Dedication (film)
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| Directed by | Justin Theroux |
| Produced by | Justin Theroux Celine Rattray |
| Written by | David Bromberg |
| Starring |
Tom Wilkinson Billy Crudup Mandy Moore |
| Music by | Ed Shearmur |
| Cinematography | Stephen Kazmierski |
| Edited by | Andy Keir |
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The Weinstein Company First Look Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $250,182 |
Dedication is a 2007 American romantic comedy film starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore. Written by David Bromberg, this film is actor Justin Theroux's directorial debut. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. It was produced by Plum Pictures.
Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) is an obsessive-compulsive and somewhat misanthropic writer of children's books. His illustrator and only friend, Rudy (Tom Wilkinson), dies after a fabulously successful collaboration on their series of children's books about "Marty the Beaver." Henry is under contract to produce another Marty book for Christmas sales. His publisher, Arthur Planck (Bob Balaban), assigns penniless, lovelorn illustrator Lucy Reilly (Mandy Moore) to work with Henry. She's sought by her ex-boyfriend Jeremy (Martin Freeman), who dumped her two years ago but shows up apologetic, having dedicated his new book to her. She and Henry go to a house on the shore to work. Will love bloom amid the rocks, or is Henry a bump on Lucy's road to Jeremy? Rudy's voice, from the grave, gives Henry counsel.
The film opened on August 24, 2007 in two theaters, earning an average of $5,958 per theater.
It added two additional theaters the following week, but in its third week (September 7), it left one of the initial screens. Its fourth week also saw the loss of another screen, leaving the film to show in only two theaters (Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, CA) nationwide.
However, in its fifth week, September 21, the film was added to 6 additional theaters (in Palm Desert, CA, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Chicago, IL, Royal Oak, MI, Washington DC, Philadelphia, PA, Cambridge, MA) marking the largest theater count it had at one point during its run.
The sixth week, September 28, the film lost two theaters, leaving 6 theaters during its last box office-counting week.
Its seventh week, the film opened in 6 cities (La Jolla, CA, Dallas, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Scottsdale, AZ, Portland, OR, Denver, CO) in which it had not previously been shown.
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