Paper Towns (film)

Paper Towns

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jake Schreier
Produced by
  • Marty Bowen
  • Wyck Godfrey
Screenplay by
Based on Paper Towns 
by John Green
Starring
Music by Son Lux
Cinematography David Lanzenberg
Edited by Jacob Craycroft
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) (North America)
Running time
 109 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $12 million[2]
Box office $85.5 million[3]

Paper Towns is a 2015 American mystery comedy-drama film, directed by Jake Schreier, and based on the 2008 novel of the same name by John Green. The film was adapted to screen by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the same team that wrote the first film adaption of one of Green's novels, The Fault in Our Stars. The film stars Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne and was released on July 24, 2015 in the United States by 20th Century Fox.[4]

Plot

In Orlando, Florida, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen lives next door to Margo Roth Spiegelman, his childhood friend from whom he has since drifted, but still has feelings for. One night, when she climbs through his window and summons him on an all-night road trip of revenge, he cannot help but follow her lead. The next day, however, Margo does not come to school, and after a few days some consider her missing, others just conclude she left to an undisclosed location. Q soon learns that Margo left clues about where she would be going, and concludes she is in a particular paper town in New York state. Q goes there by car with his best friends Ben and Radar, Radar's girlfriend Angela, and one of Margo's best friends, Lacey. They are in a hurry, because they want to be back in time for the prom. On the way Ben gets very happy about the fact that afterwards Lacey will go to the prom with him. Margo does not show up at the assumed spot. Q stays, while the others return with the car. He finds her, but she is not in love with him. She left the clues just to let him know she is safe, not to invite him to follow her. Q returns by bus and Margo stays.

Cast

Production

Pre-production

The rights to the film had been optioned since at least 2008.[5] With Green himself writing the first draft of the screenplay.[6]

Although the novel features a scene set in SeaWorld the location was changed after the release of the CNN documentary Blackfish.[7] [8] On March 24, 2014, Green announced via Twitter that Nat Wolff would be playing the protagonist Quentin "Q" Jacobsen in May 2014 [9] with Cara Delevingne casting of Margo Roth Spiegelman announced the following September[10]

Filming

Although the novel is primarily set in Orlando, Florida, the tax incentives of North Carolina for filmmakers made it the affordable choice for principal photography according to Green. The crew was encouraged to finish filming before December 31, 2014, the date on which certain tax incentives would have expired.[11]

Filming began on November 3, 2014 in and around Charlotte, North Carolina and concluded on December 19, 2014.[12][13][14] On November 17–18, filming was due to take place at the Mooresville Arts Depot in Mooresville, but due to weather conditions the schedule was moved to November 18–19, where the film was shot on location all day, both days.[15] Production was set to be moved to Wilmington on December 2 to film the high school scenes among extras,[16] though due to a change in venue, filming began in Cabarrus County outside of Charlotte.[17] Crews were filming at Central Cabarrus High School in Concord, which was transformed into "Jefferson Park High School", December 2 through 8. Cast members dressed for warm weather even though it was cold.[18]

Release

The film was originally supposed to be released on July 31, 2015.[19] The date was later shifted to June 19.[4] The date was again shifted, to June 5, the day before the 1st anniversary of The Fault in Our Stars' film release.[20] Then again in March 2015, the release date was shifted to July 24, 2015, which was previously assigned to Poltergeist.[21]

Music

The soundtrack gathers new and previously released material from Twin Shadow, Santigold, Grouplove, HAIM, Vampire Weekend, The Mountain Goats, The War on Drugs, Galantis as well as Nat Wolff and his brother Alex Wolff. Atlantic Records President of Film and TV and soundtrack producer Kevin Weaver and music supervisor Season Kent (both of whom worked on the soundtrack for The Fault in Our Stars in 2014) served as the soundtrack's producers.[22]

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 44
US Billboard 200[24] 89
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[25] 6

Reception

Box office

As of September 6, 2015, Paper Towns has grossed $31.5 million in North America and $50.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $81.9 million, against a budget of $12 million.[3]

In the United States and Canada, Paper Towns opened in 3,031 theaters on July 24, 2015, alongside two other films, Pixels and Southpaw. Box office pundits projected the film to earn around $20 million in its opening weekend, facing direct competition with Pixels and the holdovers of Ant-Man and Minions. Box office analysts also noted that it could have easily overperformed and had a higher debut, if teen girls – which are its primary target – would have embraced the film and word-of-mouth had gone viral.[2][26][27] Paper Towns made $2 million from its Thursday night showings, which began at 9 p.m. at 2,500 theaters;[28] 500 of the screens were preceded by a live-streaming event.[28] It then earned $6.3 million on its opening day from 3,301 theaters.[29][30] In its opening weekend, the film grossed $12.5 million and finished 6th at the box office, falling short of industry projections and earning much less than the $48 million opening weekend gross of The Fault in Our Stars, a 2014 adaption of John Green's novel of the same name.[31]

