The world knows Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger as the pilot who managed to land an airliner full of people in the Hudson River without the loss of a single life after the plane lost thrust in both engines. He also wanted to include the investigation that was opened after the incident and that almost ruined the captain’s reputation and career.
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Award-winning actor Tom Hanks said Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is a hero, the character he played on the new movie directed by Clint Eastwood. Filming started in September 2015 in NY and lasted seven months travelling through several other USA cities, like Atlanta and Los Angeles.
With so many films saying they’re based on a true story, we undoubtedly left out a few favorites. Here is the full-length trailer. Rory Bruer, Sony’s president of worldwide distribution, echoed that sentiment, stressing that “The Perfect Guy’s” box office was “way beyond anyone’s expectations”.
The action-adventure film made $35.5m (£27m) between Friday and Sunday, according to studio estimates.
As for returning releases, Don’t Breathe dropped to third with an $8.2 million while Suicide Squad came in fourth with $5.65 million. Honestly, it’s probably only a matter of time before we get a Bosom Buddies reboot or even a feature film adaptation.
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Lionsgate is opening Belgian-French animated The Wild Life in 2,492 theaters. “Kubo and the Two Strings”, $3.2 million ($2.3 million international). 7. Hell or High Water remains the highest-grossing limited release of the year so far, raking in an additional $2.6 million from weekend ticket sales. Finally, though sliding five places to tenth, Sausage Party is still a big victor, with an estimated $2.3 million adding to $93.2 million in domestic earnings. “The Age of Shadows (Mil Jeong)”, $16 million. 3. It collected a muted $15 million. “The Shallows”, $9.6 million. 6.
