Theater Counts: Taking the Weekend Off

September 1, 2017

Cars 3

There are many ways of measuring how slow things are in movie theaters this weekend: the fact that there are no new wide releases, for example, or that we’re quite likely going to see the worst overall weekend at the box office in 20 years. But one that encapsulates the poor options for theater owners right now is that Cars 3, which is pretty much a dud by Pixar’s standards, and is entering its fourth month in release, will be playing in the most “new” theaters this weekend, as it expands back from 214 to 2,445 locations. When a film that earned $787 per theater last weekend gets that kind of expansion, you know things are really bad.

Meanwhile, the widest “new release” is the 40th-anniversary re-issue of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which will be in 901 theaters. Tulip Fever (which feels nearly as old, given all the delays in getting it into theaters) will debut in 765 movie houses. Hazlo Como Hombre starts out in 382 locations, and the list of films with announced theater counts is rounded out by A Boy Called Po in 10 theaters, and Viceroy’s House in four.

With that meagre selection, most moviegoers won’t be tuning in again until next weekend, when It launches in approximately 4,000 theaters, and is tipped to be a potential record-breaker.

Theater Counts for Weekend of September 1-3

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters		Change
The Hitman's BodyguardLionsgate3,3703,377-7
Annabelle: CreationWarner Bros.3,3583,565-207
DunkirkWarner Bros.2,7522,774-22
Leap!Weinstein Co.2,7052,575+130
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by NatureOpen Road2,6513,090-439
Wind RiverWeinstein Co.2,6022,095+507
Cars 3Walt Disney2,445214+2,231
Despicable Me 3Universal2,1282,116+12
The Emoji MovieSony Pictures2,1082,374-266
Spider-Man: HomecomingSony Pictures2,0362,122-86
The Dark TowerSony Pictures1,8202,338-518
Wonder WomanWarner Bros.1,8082,210-402
KidnapAviron1,6891,693-4
Birth of the DragonBH Tilt1,6331,618+15
Girls TripUniversal1,6051,777-172
Baby DriverSony Pictures1,4631,757-294
The Glass CastleLionsgate1,3601,298+62
The Big SickLionsgate1,270706+564
War for the Planet of the Apes20th Century Fox1,0411,114-73
Close Encounters of the Third KindSony Pictures901new
All SaintsSony Pictures8468460
Tulip FeverWeinstein Co.765new
Atomic BlondeFocus Features737989-252
Good TimeA24635721-86
Ingrid Goes WestNeon625647-22
47 Meters DownEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures415307+108
Hazlo Como HombreLionsgate382new
DetroitAnnapurna Pictures331525-194
Patti Cake$Fox Searchlight29559+236
Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsSTX Entertainment280318-38
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2Walt Disney196299-103
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesWalt Disney186165+21
The Trip to SpainIFC Films14056+84
The Only Living Boy in New YorkRoadside Attractions135289-154
Gentleman: Sundar, Susheel, RiskyFIP130135-5
MenasheA24126103+23
An Inconvenient SequelParamount Pictures80127-47
Crown HeightsIFC Films5510+45
StepFox Searchlight42118-76
Lady MacbethRoadside Attractions2841-13
Beatriz at DinnerRoadside Attractions2418+6
A Ghost StoryA241521-6
It Comes at NightA24107+3
A Boy Called PoEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures10new
Beach RatsNeon83+5
Served Like a GirlEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures64+2
Viceroy's HouseIFC Films4new
The ExceptionA2434-1
Note: New theater counts are added as studios report throughout the day on Thursday



Estimates for Weekend of September 8

MovieDistributorEstimated
Theaters
ItWarner Bros.4,000
Rebel in the RyeIFC Films3
The Unknown GirlIFC Films2

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