It had a major worldwide release on July 24, 2015, in 34 markets grossing $7.9 million from 3,905 screens in 39 markets.[32] It opened in Brazil on July 10, 2015 – the first country to release the film – and earned $2.38 million in its opening weekend, from 630 screens, debuting at third place at the Brazilian box office, behind Minions and Terminator: Genisys. However, in terms of admissions, it was second behind the former film.[33] It had notable openings in Mexico ($1.54 million) and in Australia ($1.53 million).[32][34] It was released in 18 additional countries in late July and early August, including Germany, Belgium and Netherlands.[32]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 56% approval rating, based on 115 reviews, with a rating average of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Paper Towns isn't as deep or moving as it wants to be, yet it's still earnest, well-acted, and thoughtful enough to earn a place in the hearts of teen filmgoers of all ages."[35] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[36] In CinemaScore polls conducted during its opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "PAPER TOWNS (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Pamela McClintock (July 21, 2015). "Box-Office Preview: 'Pixels,' 'Paper Towns' Prepare for Battle With 'Ant-Man,' 'Minions'". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Paper Towns (2015)". Box Office Mojo. (Amazon.com). Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Motsinger, Carol (October 27, 2014). "'Paper Towns' will begin filming in Charlotte next week". citizen-times.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ Green, John (October 24, 2008). "Paper Towns Movie!!11!!!". Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lighting Candles for Rwanda (at 2:48) on YouTube
  7. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (January 16, 2015). "SeaWorld Scene Cut From John Green's 'Paper Towns' Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Is the Paper Towns Movie Like the Book? Thoughts on Adaptations on YouTube
  9. ↑ Green, John (March 24, 2014). "Paper Towns will have the same screenwriters (@iamthepuma and @thisisweber), same producers (@wyckgodfrey), same studio, AND @natandalex.". twitter.com. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 16, 2014). "Cara Delevingne Lands Female Lead in John Green’s ‘Paper Towns’ (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  11. ↑ Motsinger, Carol (September 25, 2014). "'Paper Towns' film adaptation coming to North Carolina". citizen-times.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  12. ↑ Schreier, Jake (October 28, 2014). "Camera test. 7 days til day 1. #papertowns". instagram.com. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  13. ↑ Lindquist, David (November 3, 2014). "Film shoot for John Green's 'Paper Towns' begins today". indystar.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  14. ↑ "‘Paper Towns’ has begun filming in Charlotte, NC". onlocationvacations.com. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Downtown movie filming delayed by weather". mooresvilletribune.com. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ "John Green’s ‘Paper Towns’ is about to move to Wilmington, NC & they need extras for a high school scene". onlocationvacations.com. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  17. ↑ "‘Paper Towns’ is filming in Cabarrus County, NC this week". onlocationvacations.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Central casting: High school has starring role in ‘Paper Towns’". Independent Tribune. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  19. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (August 1, 2014). "John Green's 'Paper Towns' Film Adaptation Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  20. ↑ McClurg, Jocelyn (December 23, 2014). "Author of the Year: John Green". USA Today. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  21. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (March 4, 2015). "20th Century Fox Shifts Dates for Spy, Poltergeist and Paper Towns". comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  22. ↑ "PAPER TOWNS - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Arrives Amidst Wide Range of Celebrations". Reuters.
  23. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Paper Towns". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Soundtrack – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Soundtrack. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Soundtrack – Chart history" Billboard Soundtrack Albums for Soundtrack. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  26. ↑ Brent Lang (July 21, 2015). "Box Office: ‘Pixels,’ ‘Paper Towns’ Jump Into Crowded Summer Field". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  27. ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro (July 21, 2015). "‘Pixels’, ‘Paper Towns’ & ‘Southpaw’ Vie For A Variety Of Demos – Box Office Preview". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  28. 1 2 Dave McNarry (July 24, 2015). "Box Office: ‘Paper Towns’ Tops ‘Pixels’ With $2 Million on Thursday Night". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  29. ↑ Pamela McClintock and Rebecca Ford (July 24, 2015). "Box Office: 'Pixels' in Trouble; 'Southpaw' Could Beat 'Paper Towns'". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  30. 1 2 Anthony D'Alessandro (July 25, 2015). "Adam Sandler Wins Friday, But ‘Ant-Man’ Will Punch ‘Pixels’ Out Of No. 1 Spot – Late Night B.O. Update". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  31. ↑ Scott Mendelson (July 26, 2015). "Box Office: Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Southpaw' Hits $16.5M Weekend, John Green's 'Paper Towns' Nabs $12.5M". Forbes. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  32. 1 2 3 Nancy Tartaglione (July 27, 2015). "‘Minions’, ‘Ant-Man’ Grow In Actuals; ‘Pixels’ Powered By Latin America – Intl B.O. Final". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  33. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 13, 2015). "‘Minions’ Henchmen Runs Past $400M Worldwide & No. 1; ‘Terminator’ Generates $46.5M; ‘Baahubali’, China See Big Bows – Intl B. O. Update". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  34. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 20, 2015). "‘Ant-Man’ Shrinks A Tick; China’s ‘Monster’ Smash Tops Overseas; ‘Minions’ No. 1 WW – Intl Box Office Actuals". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Paper Towns". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Paper Towns". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 6, 2015.

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