The Weinstein Co. launched The Railway Man in four cinemas in New York and Los Angeles last Friday, posting solid but not spectacular figures.
Some American critics are ambivalent about The Railway Man, full of admiration for the performances but less than whole-hearted about the film's overall impact.
After directing two episodes of the second series of British crime drama Broadchurch, Jonathan Teplitzky is juggling a sizable slate of film and TV projects.