JARED LETO'S JOHN LENNON FILM A HIT

Jared Leto And Lindsay Lohan

Sexy Hollywood star Jared Leto's controversial portrayal of John Lennon’s killer in Chapter 27 has become an hit. The delayed film, which also stars former party girl Lindsay Lohan, has already been released straight to DVD in many territories across the world and reviews were mixed when the movie was given a limited release last week.But the fans have been running out to see the film, giving it the highest per-screen average of any current release.The success has prompted distributors Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. to expand the release to more theatres this weekend. The psychological drama explores the mind of Leto’s character Mark David Chapman in the weeks leading up to the fateful day he shot and killed Lennon in New York in 1980. Meanwhile, Leto recently said that gaining so much weight for the role has hurt his health, maybe forever. It was one of the toughest roles he ever did.