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In US Theaters Five Years Ago Today: Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen

Posted by Le on Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Five Years ago today (November 23, 2005), during the Thanksgiving week here in the U.S., the 6-time BAFTA (including a WIN for director Joe Wright, which he won the Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Brenda Blethyn), 2-time Golden Globes (including Best Actress nomination for Keira Knightley), and 4-time Oscar nominated film (including Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination for Keira Knightley) Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen expanded its U.S. theaters in nationwide release (after its select cities debut early November 11th, which it debuted at #10 in limited release of 215 screens in a few select cities) with a strong $2.8+ million on its first opening weekend, and according to Box Office Mojo (with an average of $13,325). Its production budget was reportedly $28 million (estimated). Twelve days later, on this day, the 23rd of November, it expanded to a nationwide US theatrical release with an even more impressive $7,158,119 (#7, rank, 1, 299 theaters, $5,510 average). Its UK Cinema release anniversary was two months ago (September 16th), where it debuted at #1 with £2,529,947 (on 397 screens). With a $38.4 million domestic gross (and $82.7 million in foreign gross making its worldwide total of $121,147, 947), it spent a 112 days/16 weeks of theatrical release here in the U.S. Read more figures and stats here for P&P movie!

To celebrate its 5th year anniversary (US November wide release) of this amazing film here at the P&P Blog, I thought I'd make this post (again, but edited for the US wide release anniversary) all about it here today, as this is worth reposting here to look back on this awesome and brilliant film and its continued successes, 5 years later.
 
Also, I am posting here all the P&P related links (I have posted since I started blogging about P&P movie over 3 years ago...) for you to check out (if you haven't already done so)

But first, check out the following...

When Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) meets the handsome Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), she believes he is the last man on earth she could marry. But as their lives become intertwined in an unexpected adventure, she finds herself captivated by the very person she swore to loathe for all eternity.Based on the beloved masterpiece by Jane Austen, it is the classic tale of love and misunderstanding that sparkles with romance, wit and emotional force. Critics are calling it "Exhilarating. A joy from start to finish." (Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times)

Watch the P&P HD trailer below

 
 
 [source: FilmTrailersChannel]

Random P&P Related Links of Interest
And more previously posted P&P related posts here:

Plus check out it's Total Lifetime Box Office Gross (according to Box Office Mojo).

Enjoy browsing and have fun reading (and viewing all the photos)!

P.S. Don't forget to watch P&P movie all day today (or everyday, if you love this movie a lot, lol), I know I will as I obviously, love, love, love this movie (one of my all-time favorite movies to watch over and over...)...and there's always new things I discover that I failed to noticed in my previous viewings probably a thousand million times of viewing by now, lol. Also, feel free to join me and fellow P&P fans discussing all about this film here on Facebook (as we normally do). The more P&P fans join us there, the merrier.  
Happy P&P movie anniversary!!!
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