Theater Averages: Puppies Rescue the PTA Chart

September 6, 2018

Pick of the Litter

No film reached the $10,000 club over the three-day weekend, but Pick of the Litter came close with an average of $9,539 in two theaters.

None of the rest of the other new limited releases got within halfway to the $10,000 club. Ya Veremos was playing in 369 theaters, which is a lot for a limited release, so its average of $4,898 is good. I don’t think it’s good enough for significant expansion, but it is still good. Likewise, Active Measures was playing on iTunes, so its average of $4,755 in two theaters was quite good as well. Let the Corpses Tan struggled with an average of $3,973 in three theaters. A Paris Education was close behind with $3,467 in its lone theater. Distant Voices, Still Lives only managed $2,395 in one theater.

There were several other releases that missed the Mendoza Line ($2,000/theater), some of which missed that mark by a large margin. Big Brother only managed an average of $1,649 in 25 theaters. Cynthia was close behind with an average of $1,460 in 21. The Little Stranger really struggled earning an average of just $847 in 474 theaters. Return of the Hero was last with $761 in its one theater.

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

  • Beautifully Broken got to $1 million over the weekend, but it lost 71% during its sophomore stint, so that’s as far as it will go.
  • Juliet, Naked also got to $1 million over the weekend. It has likely peaked at the box office, but $2 million is a sure bet while $3 million is also likely.
  • The Wife also reached $1 million over the weekend, but it might not have peaked at the box office. It certainly has a good shot at $2 million and beyond.
  • Ya Veremos earned $1 million over the weekend, $2 million if you include holiday Monday.
  • Papillon got to $2 million, if you include holiday Monday. However, getting to $3 million will likely be out of reach.
  • Searching expanded semi-wide over the weekend helping it to get to $6 million.
Weekend Box Office Results

Filed under: Theater Averages, Papillon, Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Little Stranger, Laissez bronzer les cadavres, Juliet, Naked, The Wife, Le Retour du Héros, Beautifully Broken, Searching, Ya Veremos, Mes provinciales, Cynthia, Pick of the Litter, Active Measures, Da Shi Xiong