Per Theater Chart: Beast is Beautiful

July 4, 2012

Beasts of the Southern Wild was the latest limited release to have a monster start on the per theater chart. It earned $170,000 in four theaters for an average of $42,426. To Rome With Love was pushed into second place with an average of $23,872 in 29 theaters. Up next was a trio of wide releases starting with Ted with $16,800. Magic Mike and Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection were close behind with $13,354 and $11,749. It's rare for three wide releases to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart.

We only have numbers for two other new limited releases with Take This Waltz earning an average of $4,567 in 30 theaters and Neil Young Journeys right behind with $4,008 in 3.

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

• To Rome With Love reached it first milestone and it will obviously reach many more.
• Moonrise Kingdom sped past $15 million over the weekend and it has already made it to $30 million during the week.
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel topped $40 million over the weekend, and while it might not get much further, this is better than almost everyone was expecting.

Filed under: Weekend Estimates, Theater Averages, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Take This Waltz, Moonrise Kingdom, Ted, Magic Mike, To Rome with Love, Neil Young Journeys, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection