Lucy Liu's resurgence on the big screen just cannot be stopped.
Her impactful new drama Rosemead — which is also Liu’s first solo starring role — has racked up $50.2K from an exclusive run at NYC’s AMC Lincoln Square, one of the top per-theater openings of the year, Deadline reports.
The actress, 57, who is also a producer on Rosemead, was actually spotted twice this weekend at the indie box office — with Lionsgate’s release of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair also showing. Liu plays villain O-Ren Ishii in Quentin Tarantino's iconic film opposite Uma Thurman's Beatrix Kiddo. The compilation of Volumes 1 and 2 was No. 6 at the domestic box office with $3.25 million on 1,198 screens, Deadline also noted on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Rosemead had premiered at the Tribeca Festival, and the lead creative team is comprised entirely of Asian Americans. According to the film's synopsis, Liu stars an ailing suburban woman who uncovers a terrifying secret: Her teenage son (Lawrence Shou) is consumed by violent impulses. As her health rapidly declines, she wrestles with how far she will go to protect him.
The film won Best Narrative Feature at the Bentonville Film Festival, as well as the Prix du Public UBS audience award at the Locarno Film Festival — where Liu also accepted its Career Achievement Award, Deadline reports.
Vertical, the movie's distributor, announced that sold-out showtimes and walk-up demand remained steady throughout the weekend, including for multiple cast and filmmaker Q&A’s moderated by Marcia Gay Harden and actress Julia Fox. Rosemead will expand to AMC Century City in LA next weekend, according to Deadline.
"I'm so moved by the incredible support Rosemead has received from audiences," Liu said in a statement, per Deadline. "When Mynette Louie, Andrew Corkin, and I set out to make this film, our hope was to spark conversation and maybe even open a few hearts. To feel that connection with everyone this weekend means more than I can express."
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