The film “I’m Still Here” by Walter Salles, which premiered on November 7, surpassed “Wicked” and was the most watched film of the last week in Brazil.
The film brought more than 1.8 million viewers to theaters and once again topped the national box office rankings.
Despite the debut and great publicity of “Wicked”, a musical starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and “Gladiador II”, starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, “Still I’m Here” is at the top of the Brazilian box office.
Last weekend, according to data from Comscore, the production grossed R$8.9 million and attracted more 390 thousand spectators at cinemas .
In the period between November 21st and 24th, “I’m Still Here” surpassed 1.7 million viewers becoming the film directed by Walter Salles with the largest audience in Brazilian cinemas . The previous title belonged to “Central do Brasil“, which brought together 1.6 million spectators between 1998 and 1999, including its initial launch and subsequent relaunches.
“I’m Still Here”, directed by Walter Salles, is an adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s autobiographical book about his own father, Rubens Paiva, a federal deputy who was arrested and killed during the military dictatorship in 1971, in Rio de Janeiro.
In the plot, the author’s mother, Eunice Paiva, needs to change her routine completely after her husband is exiled. The housewife is forced to become a human rights activist after the disappearance of Rubens Paiva.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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