Box Office Report: INTO THE WOODS Off to a Strong Start

This just in from Variety! INTO THE WOODS opened strong with midnight showings last night of $1.1 million dollars. By comparison, ANNIE opened with $360,000 last week. According to the paper, "Box office trackers expect INTO THE WOODS to finish the four-day Christmas weekend with $26 million to $29 million domestically."

INTO THE WOODS, now in theatres is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.

This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy) - all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them. Rob Marshall, the talented filmmaker behind the Academy Award-winning musical "Chicago" and Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: OnStranger Tides," helms the film, which is based on the Tony-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics.