German box office: Schlöndorff's 'Heimsuchung' has his best opening since 'The Tin Drum'
'Verity' stays on top, but 87-year-old Volker Schlöndorff celebrates his most successful cinema opening since 1979 with around 74,000 admissions.
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Volker Schlöndorff's new film 'Heimsuchung' ('Visitation') has opened in third place at the German box office with around 74,000 admissions. According to InsideKino's weekend estimates, it is the best opening for a film by the 87-year-old Oscar winner since 'The Tin Drum' in 1979. Based on Jenny Erpenbeck's novel, the film tells the story of a lakeside property in Brandenburg across several decades; the cast includes Lars Eidinger and Martina Gedeck.
Colleen Hoover thriller 'Verity' stayed at number one with around 145,000 admissions, bringing its total to roughly 785,000 after 18 days. 'Shaun the Sheep' followed in second place with around 105,000 admissions. Video game adaptation 'Street Fighter' opened in fourth place.
The rest of the top ten is made up of 'Emil and the Detectives', 'Eiserne Wildnis – Heart of the Beast', 'Bibi Blocksberg – Die total verhexte Zeitreise', 'Resident Evil', Andreas Dresen's 'Alte Liebe' and 'Whalefall'. Overall, the top ten fell by around seven per cent compared with the previous weekend.