‘I Play Rocky’, ‘Club Kid’, ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Charge Into A Stacked Indie Weekend — Specialty Preview

Independent films and awards contenders are opening across the United States this weekend, with releases ranging from a handful of cinemas to more than a thousand. The varied roll-out matters because it gives smaller films a chance to build audiences gradually, while a wider release tests the reach of a new title.

“I Play Rocky”, a Sylvester Stallone biopic starring Anthony Ippolito, opens at seven cinemas in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, nearly 50 years after the original “Rocky” debuted; it is due to go wide on 20 November. “Club Kid” begins at six cinemas, while “Wild Horse Nine” opens on 1,100 screens and earned $900,000 in previews. “Mouse” starts in three cinemas before expanding nationally on 13 November, and Netflix’s “La Bola Negra” reaches its widest run yet, at 473 locations.