Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine” packed New York and Los Angeles theaters after Cate Blanchett scored glowing reviews for her role as the wife of a Bernie Madoff-like swindler. The movie, which opened in six theaters this past weekend, took in $612,000, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement. The film averaged $102,000 per screen, leading the weekend’s other new releases on that basis. “Blue Jasmine” will rival “Midnight in Paris” as Allen’s top-grossing film, according to Michael Barker, co-president and co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, which distributed both movies. This coming weekend “Blue Jasmine” expands to 50 cities, including Washington and San Francisco, the setting for much of the film, he said. More on Bloomberg here.
