The Numbers Theater Counts News Articles - December 2017
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Theater Counts [Updated]: Six New Wide Releases Battle it Out Over Christmas Weekend
December 21, 2017
Christmas Day falling on a Monday makes for a crush of films opening in theaters over a very extended weekend. Studios have spread the releases out six days, but that still means we’re averaging one new wide release a day. Jumanji and The Greatest Showman already started out on Wednesday, and Jumanji will be the widest opener of all for the weekend, but we will get three new wide releases on Friday, and another on Monday, making for a very crowded calendar for the dedicated moviegoer.
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Theater Counts [Update 2]: Last Jedi Launches in 4,232 Theaters
December 14, 2017
As I predicted last week, the final theater count for The Last Jedi is about 100 more than Disney’s original projection. The latest from the Star Wars franchise will play in 4,232 theaters on Friday, 78 more than screened The Force Awakens two years ago.
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Theater Counts: The Last Jedi Expected in 4,100 Theaters
December 7, 2017
The long wait is nearly over. In eight days time we’ll have a lot of numbers to report as the film rolls out worldwide. But today we got our first official number from Disney: 4,100. That’s approximately how many theaters Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi will play in when it opens in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico next Friday. The number is no surprise: The Force Awakens debuted in 4,134 locations two years ago, and Rogue One opened in 4,157 last year. But it’s the first hard number that we have from the studio, and allows us to do a little speculation about how the opening is shaping up.
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