While children’s and family titles understandably are dominating ticket sales during the school vacation, Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black' looked smart in its second weekend.
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Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black' opened impressively last weekend, considering that the primary target audience - mature cinemagoers - don't normally rush out to see films in the first weekend.
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As momentum builds for the September 20 launch of Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black', the distributor and exhibitors are increasingly confident of a sizable opening weekend and a long run sustained run by word-of-mouth and repeat business.