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Apocalyptic weather bit into box office this weekend with distributors citing stay-at-home orders and hundreds theater closures across a big chunk of the U.S. It’s very tough out there, worse for some than others.
“The weather clearly was big factor this weekend and impacted the box office significantly for everyone. Hopefully the industry will get some of this missed demand back during this week and next weekend if the weather improves,” says Chris McGurk, CEO of Cineverse today as its Return To Silent Hill franchise reboot opened at no. 7 with $3.25 million at 1,850 theaters.
With a total investment of only $3.5 million, he said, “it will be very profitable for us and a great addition to our library and streaming channels. We went out with a more limited run footprint than many of the other titles in the marketplace and are happy that we have a top 10 release and a solid per screen average on a very tough weather weekend.”
The film has some blistering reviews but “Love it or hate it, the video game fans want to see the film and talk about it and that will continue to make it a great title for us in home entertainment,” he said.
Also new, Neon’s animated film Oscar contender Arco launched to $51.4k on four screens. The distributor’s No Other Choice added $735.5k on 682 screens in week 5 for an $8.37 million cume and Sentimental Value saw a $220k weekend on 145 screens for a $2.87 million cume in week 9.
Searchlight Pictures’ The Testament of Ann Lee added 472 theaters (to 500) in a big expansion for the Mona Fastvold film starring Amanda Seyfried, earning $676k for a cume through Sunday of $1.6 million.
Limited: Atropia from Vertical debuted to $30k on 25 screens for a cume of $47.4k.
Kino Lorber’s Oscar-nominated documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin is reporting an estimated $5.7k weekend and $13k since it opened on Wednesday at the IFC Center in New York.
Willa doc The Voice Of Hind Rajab, Oscar nominated for International Feature, grossed $52k on 38 screens in week 6 for a cume of $332.7k.
Janus Films expanded Gael Garcia Bernal-starring Magellan to 20 screens in its third week for a $33.4k gross and a new cume of $112.5k. Bi Gan’s Resurrection was in step with $39.4k on 30 screens for a new cume of $570.6k in week 7 surpassing Long Day’s Journey Into Night to become the director’s highest grossing film in North America.
Moderate: Roadside Attractions’ H Is For Hawk starring Claire Foy debuted to $148.6k on 472 screens.
Shree International’sIndian war film sequel Border 2 opened in 534 theaters to $1.46 million, as per Comscore.
Row K Entertainment’s release of Dead Man’s Wire clocked an estimated $181k gross and a cume of $2.1 million at 621 locations in week three.
Wide: A24’s Marty Supreme served up $3.55 million this weekend, a cume of $86.3 million and a no. 6 spot. In the top ten on a steady 2,021 screens.
Hamnet from Focus Features, and the Fathom/WB/New Line re-release of The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring are tied for ninth place with $2 million estimated for the weekend.
Chloe Zhao’s Oscar-nominated film is on 1,278 screens in a major expansion in week 9 for a cume of $17.6 million. Song Sung Blue, also from Focus, which earned Kate Hudson her first Oscar nomination in 25 years, grossed $800k from 1,152 theaters for a $37.1 million cume.
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring has racked up $6.3 million over the two weeks that the beloved Tolkien trilogy has been back in theaters. The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers is at a $1.6 million weekend and a $4.5 million cume. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King grossed $1.5 million for a $4.2 million run so far. So this latest franchise outing has grossed about $15 million.
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