Opening "Birdman" (Fox Searchlight) - Criticwire: A-; Metacritic: 86; Festivals include: Venice, Telluride, New York 2014 $415,000 in 4 theaters; PSA (Per screen average): $103,750 With "Birdman," everything came together. Alejandro G. Inarritu's Broadway-set visual tour-de-force was nurtured by Fox Searchlight to help maximize not only the opening but also its position as one of the year's top awards contenders.