Theater Counts: Death Day Ahead of Pack of Newcomers

October 19, 2017

Happy Death Day

After delivering an impressive opening weekend last time around, Happy Death Day is adding 147 theaters this weekend, to become the film in widest release. To be fair, 3,296 theaters isn’t all that much to write home about, and the fact that none of the new releases will top that number speaks to the fact that we’re in a time of year where studios are either dumping their duds, or looking for niche audiences. Identifying which films are which is left as an exercise for the reader.

The widest new release this weekend is Geostorm, in 3,246 locations; Only the Brave (which is either timed terribly or brilliantly, depending on how you look at it) debuts in a fairly tepid 2,577 theaters; Boo 2! A Madea Halloween lands in a niche-y 2,388; and Same Kind of Different As Me opens in an even more targeted 1,362. The only new wide release expected to expand much after this weekend is The Snowman, which will be looking for good word of mouth after opening in 1,812 theaters.

Next weekend has a similar jam of new releases, with Jigsaw expected to be the widest opener, in about 2,700 theaters.

Theater Counts for Weekend of October 20-22

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters
Change
Happy Death DayUniversal3,2963,149+147
GeostormWarner Bros.3,246new
Blade Runner 2049Warner Bros.3,2034,058-855
The Mountain Between Us20th Century Fox3,1513,259-108
Only the BraveSony Pictures2,577new
ItWarner Bros.2,5603,176-616
American MadeUniversal2,5483,098-550
The ForeignerSTX Entertainment2,5152,5150
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea HalloweenLionsgate2,388new
Kingsman: The Golden Circle20th Century Fox2,3182,982-664
My Little Pony: The MovieLionsgate2,3012,528-227
The Lego Ninjago MovieWarner Bros.2,1023,053-951
The SnowmanUniversal1,812new
Same Kind of Different As MePure Flix1,362new
Victoria & AbdulFocus Features1,057900+157
Professor Marston & The Wonder WomenAnnapurna Pictures9591,229-270
MarshallOpen Road8218210
Battle of the SexesFox Searchlight5451,394-849
FlatlinersSony Pictures5351,983-1,448
Despicable Me 3Universal334266+68
American AssassinLionsgate312820-508
DunkirkWarner Bros.188268-80
The Hitman's BodyguardLionsgate172165+7
Home AgainOpen Road158361-203
The StrayPurdie-Distribution139430-291
Annabelle: CreationWarner Bros.138202-64
Wind RiverWeinstein Co.121194-73
Leap!Weinstein Co.116185-69
The Florida ProjectA2411233+79
mother!Paramount Pictures106159-53
Cars 3Walt Disney94119-25
Wonder WomanWarner Bros.84118-34
StrongerRoadside Attractions84174-90
A Question of FaithPure Flix72288-216
Goodbye Christopher RobinFox Searchlight619+52
Friend RequestEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures4050-10
Take Every WaveIFC Films3724+13
KidnapAviron3261-29
Walking OutIFC Films3218+14
Brad's StatusAnnapurna Pictures1739-22
Viceroy's HouseIFC Films1430-16
Rebel in the RyeIFC Films916-7
Tulip FeverWeinstein Co.660
MenasheA2447-3
The Killing of a Sacred DeerA2447-3
WonderstruckRoadside Attractions4new
Hitchcock's Shower SceneIFC Films4new
DealtIFC Films1new
Note: New theater counts are added as studios report throughout the day on Thursday



Estimates for Weekend of October 27

MovieDistributorEstimated
Theaters
JigsawLionsgate2,700
Thank You for Your ServiceUniversal2,000
SuburbiconParamount Pictures2,000

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