Per Theater Chart: Iron Man Ices the Competition

May 7, 2013

Iron Man 3 dominated the Per Theater Chart earning an average of $40,946 at over 4,000 screens. Two Millenium Films releases were next with The Iceman and What Maisie Knew earning averages of $21,987 and $21,480 respectively. Free the Mind opened with $12,215 in its lone theater.

There were many more new limited releases, including Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, which just missed the $10,000 earning an average of $9,908 in four theaters. Love Is All You Need was right behind with an average of $9,187, also in four theaters. Dead Man's Burden opened with $7,620 in one theater. Post Tenebras Lux's opening was only $4,674 in one theater, but it earned $7,096 from Wednesday through Sunday. Meanwhile, Something in the Air earned an average of $4,429 in three theaters. 5 de Mayo, La Batalla opened in 20 theaters, which is a lot for a limited release, which explains why its per theater average was only $4,179. The Happy House opened below the Mendoza Line with just $1,756 in one theater. Kiss of the Damned was playing in two theaters over the weekend but only managed an average of $1,362.

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

• Renoir hit $1 million over the weekend and it has a decent shot at $2 million.
• Disconnect also reached $1 million over the weekend, while its chances at $2 million are even better.
• The Company You Keep surpassed $3 million over the weekend and by this time next week, it should be at $4 million.
• Mud got all the way to $5 million over the weekend and I would be surprised if it didn't get to $10 million before its run is over.

Filed under: Weekend Estimates, Theater Averages, The Company You Keep, Iron Man 3, Disconnect, Mud, Den skaldede frisør, Dead Man's Burden, What Maisie Knew, Kiss of the Damned, Renoir, Post Tenebras Lux, The Iceman, Après Mai, Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla, The Happy House, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, Free the Mind