‘The Duke,’ ‘Petite Maman,’ ‘Charlotte’ Open; NATO Chief Upbeat On Return Of Older Demos – Specialty Preview
deadline.comSony Pictures Classics art heist caper The Duke, Neon’s tender Petite Maman, and Charlotte from Good Deed Films, an animated biopic with mature themes, open an eclectic specialty weekend ready to draw older crowds if they’re ready to return.Younger demos are back when they like the pic, as per A24s Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Families also, based on Sonic The Hedgehog 2. With CinemaCon opening Monday to set the theatrical table for the rest of 2022 and beyond, NATO chief John Fithian predicts the reluctance of the 35 to 40+ crowd is “definitely going to change.”“I think the growth is going to come as much from smaller budget films as from blockbusters,” he tells Deadline ahead of the first full-blown confab of exhibitors, studios and indie distributors since Covid.
Audiences that have stayed the most at home are “the most excited about coming back out,” he said.The Duke with Jim Broadbent as a geriatric London taxi driver and art thief, leading into Focus Features’ Downton Abbey: A New Era on May 20 could be a swing factor.
It’s key because older demos have been a core audience for prestige films and foreign language fare that give the theatrical ecosystem depth and breadth.The Duke is directed by the late Roger Michell and starts in two NYC theaters before expanding.
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