'The Judge' Grosses $53 Million in the Box Office

'The Judge' Grosses $53 Million in the Box Office

The drama film "The Judge" has just been released last Oct. 10, 2014 in theaters and cinemas. As of 26 Oct. 2014, the movie has grossed an estimated total of $53 million, combining the estimated domestic gross of $34 million and the estimated foreign gross of $19 million.

"The Judge" is an American drama film, which chronicles a successful lawyer as he comes back to his hometown for his mother's funeral. He soon discovers that his alienated father, who happened to be the town's judge, is assumed of murder. Later on, he finds out the truth and rejoins with his family, along the way.

The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as Henry "Hank" Palmer and Robert Duvall as Judge Joseph Palmer.

Other members of the cast include, Vera Farmiga as Samantha Powell, Vincent D'Onofrio as Glen Palmaer, Jeremy Strong as Dale Palmer, Billy Bob Thornton as Dwight Dickham, Sarah Lancaster as Lisa Palmer, David Krumholtz as Mike Kattan, Emma Tremblay as Lauren Palmer, Ken Howard as Judge Warren, Leighton Meester as Carla Powell, Dax Shepard as C.P. Kennedy, Denis O'Hare as Doc Morris, Frank Ridley as Jury Foreman, and Mark Kelly as Mark Blackwell.

Meanwhile, a video clip in Los Angeles Times features Downey, Duvall, Dobkin, and producer Susan Downey. They discuss on how they settled out a compromise and an actor attempts to get Duvall's plate.

Actor Robert Downey Jr. spoke his thoughts on the movie in a statement in Variety. "The movie is entertaining and has great wit and great laughs from the beginning up until the end and in so much as that it's drama," he said. "I always say a drama has to be 30% comedy and a comedy has to be 30% drama - not to stick to those hard and soft rules," he added.

Meanwhile, there are already rumors that actor Robert Duvall will be nominated for Oscar awards for the film, as per Telegraph. The film's plot will effectively connect to people's deep emotions, particularly those who have an overwrought relationship with their parent.

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"The Judge" is piloted and produced by David Dobkin, with Susan Downey and David Gambino as co-producers. Nick Schenk contributed as screenplay writer, with Janusz Kaminski in cinematography.

The filming is set in the fictional town of Carlinville, Indiana. Shooting took place in Attleboro, Belmont, Dedham, Sunderland, and Waltham Massachussets. Principal photography began on May 31, 2013 in Shelburne Falls in Massachussets.

The film is produced under Village Roadshow Pictures and Big Kid Pictures while it is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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