Theater Averages: Climactic Results Over the Weekend

March 7, 2019

Climax

It was a really busy week on the Theater Average Chart with a ton of films to talk about, including six films in the $10,000 club. This list was led by Climax with an average of $23,885 in five theaters. Transit was next with an average of $15,966 in two theaters. Giant Little Ones and Apollo 11 had nearly identical averages of $13,500 and $13,392 respectively, but were playing in vastly different number of theaters at 1 and 120 respectively. Furie was a surprise entry in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,151 in 14 theaters. There was only one wide release in the $10,000 club, as Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral earned an average of $11,082.

There was a huge gap between the $10,000 club and the rest of the new limited releases, with Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People opening with $5,686 in its lone theater. The Wedding Guest was next with $4,567 in four theaters. Woman at War was next with an average of $3,674 in five theaters. Styx earned $3,420 over the weekend in one theater; however, it was a Wednesday opening its total opening was $7,221. The Sower just avoided the Mendoza Line with an average of $2,064 in two theaters during its opening weekend. (It did have a previous pre-release that pulled in more money, so one could argue that was its true opening weekend.)

Not all films were able to avoid the Mendoza Line. Sonchiriya only managed an average of $860 in 70 theaters. Meanwhile, Saint Judy was close behind with an average of $714 in 55.

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

  • Everybody Knows got to $1 million over the weekend and $2 million seems like a safe bet at this point.
  • Total Dhamaal crossed $1 million before the weekend and was close to $2 million by the end.
  • Apollo 11 opened with more than $1 million, so obviously it reached that milestone during the weekend.
  • Run the Race reached $4 million over the weekend. Its theater average is low enough to suggest a quick exit from theaters, but it is a faith-based film and those can have longer than expected legs.
  • Green Book got to $75 million, in part thanks to its Oscar wins.
Weekend Box Office Results

Filed under: Theater Averages, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral, Le Semeur, Todos lo saben, Climax, Kona fer í stríð, Saint Judy, The Wedding Guest, Run the Race, Styx, Giant Little Ones, Total Dhamaal, Apollo 11, Hai Phuong, Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People, Sonchiriya