”

The second box office hit this weekend ‘I Love You, Man’ is a “bromantic” comedy starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. Though a better performance was expected of this film, it hasn’t fared all that bad by taking second place. In fact, like ‘Knowing’, this too has attracted an equal number of male and female auidience.

So, where does the pretty woman stand after her comeback? At No. 3. Does she have reasons to worry? According to Roberts, ‘Duplicity’ is not her comeback moment. Also, the crowd is far from dying out in the subsequent weeks. Julia Roberts’ fans can keep their hopes up for ‘Duplicity’. Her comeback, perhaps, will be with her next film ‘The Friday Night Knitting Club’. Folks, you can keep your hopes intact.

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