So last night, Justin Lin's Finishing the Game kicked off Opening Night of the San Diego Asian Film Festival. But how did it do for its theatrical opening last weekend in New York? Well, according to these numbers, the movie was a whopping 69th at the box office (scroll way down), making $11,903 on one screen. Not phenomenal, but according to indieWIRE, it was the most successful single-screen debut last weekend. What's more encouraging was the show of community support and all the enthusiastic fans who made it out to the theater. Check out some of the crazy opening weekend coverage over at the website. And here's another good indieWIRE interview with Justin Lin (though the spacing is all messed up): "Finishing the Game" Director Justin Lin. And here's an exclusive interview with actors Roger Fan and Sung Kang over at the Columbia University Asian American Alliance blog: A Chat with Roger and Sung
And remember, Finishing the Game is still playing right now at the IFC Center in New York. Catch it this weekend. Next stop: West Coast. On October 19th, the movie opens at the Landmark Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, and the Landmark Shattuck in Berkeley. On October 26th, it opens at the Landmark Nuart Theare in Los Angeles, the Landmark Ken Cinema in San Diego, and the Edwards South Coast Village in Santa Ana... and the Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis (Midwest, represent).
All right, I'm off to the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Lots of great screenings, panels and performances happening all weekend. Tonight, I'll be checking out a film or two, then heading over the festival's music and video showcase, Blowish: An Intersection of Sights and Sounds—featuring the Far East Movement. I'll try to post some updates from the festival during the weekend. See ya.
