Theater Counts: 12 Strong Leads New Releases
January 18, 2018
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
Movie | Distributor | Theaters | Previous Theaters | Change |
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Sony Pictures | 3,704 | 3,849 | -145 |
Paddington 2 | Warner Bros. | 3,702 | 3,702 | 0 |
12 Strong | Warner Bros. | 3,002 | | new |
The Commuter | Lionsgate | 2,892 | 2,892 | 0 |
The Post | 20th Century Fox | 2,851 | 2,819 | +32 |
The Greatest Showman | 20th Century Fox | 2,823 | 2,938 | -115 |
Insidious: The Last Key | Universal | 2,546 | 3,150 | -604 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Walt Disney | 2,456 | 3,090 | -634 |
Den of Thieves | STX Entertainment | 2,432 | | new |
Proud Mary | Sony Pictures | 2,125 | 2,125 | 0 |
Pitch Perfect 3 | Universal | 1,768 | 2,507 | -739 |
Darkest Hour | Focus Features | 1,340 | 1,692 | -352 |
Ferdinand | 20th Century Fox | 1,212 | 2,154 | -942 |
Forever My Girl | Roadside Attractions | 1,115 | | new |
Molly's Game | STX Entertainment | 1,091 | 1,708 | -617 |
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Fox Searchlight | 954 | 1,022 | -68 |
Phantom Thread | Focus Features | 897 | 62 | +835 |
Coco | Walt Disney | 878 | 1,362 | -484 |
The Shape of Water | Fox Searchlight | 853 | 723 | +130 |
I, Tonya | Neon | 799 | 517 | +282 |
Lady Bird | A24 | 675 | 652 | +23 |
Wonder | Lionsgate | 496 | 970 | -474 |
All the Money in the World | Sony Pictures | 374 | 1,408 | -1,034 |
Thor: Ragnarok | Walt Disney | 184 | 242 | -58 |
Daddy's Home 2 | Paramount Pictures | 183 | 201 | -18 |
Justice League | Warner Bros. | 151 | 226 | -75 |
The Disaster Artist | A24 | 147 | 371 | -224 |
Downsizing | Paramount Pictures | 134 | 412 | -278 |
Condorito: La Pelicula | Lionsgate | 134 | 153 | -19 |
Blade Runner 2049 | Warner Bros. | 124 | 125 | -1 |
Father Figures | Warner Bros. | 96 | 201 | -105 |
Hostiles | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures | 49 | 42 | +7 |
The Florida Project | A24 | 37 | 51 | -14 |
Freak Show | IFC Films | 6 | 1 | +5 |
A Ciambra | IFC Films | 1 | | new |
Note: New theater counts are added and updated as studios report on Thursday and Friday
Bruce Nash
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