![]() ![]() ![]() The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight) Week 4 That’s positive since the best should be yet to come for the film as its audience flocks to theaters in bigger numbers. The gross is about the same as similar theater totals for their “Victoria & Abdul” in early October. The widest of the specialized breaks this weekend, Focus is betting that the older audience appeal for this Churchill 1940 war drama will kick in over the holidays. What comes next: A top city expansion on January 5 will be followed by a wider national break on January 19. Entertainment Studios has given this major ad support in hopes of positioning it in a crowded field, which makes the response in its initial three New York/Los Angeles theaters even more disappointing. Whatever the ultimate total, this is not impressive for this Christian Bale/Rosamund Pike western which opened in advance of its wide release next month in hopes of gaining some awards attention, which has not materialized. The distributor is claiming a number that projects that their Sunday Christmas Eve gross will be the best of the weekend, which suggests optimism at a minimum (its two-day total per sources was $16,000). $26,000 in 3 theaters PTA (per theater average): $8,667 Hostiles (Entertainment Studios) – Metacritic: 67 Festivals include: Telluride, Toronto, AFI 2017 What comes next:The national break comes on January 12. ![]() But that was on a more gross friendly, less competitive play date, with even better reviews. “Lincoln” opened in 11 theaters in early November five years ago to an over $90,000 initial PTA. It isn’t the first Spielberg film to be platformed. ![]() That’s an excellent start for the film and positions it very well for its ongoing awards placement. “The Post” is headed for a likely doubling of its gross for the full week and similar results next weekend. That’s quite strong with seats at a premium and multiple other upscale titles in play. Isolating the four core New York/Los Angeles dates, despite the usual reduced older audience on this date, the PTA comes to around $75,000. area), Spielberg’s well-reviewed and topical Pentagon Papers story scored a strong opening. With a pre-Christmas dead zone opening for older audiences, and playing nine rather than the normal four platform runs (one additional each in New York and Los Angeles which help reach more Academy members plus three in the D.C. The Post (20th Century Fox) – Metacritic: 83 Most awards films will be able to return to screens with a new head of steam in a few weeks when the Oscar nominations are announced. Many of the wider players lost a large number of dates, with more attrition ahead as more new wide releases open on Monday. “I, Tonya” (Neon) took its initial steps into new big city markets with decent results. Both look promising heading into the best period of the year for adult moviegoing. “The Darkest Hour” (Focus) had its broadest break to date, edging out by a small margin the also expanding “The Shape of Water” (Fox Searchlight). Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. With four Golden Globe nominations and a number of Oscar nods expected, “Lady Bird” is likely to continue its box-office ascent in the coming weeks and months. Read More: Wendy’s Reveals Its Favorite Movies of 2017, and Even Fast Food Chains Adore ‘Lady Bird’ After a little less than two months in theaters, it has now made $28,306,445 within the United States - placing it above the $27,854,932 earned by “ Moonlight.” Read More: ‘Lady Bird’ No Longer Has a Perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (and Nobody is Happy About It)īarry Jenkins’ Best Picture winner still holds the worldwide title for A24, having made more than $65 million total “Lady Bird” has yet to open in foreign markets, and so those numbers won’t be available for some time. The film, which stars Saoirse Ronan in the title role, got off to a promising start when it earned $364,437 in four theaters during its opening weekend - a $91,109 per-theater average, one of the highest of the year. After becoming the highest-rated movie in Rotten Tomatoes history - it was 100% “fresh” with nearly 200 reviews until a lone contrarian came along - Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age drama is now A24’s most financially successful film. “ Lady Bird’s” list of accolades continues to accumulate. Decem‘Lady Bird’ Is Now A24’s Highest-Grossing Film, Having Just Surpassed ‘Moonlight’ ![]()
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