‘Brenda Starr’ --a Fast Read?
It took more than five years to get to the screen, but Brooke Shields’ “Brenda Starr,” a comic strip-inspired movie about a woman reporter, may vanish from theaters as fast as yesterday’s news.
The much-delayed film adaptation of Starr’s adventures opened Wednesday to almost completely empty houses, according to industry sources.
At the Mann Westwood, “Brenda Starr” ticket sales totaled $311 for the day--which works out to an average of 10 moviegoers per show.
Alana Lambros, who holds the film’s rights, blamed the poor premiere on the income tax deadline that day. “We’re hopeful the weekend will give us the revenue we expected,” she said.
She noted that two Tuesday preview screenings of “Brenda Starr”--in Los Angeles and New York--were well attended, but tickets were free.
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