Theater Counts: 12 Strong Leads New Releases

January 18, 2018

12 Strong

A trio of films with somewhat modest box office ambitions arrive in wide release this weekend, and two films with significant awards ambitions expand into wide release. 12 Strong is the biggest new release of the weekend, and will open in a sturdy 3,002 theaters. If it can find its target audience, it has a real shot at toppling Jumanji from the top of the chart.

Den of Thieves debuts in 2,432 locations, and won’t be helped by targeting a similar audience to 12 Strong. Forever My Girl will launch in 1,114 venues, which is a tough number from which to generate a lot of business. Both films are expected to be back in the pack by the time the weekend has finished, although their respective trailers have been resonating in our tracking.

The first of two wide expansions is Phantom Thread, which grows its theater count aggressively this weekend to 897 ahead of the Oscar nomination announcement on Tuesday. I, Tonya, meanwhile, is a bit more of a technical “wide expansion,” since it is adding 282 theaters, and will play in 799 in total this weekend. That is enough to take it over the 650-theater threshold that we treat as a wide release.

Theater Counts for Weekend of January 19-21

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters
Change
Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleSony Pictures3,7043,849-145
Paddington 2Warner Bros.3,7023,7020
12 StrongWarner Bros.3,002new
The CommuterLionsgate2,8922,8920
The Post20th Century Fox2,8512,819+32
The Greatest Showman20th Century Fox2,8232,938-115
Insidious: The Last KeyUniversal2,5463,150-604
Star Wars: The Last JediWalt Disney2,4563,090-634
Den of ThievesSTX Entertainment2,432new
Proud MarySony Pictures2,1252,1250
Pitch Perfect 3Universal1,7682,507-739
Darkest HourFocus Features1,3401,692-352
Ferdinand20th Century Fox1,2122,154-942
Forever My GirlRoadside Attractions1,115new
Molly's GameSTX Entertainment1,0911,708-617
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriFox Searchlight9541,022-68
Phantom ThreadFocus Features89762+835
CocoWalt Disney8781,362-484
The Shape of WaterFox Searchlight853723+130
I, TonyaNeon799517+282
Lady BirdA24675652+23
WonderLionsgate496970-474
All the Money in the WorldSony Pictures3741,408-1,034
Thor: RagnarokWalt Disney184242-58
Daddy's Home 2Paramount Pictures183201-18
Justice LeagueWarner Bros.151226-75
The Disaster ArtistA24147371-224
DownsizingParamount Pictures134412-278
Condorito: La PeliculaLionsgate134153-19
Blade Runner 2049Warner Bros.124125-1
Father FiguresWarner Bros.96201-105
HostilesEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures4942+7
The Florida ProjectA243751-14
Freak ShowIFC Films61+5
A CiambraIFC Films1new
Note: New theater counts are added and updated as studios report on Thursday and Friday



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