John Crowley’s critically acclaimed Brooklyn made box office history this weekend, claiming the biggest opening of any Irish film in Ireland since “Michael Collins” (1996).” The film opened to over €605,000 in its home territory after its release on November 4th overtaking recent Irish hits “The Guard” (€572,000), “Angela's Ashes” (€558,000) , “In Bruges” (€482,000) and “Calvary” (€463,000). Opening on 87 screens resulted in making this screen count the largest ever in Ireland for an Irish film. Taking an estimated €1,460,016 in the UK and Ireland combined means the film is the Number one opener for this past weekend.
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