In Mixed Bag Of Openings, American Animals Soars, RBG Grosses $1.1M in Expansion: Specialty Box Office
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In a mixed weekend for specialty openers. the leading newcomer by far is American Animals. Backed by The Orchard and MoviePass Ventures, the film grossed $140,633, averaging $35,158, one of the best debuts of 2018.
The Sundance debut was directed by Bart Layton and stars Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner and Jared Abrahamson. The strong launch offered MoviePass some positive news during an otherwise trying stretch for its parent company, Helios & Matheson as investors and industryites continue to question the viability of the MoviePass subscription model.
Other debuts were more sobering. IFC Films opened A Kid Like Jake, grossing $9,063 in an exclusive showing in New York. FilmRise bowed Australian-set Breath, also with one run, taking in $5,700. Cohen Media Group rolled out Jacques Doillons French-language feature, Rodin, in two theaters, grossing $6,551.
Well Go USA added showings of How Long Will I Love U in its second frame, grossing $170K in 32 theaters, while Magnolia expanded doc The Gospel According to André to 21 locations, taking in $82K.
A24s First Reformed topped seven figures in its third weekend, grossing over $455K from 91 runs. RBG became the highest-grossing film in the 17-year history of Magnolia Pictures this weekend, reaching almost $7.9 million to overtake last years I Am Not Your Negro.
NEW RELEASES
American Animals (The Orchard/MoviePass Ventures) NEW [4 Theaters] Weekend $140,633, Average $35,158
A Kid Like Jake (IFC Films) [1 Theater] Weekend $9,063
Breath (FilmRise) NEW [1 Theater] Weekend $5,700
Rodin (Cohen Media Group) NEW [2 Theaters] Weekend $6,551, Average $3,276
RETURNING/SECOND WEEKEND
The Gospel According To André (Magnolia Pictures) Week 2 [21 Theaters] Weekend $82,000, Average $4,100, Cume $166,841
How Long Will I Love U (Well Go USA) Week 2 [32 Theaters] Weekend $170,700, Average $5,334, Cume $501,521
Les Parents Terribles (Cohen Media Group) Week 2 [1 Theater] Weekend $1,416, Cume $8,545
Mary Shelley (IFC Films) Week 2 [9 Theaters] Weekend $14,459, Average $1,606, Cume $36,505
Summer 1993 (Oscilloscope) Week 2 [5 Theaters] Weekend $15,500, Average $3,100, Cume $50,186
Who We Are Now (FilmRise) Week 2 [3 Theater] Weekend $5,500, Average $1,833, Cume $12,221
HOLDOVERS / THIRD+ WEEKENDS
On Chesil Beach (Bleecker Street) Week 3 [89 Theaters] Weekend $142,400, Average $1,600, Cume $345,606
First Reformed (A24) Week 3 [91 Theaters] Weekend $455,435, Average $5,005, Cume $1,057,231
Pope Francis – A Man Of His Word (Focus Features) Week 3 [273 Theaters] Weekend $150,000, Average $542, Cume $1,568,000
Always At the Carlyle (Good Deed Entertainment) Week 4 [23 Theaters] Weekend $18,212, Average $792, Cume $90,613
Beast (Roadside Attractions/30 West) Week 4 [92 Theaters] Weekend $87,610, Average $952, Cume $629,563
Mountain (Greenwich Entertainment) Week 4 [14 Theaters] Weekend $36,000, Average $2,571
The Seagull (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 4 [52 Theaters] Weekend $130,573, Average $2,511, Cume $526,526
The Guardians (Music Box Films) Week 5 [7 Theaters] Weekend $4,766, Average $681, Cume $64,987
RBG (Magnolia Pictures/Participant Media) Week 5 [432 Theaters] Weekend $1,100,000, Average $2,546, Cume $7,875,859
Disobedience (Bleecker Street) Week 6 [158 Theaters] Weekend $211,271, Average $1,337, Cume $3,056,788
Let The Sunshine In (Sundance Selects) Week 6 [68 Theaters] Weekend $80,068, Average $1,177, Cume $696,489
The Rider (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 8 [224 Theaters] Weekend $243,055, Average $1,085, Cume $1,742,994
Isle Of Dogs (Fox Searchlight) Week 11 [129 Theaters] Weekend $135,000, Average $1,047, Cume $31,400,447
The Death of Stalin (IFC Films) Week 13 [27 Theaters] Weekend $29,102, Average $1,078, Cume $7,943,777
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