‘The Little Things’: Read The Screenplay For John Lee Hancock’s Crime Thriller That Was Worth The Wait

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Super Bowl weekend is always quiet in terms of moviegoing, but this year marked an all-out washout due to the ongoing pandemic and continued theater closures in many major markets. The Los Angles-neo nor crime-drama The Little Things stayed atop the chart in is second weekend with $2.1 million for an estimated 10-day total of $7.8 million in North America and $13 million globally.

Super Bowl weekend has historically been a slow weekend for the box office, but COVID-19 has made it slower than ever as only two films, Warner Bros.’ “The Little Things” and Universal/DreamWorks’ “The Croods: A New Age” grossed over $1 million this weekend.“The Little Things” will stay No. 1 in its second weekend with $2.1 million grossed in its second weekend for a 10-day total of $7.7 million.

The Little Things is still on top!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDenzel Washington’s crime thriller “The Little Things” led domestic box office charts again, pulling in $2.1 million in its second weekend of release.Overseas, “The Little Things” collected $1.4 million in ticket sales from 20 countries. The R-rated film has made $7.8 million in the U.S.

In writer-director John Lee Hancock’s The Little Things, which premiered on HBO Max last week, Oscar-winners Denzel Washington and Rami Malek play two detectives on the hunt for a serial killer in 1990 Los Angeles. All of their clues lead them to Albert Sparma (Jared Leto), whose unsettling appearance and morbid sense of humor make him a prime suspect.

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Warner Bros. has once again bumped the pandemic box office back above $10 million in overall weekend grosses thanks to its newest film “The Little Things,” which has earned a $4.8 million opening from 2,171 screens.Starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto and directed by John Lee Hancock, the crime thriller has received mixed reviews with 48% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B- on CinemaScore.

So much of writer-director John Lee Hancock’s psychological cop thriller, “The Little Things,” seems recognizable and pre-ordained on the surface. The drama offers the trope of a grizzled veteran cop (Denzel Washington) conflicting with a talented younger detective who’s made the grade (Rami Malek), the way they clash, break balls, their various obsessions, a haunted past, and a quirky, alleged serial killer (Jared Leto), not afraid to tease and taunt the police.

In John Lee Hancock's The Little Things,Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Rami Malek play police officers on the hunt for a serial killer in 1990 Los Angeles. Their pursuit leads them to Albert Sparma, a prime suspect who seems to know as much about their case as they do.

This is something you’ve been working on for quite a while, isn’t it? I don’t know if I’ve been working on it, but I wrote it 27 or 28 years ago, and it almost got made several times. At first other people were going to direct it, but when I started directing in earnest around 2000, (producer) Mark (Johnson) would ask me about it every couple of years.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJohn Lee Hancock’s “The Little Things” started out as a contemporary thriller. But since it took 20 years to come to the screen, it now amounts to a period piece, says costume designer Daniel Orlandi.

Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (violent/disturbing images, language and full nudity) In select theaters and on HBO Max.The No.