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Disney is pushing out Angelina Jolie and “Maleficent” this weekend, the fifth straight weekend with a major studio tentpole release (though the first to both star and be primarily aimed at women). And while it’s unlikely a quintet of indie films also opening will stand in the way of Jolie’s box office magic, they do interestingly feature a lot of A-list stars, from Dakota Fanning, Jesse Eisenberg, Taylor Kitsch, Toni Collette and Professor X himself, James McAvoy. Whether their recognizable faces and names help their films remains to be seen, though in general it looks like it might be another underwhelming weekend at the indie box office…
Peter Knegt is a regular contributor to Indiewire and our box office columnist. Follow him on Twitter.
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