Kirsten Dunst as Lee looking out at a violent scene from the shadows in Civil War.
The Big Picture Writer-director Alex Garland’s latest film, Civil War, is properly capitalizing on its divisive subject-matter. In just 10 days at the box office, the film has managed to recover its reported budget of $50 million — a record for the indie outfit A24. The film broke opening weekend records for the studio, which is making inroads in the mid-budget zone after a decade delivering buzzy, small-budget genre films.
The film’s top-grossing overseas market so far is Garland’s home country of the U.K., where it has generated $2.2 million. Civil War follows a group of war journalists on a journey to Washington D.C. while armed factions engage in conflict with each other across the country. The protagonists intend to cover a brewing plan to overthrow the dictatorial president.
Reviews have been positive, with Collider’s Matt Donato calling it Garland’s best film. Civil War has an 81% approval rating on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a B- CinemaScore from opening day audiences. You can watch the movie in theaters, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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