Theater Counts: Black Panther Tears Into 4,020 Theaters
February 15, 2018
As predicted last week, Black Panther will substantially exceed Disney’s projection from last Thursday of 3,800 theaters on its opening weekend. The studio has announced the film will open in 4,020 locations over the weekend, and it looks set to break all sorts of records when it does so.
One record it won’t break, however, is widest opening in February. That accolade goes to The Lego Batman Movie, which opened in 4,080 theaters this weekend last year. It opened to a relatively modest three-day total of $53 million, which you may recall sparked a series of news articles about a declining theatrical market. It’s fair to say we won’t see many articles like that this year, as Panther is seen to be virtually certain of breaking Deadpool’s $132 million record February opening.
Completely overshadowed by all of this will be Early Man, which lands in 2,494 locations, and Samson, which opens in 1,249 movie houses.
Theater Counts for Weekend of February 16-18
| Movie | Distributor | Theaters | Previous
Theaters | Change |
|---|
| Black Panther | Walt Disney | 4,020 | | new |
| Fifty Shades Freed | Universal | 3,768 | 3,768 | 0 |
| Peter Rabbit | Sony Pictures | 3,725 | 3,725 | 0 |
| The 15:17 to Paris | Warner Bros. | 3,042 | 3,042 | 0 |
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Sony Pictures | 2,800 | 3,136 | -336 |
| Early Man | Lionsgate | 2,494 | | new |
| The Greatest Showman | 20th Century Fox | 1,936 | 2,373 | -437 |
| Maze Runner: The Death Cure | 20th Century Fox | 1,892 | 2,923 | -1,031 |
| Winchester | Lionsgate | 1,479 | 2,480 | -1,001 |
| Samson | Pure Flix | 1,249 | | new |
| The Post | 20th Century Fox | 1,050 | 1,865 | -815 |
| The Shape of Water | Fox Searchlight | 957 | 1,780 | -823 |
| 12 Strong | Warner Bros. | 815 | 1,901 | -1,086 |
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Fox Searchlight | 780 | 1,273 | -493 |
| Hostiles | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures | 767 | 2,214 | -1,447 |
| Den of Thieves | STX Entertainment | 730 | 1,468 | -738 |
| Darkest Hour | Focus Features | 602 | 1,045 | -443 |
| Lady Bird | A24 | 407 | 634 | -227 |
| Forever My Girl | Roadside Attractions | 401 | 1,088 | -687 |
| Paddington 2 | Warner Bros. | 393 | 1,429 | -1,036 |
| Coco | Walt Disney | 385 | 833 | -448 |
| Phantom Thread | Focus Features | 355 | 558 | -203 |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Walt Disney | 351 | 830 | -479 |
| La Boda de Valentina | Lionsgate | 331 | 331 | 0 |
| Wonder | Lionsgate | 193 | 261 | -68 |
| Molly's Game | STX Entertainment | 170 | 537 | -367 |
| Insidious: The Last Key | Universal | 169 | 545 | -376 |
| Pitch Perfect 3 | Universal | 157 | 317 | -160 |
| Padman | Sony Pictures | 152 | 152 | 0 |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Walt Disney | 149 | 173 | -24 |
| The Commuter | Lionsgate | 148 | 590 | -442 |
| Justice League | Warner Bros. | 144 | 188 | -44 |
| Detective Chinatown 2 | Warner Bros. | 115 | 100 | +15 |
| The Disaster Artist | A24 | 23 | 34 | -11 |
| The Florida Project | A24 | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| The Party | Roadside Attractions | 3 | | new |
Note: New theater counts are added and updated as studios report on Thursday and Friday
Estimates for Weekend of February 23
Bruce Nash
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