“Phantom Thread” makes big debut

Daniel Day-Lewis' fashion drama “Phantom Thread” performed impressively on its Christmas Day launch, earning $127,272 at four theatres for an average of $31,818 per screen.

The awards contender is expected to be Day-Lewis' final film. The movie — set in 1950s post-war London — follows Day-Lewis, a renowned dressmaker, who, with his sister (Lesley Manville) is at the centre of British fashion. His life is disrupted by a strong-willed woman (Vicky Krieps) who soon becomes his muse and lover.

“Phantom Thread” earned Paul Thomas Anderson the National Board of Review's best screenplay award and Day-Lewis a Golden Globe nomination. It marks director Anderson's eighth movie, and his second collaboration with Day-Lewis.

“Phantom Thread” debuted three days after Steven Spielberg's “The Post”, which finished the four-day weekend with $830,000 at nine sites. The film, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, will go wide on January 12.