“Spring Breakers” broke out at the specialty box office this weekend, taking in $270,000 from three theaters for a stunning $90,000 per-screen average, easily the biggest limited debut of 2013 and among the best ever.
James Franco, who's also starring in “Oz the Great and Powerful, is front and center in the R-rated “Spring Breakers,” along with Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson.
Franco's two roles are a world apart.
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Harmony Korine wrote and directed the tale of four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation and are bailed out by a drug and arms dealer — played by Franco — who wants them to do some dirty work.