Theater counts: The Lost City thwarts Morbius’ bid for widest release

March 31, 2022

Morbius

The Lost City will squeeze into 30 extra theaters this weekend, which will be just enough for it to retain the crown of widest release. Morbius will debut in 4,268 movie houses this weekend, 15 more than The Lost City landed in last weekend, but 15 too few to take the theater-count crown this time around. An overall win at the box office should be ample consolation for the latest film in the Sony Marvel Universe. The two films in ultra-wide release will dominate in theaters this weekend, but a few limited debutants are joining the fray too.

Action thriller The Contractor, starring Chris Pine as a former Special Forces soldier caught up in a dangerous conspiracy, will open in 426 locations as well as getting a simultaneous PVOD release.

The internationally co-produced horror movie You Won’t Be Alone debuts in 147 theaters, and the other limited release for which we have a count so far is a documentary, Waterman, about the legendary Hawaiian surfer Duke Paoa Kahanamoku narrated by Aquaman Jason Momoa.

Note: Theater counts for X, Jujutsu Kaisen, and RRR are estimates from Box Office Pro.

Theater Counts for April 1

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters		Change
The Lost CityParamount Pictures4,2834,253+30
MorbiusSony Pictures4,268New
The BatmanWarner Bros.3,7323,967-235
UnchartedSony Pictures3,0643,416-352
XA242,1002,920-820
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The MovieFunimation2,1002,418-318
Sing 2Universal Pictures2,0842,626-542
DogUnited Artists Releasing2,0532,839-786
Spider-Man: No Way HomeSony Pictures1,7052,003-298
Infinite StormBleecker Street1,5091,525-16
RRRRaftar Creations1,0001,200-200
Death on the Nile20th Century Studios6151,300-685
The ContractorParamount Pictures489New
The OutfitFocus Features4011,328-927
UmmaSony Pictures338805-467
You Won't Be AloneFocus Features147New
EncantoWalt Disney105180-75
Licorice PizzaUnited Artists Releasing66462-396
CyranoUnited Artists Releasing58128-70
AliceRoadside Attractions38116-78
DuneWarner Bros.36460-424
West Side Story20th Century Studios30485-455
King RichardWarner Bros.20454-434
WatermanPurdie Distribution13

Estimates for April 8

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters		Change
Sonic the Hedgehog 2Paramount Pictures4,100New
AmbulanceUniversal Pictures3,400New
You Won't Be AloneFocus Features100New

Filed under: Theater Counts, Sony’s Marvel Universe, Chris Pine, Jason Momoa