Theater Averages Chart is Hostile Territory

January 23, 2018

Hostiles

No film reached the $10,000 club. In fact, Hostiles was the best film with an average of $6,666 in 49 theaters. Mary And The Witch’s Flower looks like it had a better weekend; however, its numbers are complicated. The film earned $1.17 million during its Thursday special showings in 573 theaters for an average of $2,037. Then it earned $330,000 in 161 theaters over the weekend in regular screenings for an average of $2,050. This shows that Anime fans are not numerous, but they are very eager for special screenings.

There were only a handful of other new limited releases and only two of them missed the Mendoza Line ($2,000/theater). A Ciambra was the best, earning $6,330 in one theater. Beuys was next with an average of $4,542 in two theaters. The Final Year missed the Mendoza Line with an average of $1,942 in 35 theaters. Ridge Runners and Kangaroo had nearly identical averages with $1,145 and $1,141 respectively. The Road Movie was even worse with an average of $904 in 19 theaters.

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

  • Mary And The Witch’s Flower earned $1 million during its special screening, so it clearly got past that milestone. However, its regular showings were not as popular, so I don’t think it will get to $2 million.
  • Hostiles also got to $1 million this weekend. This is a good omen for its wide expansion on Friday.
  • The Shape of Water made it all the way to $30 million over the weekend. $35 million seems likely, but it will need to win more awards to get beyond that.
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri just got to $30 million over the weekend and it is winning awards, so it should stick around in theaters for a while.
  • Darkest Hour made it to $40 million over the weekend. It is also winning awards, so at this point, its chances at $50 million seem strong.
  • The Post topped $30 million before the weekend and $40 million during the weekend. It also surpassed The Big Sick as the biggest limited release hit of the year.
Weekend Box Office Results

Filed under: Theater Averages, Darkest Hour, The Post, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape of Water, Meari to majo no hana, A Ciambra, Hostiles, Ridge Runners, The Final Year, Kangaroo, The Road Movie, Beuys