Overview

• Focus Features’ Anemone earned about $681,655 on roughly 865 screens in its domestic debut, averaging $788 per theater and missing the top 10.
• The film marks Ronan Day-Lewis’ feature directorial debut, co-written with his father, and follows its late September premiere at the New York Film Festival.
• Reviews sit in the mid‑50s on Rotten Tomatoes, with strong notices for Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance and recurring critiques of narrative cohesion and pacing.
• The story centers on Ray, a reclusive veteran played by Day-Lewis, whose brother Jem, portrayed by Sean Bean, seeks him out to address family strains involving Ray’s son.
• An LA Times op-ed highlighted the NYFF audience’s reaction to Day-Lewis’ appearance and contrasted that human connection with the rollout of AI “actor” Tilly Norwood, reflecting industry debate over synthetic performers.