Theater Counts (Updated): Kong Takes on Logan in 3,846 Locations

March 9, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

The first big head-to-head battle of the year will take place in movie houses across the country this weekend, as Kong: Skull Island attempts to wrest top spot at the box office from Logan. The big ape movie will have a challenge ahead of it, with Logan having posted the 4th-biggest weekend in March last weekend with $88.4 million, and continuing to play in 4,071 theaters. Kong, meanwhile, opens in 3,846 venues, and will most likely need to average more than $10,000 in each of them to come close to a victory.

Both films will be helped by the limited amount of competition. The next biggest opener is Bollywood film Badrinath Ki Dulhania, which debuts in 152 locations. Get Out is adding 205 theaters in its third weekend, which will take it above 3,000 for the first time. It should top $20 million again, but will be a in distant third place when the final tallies come in.

Looking ahead, Beauty and the Beast will, as expected, launch in over 4,000 theaters next weekend, per Disney, while BH Tilt will launch The Belko Experiment in 1,200 theaters or so.

Theater Counts for Weekend of March 10-12

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters		Change
Logan20th Century Fox4,0714,0710
Kong: Skull IslandWarner Bros.3,846new
The Lego Batman MovieWarner Bros.3,3033,656-353
Get OutUniversal3,1432,938+205
The ShackLionsgate2,8882,8880
Before I FallOpen Road2,3462,3460
John Wick: Chapter TwoLionsgate2,0312,475-444
The Great WallUniversal1,5822,314-732
La La LandLionsgate1,5781,411+167
Fifty Shades DarkerUniversal1,4952,205-710
Hidden Figures20th Century Fox1,4211,582-161
Rock DogLionsgate1,3762,077-701
Fist FightWarner Bros.1,2852,303-1,018
A Dog's PurposeUniversal1,0161,494-478
MoonlightA249871,564-577
SplitUniversal9771,126-149
LionWeinstein Co.9601,260-300
Table 19Fox Searchlight8688680
SingUniversal396283+113
A United KingdomFox Searchlight317271+46
MoanaWalt Disney276321-45
FencesParamount Pictures189284-95
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemWarner Bros.188192-4
Monster TrucksParamount Pictures181187-6
PassengersSony Pictures172175-3
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryWalt Disney166165+1
Badrinath Ki DulhaniaFIP152new
xXx: Return of Xander CageParamount Pictures13972+67
Manchester by the SeaRoadside Attractions113382-269
RingsParamount Pictures76174-98
The FounderWeinstein Co.5778-21
Doctor StrangeWalt Disney4781-34
Everybody Loves SomebodyLionsgate3360-27
Bitter HarvestRoadside Attractions3075-45
20th Century WomenA242928+1
Personal ShopperIFC Films4new
RawFocus World2new
Note: New theater counts are added as studios report throughout the day on Thursday



Estimates for Weekend of March 17

MovieDistributorEstimated
Theaters
Beauty and the BeastWalt Disney4,000
The Belko ExperimentBH Tilt1,200
T2: TrainspottingSony Pictures5

Updated Thursday, 8.30pm with Paramount and Sony counts.

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