It's earned awards even before it opened, so you would expect a big-star premiere for Paramount Vantage's "There Will Be Blood." Instead, it had a modest debut at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
"There Will Be Blood" director Paul Thomas Anderson, left, and the star of the movie, actor Daniel Day-Lewis, pose together at the premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, left, poses with his young co-star, Dillon Freasier, at a pre-premiere reception for "There Will Be Blood" at Brasserie 8 1/2, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actor Paul Dano attends the "There Will Be Blood" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York. Dano, known for his work in "Little Miss Sunshine," has a role in the new movie.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and his wife, director Rebecca Miller, pose together at the "There Will Be Blood" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis attends the "There Will Be Blood" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actors Liam Neeson, left, and Ciaran Hinds attend a pre-premiere reception for "There Will Be Blood" at Brasserie 8 1/2, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, left, talks to his young co-star Dillon Freasier, right, as actors Ciaran Hinds, second left, and Paul Dano look on at a pre-premiere reception for "There Will Be Blood" at Brasserie 8 1/2, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actors Peter Sarsgaard and fiancee, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, attend the "There Will Be Blood" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actors Paul Dano and Dillon Freasier attend a pre-premiere reception for "There Will Be Blood" at Brasserie 8 1/2, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker, left, Paramount Vantage President John Lesher, center, and actor Daniel Day-Lewis talk together at a pre-premiere reception for "There Will Be Blood" at Brasserie 8 1/2, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis talks to the media at the "There Will Be Blood" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in New York.