Theater Averages: Puppies Rescue the PTA Chart

September 6, 2018

Pick of the Litter

No film reached the $10,000 club over the three-day weekend, but Pick of the Litter came close with an average of $9,539 in two theaters.

None of the rest of the other new limited releases got within halfway to the $10,000 club. Ya Veremos was playing in 369 theaters, which is a lot for a limited release, so its average of $4,898 is good. I don’t think it’s good enough for significant expansion, but it is still good. Likewise, Active Measures was playing on iTunes, so its average of $4,755 in two theaters was quite good as well. Let the Corpses Tan struggled with an average of $3,973 in three theaters. A Paris Education was close behind with $3,467 in its lone theater. Distant Voices, Still Lives only managed $2,395 in one theater.

There were several other releases that missed the Mendoza Line ($2,000/theater), some of which missed that mark by a large margin. Big Brother only managed an average of $1,649 in 25 theaters. Cynthia was close behind with an average of $1,460 in 21. The Little Stranger really struggled earning an average of just $847 in 474 theaters. Return of the Hero was last with $761 in its one theater.

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

  • Beautifully Broken got to $1 million over the weekend, but it lost 71% during its sophomore stint, so that’s as far as it will go.
  • Juliet, Naked also got to $1 million over the weekend. It has likely peaked at the box office, but $2 million is a sure bet while $3 million is also likely.
  • The Wife also reached $1 million over the weekend, but it might not have peaked at the box office. It certainly has a good shot at $2 million and beyond.
  • Ya Veremos earned $1 million over the weekend, $2 million if you include holiday Monday.
  • Papillon got to $2 million, if you include holiday Monday. However, getting to $3 million will likely be out of reach.
  • Searching expanded semi-wide over the weekend helping it to get to $6 million.
Weekend Box Office Results

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