It flew, at budget fare, to Burnley, where it beat the fellow strugglers, 2-1.
However, what elevates this above most low-budget fare is the central performances from Peter Cushing (Van Helsing and Christopher Lee Count Draculala).
Cassel, 48, makes a rare foray into Hollywood big-budget fare as an assassin tracking Bourne.
Post-Bridesmaids, Wiig has largely avoided big-budget fare, with mixed success.
Or they must learn how to move between big-budget blockbusters and niche, small-budget fare, observing the different genre and budget constraints that apply in these worlds.
And while Mr. West said he wanted to make bigger-budget fare, he wants to do it in a way that doesn't compromise his interests or tone.
Devoted to more experimental, low-budget fare, Next has absorbed some pictures that would have previously been slotted in the competition.
Carmine's first location opened in 1990 on Broadway near 91st Street, and its medium-budget fare struck a responsive chord during a lingering recession.
As for the assumed international bias against black drama, though, it is perhaps less significant than the general difficulties of putting out mid-budget fare these days.
Walken's invariably at his best in low-budget fare and this is his most weirdly magnetic performance since The King of New York.
He has moved more recently into big-budget fare, directing the 2008 James Bond movie Quantum of Solace and last year's Brad Pitt zombie epic World War Z.
