Per Theater Chart: Whiplash has a Saintly Opening
October 15, 2014
There were a trio of new limited releases topping the per theater chart, led by St. Vincent with an average of $27,470 in four theaters. Whiplash was close behind with an average of $22,565 in six theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Awake: The Life of Yogananda with an opening of $18,885 in one theater.
The rest of the new limited releases were not nearly as strong as those three were. Meet the Mormons earned an average of $7,917 in over 300 theaters and it nearly reached the top ten in the process. The Overnighters opened in one theater earning $4,324. Kill the Messenger struggled with an average of $2,518, but it was playing in 374 theaters, which is a mitigating factor. Christian Mingle: The Movie missed the Mendoza Line with an average of $1,322 in 15 theaters. One Chance was even weaker with an average of $777 in 43 theaters. I Am Ali only managed an average of $380 in 11 theaters. Finally, there's The Devil's Hand, which earned an average of just $249 in 17 theaters.
This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:
Filed under: Weekend Estimates, Theater Averages, St. Vincent, The Devil's Hand, One Chance, Kill the Messenger, The Good Lie, The Skeleton Twins, Whiplash, Christian Mingle, The Movie, Meet the Mormons, Bang Bang, I Am Ali, The Overnighters, Awake: The Life of Yogananda