Lenny Abrahamson's 'Room' has passed the €1 million mark at the Irish Box-Office and has now expanded to over 60 cinemas in Ireland where it is expected to continue to perform strongly across all sites in the run up to the Oscar’s on February 28th.
The film has continued it's success story overtaking a string of Hollywood hits and Oscar contenders including Joy, Creed, The Danish Girl, The Hateful Eight and Bridge of Spies in Ireland.
Meanwhile in the US, 'Room' has grossed over $11 million, doubling its box-office haul following its four Oscar nominations and is currently playing in over 600 theatres across the country.
Speaking on the success, Element Pictures Distribution’s Andrew Lowe commented: " 'Room' is enjoying tremendous success around the world, in particular in the US and the UK, but we are particularly proud of its performance in Ireland, where Element Pictures Distribution have released the film with Studio Canal. Many thanks to everyone who has come out to see 'Room', and congratulations to Lenny, Ed and Emma and all the 'Room' team for reaching such an amazing milestone in Ireland.”
Element Pictures' Ed Guiney (The Lobster, Frank, What Richard Did) produced 'Room' with David Gross (What If, Goon). Executive producers are Andrew Lowe (The Lobster, Frank, The Wind that Shakes the Barley) for Element Pictures and Jeff Arkuss (What If) and Jesse Shapira (What If, Goon) for No Trace Camping. Emma Donoghue, Rose Garnett (Film 4), Tessa Ross (Film 4), and David Kosse (Film 4) also serve as executive producers. Irish finance for the film came from the Irish Film Board.
