The world premiere of The Railway Man at the Toronto International Film Festival prompted tears and a standing ovation from the festival audience- but mixed reactions from the critics.
The gamble of launching The Railway Man in the ultra-competitive Boxing Day slot has paid off for the producers and distributor Transmission Films.
The Weinstein Co. launched The Railway Man in four cinemas in New York and Los Angeles last Friday, posting solid but not spectacular figures.
This may turn out to be a premature and fanciful call but 2014 is shaping as potentially one of the strongest years for Australian films, commercially and critically, in recent memory.
THE RAILWAY MAN, the British/Australian film starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, has reached $7m at the Australian box office, making it one of the most successful Australian films of recent years.
Jonathan Teplitzy's The Railway Man rolled out on more than 400 screens in the UK last weekend and posted very solid numbers, despite the polarized reactions from Pommie critics.
Jonathan Teplitzsky's The Railway Man, a multi-platform experience and a horror comedy have all received funding
The official UK/Australian co-production will be filmed in Scotland, Thailand and Queensland.