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Shekhar Kapur\u2019s cross-cultural romantic comedy What\u2019s Love Got To Do With It? sets a record for widest Studiocanal UK-Ireland opening this weekend, starting its run in 630 locations.<\/p>\n
The film, which debuted at Toronto Film Festival in Septemer last year, tops the 607-site opening of Paddington 2 from November 2017.<\/p>\n
Set in London, What\u2019s Love Got To Do With It? follows Kazim, a young Pakistani-British man who is having an arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan; and his childhood friend Zoe, a filmmaker documenting the process.<\/p>\n
Shazad Latif and Lily James play the two lead roles, with Emma Thompson, Asim Chaudhry and Sajal Aly also on the cast.<\/p>\n
It is a ninth feature film for Indian filmmaker Kapur, and first since 2007\u2019s Elizabeth: The Golden Age (opened: \u00a31.3m; closed: \u00a35.2m). Kapur also previously made 1998\u2019s Elizabeth (\u00a3166,174; \u00a35.5m), with lead actress Cate Blanchett receiving Oscar nominations for her roles in both.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s Love\u2026 will look to harness the romantic genre pedigree of James, who has had hits with Cinderella (\u00a33.9m; \u00a321.3m), Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (\u00a39.7m; \u00a365.6m) and Yesterday (\u00a32.2m; \u00a314m).<\/p>\n
Universal is opening comedy thriller Cocaine Bear, in which a group of police officers, tourists, criminals and teenagers converge on a forest in Georgia, US where a black bear is on a murderous rampage after accidentally ingesting cocaine.<\/p>\n
Written by Jimmy Warden, the film is loosely inspired by the story of a bear which ingested a bag full of cocaine in 1985. Keri Russell, O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr. and Alden Ehrenreich lead the cast.<\/p>\n
Cocaine Bear is directed by Elizabeth Banks, the US actress-turned-filmmaker who previously directed 2019 reboot Charlie\u2019s Angels (\u00a3547,246; \u00a31.1m) and singing sequel Pitch Perfect 2 (\u00a35m; \u00a317.4m).<\/p>\n
South Asian titles
\nDisney is starting Raj Mehta\u2019s action-comedy Selfiee in 95 sites, about a Bollywood superstar who ends up in a misunderstanding when trying to renew his drivers license. Indian superstar Akshay Kumar leads the cast; the film will look to capitalise on the recent success of Indian titles including RRR and Pathaan.<\/p>\n
Studio Soho Distribution is opening Saim Sadiq\u2019s Joyland in 85 cinemas, with a further 54 screens picking up the film in its second week. The Cannes Un Certain Regard premiere centres on the youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family, who becomes infatuated with a strong-willed trans woman in a burlesque show. <\/p>\n
Joyland was entered as Pakistan\u2019s submission for the international feature award at the 2023 Oscars. The film was then banned from cinemas in Pakistan in early November last year; before a campaign by the country\u2019s Film Producers Association caused the ban to be withdrawn once certain scenes had been cut from the film.<\/p>\n
Picturehouse Entertainment is starting Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda\u2019s Broker in 70 cinemas this weekend. The Korean film debuted in Competition at Cannes last year; it revolves around characters associated with baby boxes, which allow infants to be dropped off anonymously to be cared for by others. Parasite star Song Kang-ho won the best actor prize in Cannes for his performance as the film\u2019s patriarch.<\/p>\n
BFI Distribution is opening Creature, a film from Oscar-winner Asif Kapadia that fuses cinema with contemporary dance; while Gigantic Pictures has Sheffield Doc\/Fest premiere Charm Circle, about an eccentric New York family ahead of their youngest daughter\u2019s polyamorous wedding.<\/p>\n
In event cinema, Unique X will play concert Boy George And The Culture Club \u2013 One World, One Love in 70 cinemas, with most doing two screenings.<\/p>\n
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