Per Theater Chart: Waning Moon

June 19, 2012

Moonrise Kingdom has been on the top of the per theater chart for close to a month now. The past weekend it managed an average of $12,571 in nearly 200 theaters. Unfortunately for the box office as a whole, it was the only film to reach the $10,000 market. Your Sister's Sister did come close with an average of $8,402 in thirteen theaters, which is good enough to suggest some potential to expand.

The only other new limited release to do reasonably well was Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, which earned an average of $5,521 in two theaters over the weekend, but its average was just over $8,000 if you include Wednesday and Thursday. The Woman in the Fifth was not as strong earning an average of $3,668 in nine theaters. Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap opened in way too many theaters and only managed an average of $958.

This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:

  • Hysteria got to $1 million, but its per theater average is low enough that it likely won't get much further.
  • For Greater Glory topped $4 million very early in the weekend and it should get to $5 million shortly. However, that will likely be the final milestone for the film.
  • Speaking of $5 million, Bernie just got there over the weekend. It won't get to $10 million, but this is a great run for a limited release.
  • Moonrise Kingdom also hit the $5 million milestone, but it will have no trouble getting much further and may become the big limited release hit of the summer.
  • Its biggest competition will come from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which reached $35 million over the weekend. It now has more than Good Deeds and is closing in on What to Expect When You're Expecting.

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Filed under: Weekend Estimates, Theater Averages, Hysteria, Bernie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Woman in the Fifth, Moonrise Kingdom, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Your Sister's Sister, For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada, Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap