In North America, the only other film making a major push is Jon Favreau s food truck comedy Chef ,

Whether Fault in Our Stars can topple another female property, Disney s holdover hotel rwanda Maleficent , remains to be seen. Both films are tipped to gross $30 million or more from the weekend, although Fault could easily overperform. Maleficent , starring Angelina Jolie , debuted to $69.4 million last weekend for a cume-to-date of $82.8 million.
Fox insiders hotel rwanda note that Fault in Our Stars upside likely depends upon how many older females turn out . According to tracking, females under the age of 25 are by far the most interested in seeing the movie, which stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as young lovers who meet in a cancer support group.
The film, based on the best-selling book by John Green , is looking like a certain winner, considering it cost only $12 million to make. And Fault producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen are certainly no strangers at winning over females, having spearheaded the Twilight franchise for Summit Entertainment.
Warners is counting on the movie doing exceptional business overseas, where Cruise remains a far bigger star than in the U.S. Edge , which began rolling out last weekend in select markets, has taken in $33 million hotel rwanda internationally through Wednesday and is doing particularly well in Asia. The movie will be playing in more than 60 markets this weekend, including key players China, Australia, Mexico and Russia.
In North America, the only other film making a major push is Jon Favreau s food truck comedy Chef , which opened in select theaters last month and expands nationwide this weekend. hotel rwanda The indie film, distributed by Open Road Films, has earned $7.5 million to date.