Theater Averages: Death Has Lively Opening with $46,201 Average

March 14, 2018

The Death of Stalin earned first place on the theater average chart with an average of $46,201 in four theaters. Claire’s Camera was well back with $11,489 in its lone theater. Black Panther remained in the $10,000 club for the fourth weekend in a row with $10,354.

There were several other new limited releases, some of which did quite well. Itzhak earned an average of $7,221 in two theaters. Meditation Park also did well with an average of $6,659 in three theaters. Leaning into the Wind struggled with an average of $4,968 in five theaters. The Leisure Seeker and Girls vs. Gangsters were relatively close together with averages of $4,061 and $3,761 respectively. Thoroughbreds barely avoided the Mendoza line with an average of $2,230, but it was playing in 549 theaters. Our Blood is Wine wasn’t as lucky, earning an average of $770 in just two theaters.

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

• Operation Red Sea reached $1 million before the weekend, but it is likely as far as it will go.
• A Fantastic Woman got to $1 million over the weekend and, thanks to its Oscar win, it is not done yet.
• Thoroughbreds earned just over $1 million during its opening weekend.
• The Shape of Water’s Oscar win helped it get all the way to $60 million. By the end of the weekend, it was in 47th place on the 2017 domestic chart.

Weekend Box Office Results

C.S.Strowbridge

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