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“The Good Lie,” the story of three Sudanese refugees who come to the U.S. and try to make a life in the modern world, debuted softly in its limited release by Warner Bros.
Co-starring Reese Witherspoon as the strong-minded woman assigned to help them, “The Good Lie” brought in $935,000 from 461 theaters nationwide. That's a $2,028 per-screen average for the drama directed by Philippe Falardeau.
The good news was the rare “A+” CinemaScore given the film by its mature-skewing audiences, of which 85 percent were over the age of 25.
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Reese Witherspoon in Talks to Star in 'The Good Lie'
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"Monsieur Lazhar's" Philippe Falardeau will direct from a screenplay by Margaret Nagle.
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