Theater Counts: Blade Runner Cracks 4,000 Theaters

October 5, 2017

Blade Runner 2049

It certainly isn’t as hard as it used to be, but anyone hoping for a record-breaking weekend for Blade Runner 2049 will be pleased to see the film crack 4,000 theaters this weekend. Warner Bros. reports it will play in 4,058 locations starting on Friday, which actually breaks one record already: it’s the widest October opening, ahead of (surprisingly) Shark Tale, which debuted in 4,016 theaters way back in 2004.

Also opening wide this weekend, The Mountain Between Us will play in 3,088 theaters, and My Little Pony trots into 2,528 stables. Not quite wide, The Stray will open in 639 movie houses, just a few fewer than Victoria & Abdul’s expansion into 732.

Theater Counts for Weekend of October 6-8

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters
Change
Blade Runner 2049Warner Bros.4,058new
The Lego Ninjago MovieWarner Bros.3,6114,047-436
ItWarner Bros.3,6053,917-312
Kingsman: The Golden Circle20th Century Fox3,4884,038-550
The Mountain Between Us20th Century Fox3,088new
American MadeUniversal3,0313,024+7
FlatlinersSony Pictures2,5522,5520
My Little Pony: The MovieLionsgate2,528new
Battle of the SexesFox Searchlight1,8221,213+609
American AssassinLionsgate1,6563,020-1,364
Home AgainOpen Road1,0032,370-1,367
Victoria & AbdulFocus Features73277+655
The StrayPurdie-Distribution639new
mother!Paramount Pictures4811,840-1,359
Leap!Weinstein Co.401730-329
Wind RiverWeinstein Co.356892-536
StrongerRoadside Attractions335645-310
Spider-Man: HomecomingSony Pictures326679-353
The Hitman's BodyguardLionsgate3141,119-805
DunkirkWarner Bros.313401-88
Despicable Me 3Universal298419-121
Brad's StatusAnnapurna Pictures247453-206
Judwaa 2FIP1921920
Annabelle: CreationWarner Bros.188385-197
Wonder WomanWarner Bros.155261-106
Friend RequestEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures1542,081-1,927
Cars 3Walt Disney13188+43
The Glass CastleLionsgate113136-23
Girls TripUniversal91179-88
KidnapAviron7768+9
Viceroy's HouseIFC Films74105-31
Rebel in the RyeIFC Films3471-37
The Big SickLionsgate3481-47
The Trip to SpainIFC Films1230-18
Take Every WaveIFC Films121+11
Tulip FeverWeinstein Co.1242-30
MenasheA241129-18
DetroitAnnapurna Pictures1121-10
The Unknown GirlIFC Films1029-19
WoodshockA24939-30
47 Meters DownEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures728-21
Good TimeA24613-7
The Florida ProjectA244new
Walking OutIFC Films2new
Note: New theater counts are added as studios report throughout the day on Thursday



Estimates for Weekend of October 13

MovieDistributorEstimated
Theaters
Happy Death DayUniversal3,000
The ForeignerSTX Entertainment2,300
Goodbye Christopher RobinFox Searchlight8
Hitchcock's Shower SceneIFC Films1

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