Gomorrah Heats up the Per Theater Chart

February 18, 2009

Gomorrah led the way on the per theater chart this weekend with an average of $15,540 in seven theaters. Second place went to Two Lovers with an average of $13,569, proving yet again there is no such thing as bad publicity. Under the Sea 3-D opened with $13,490, and it should be in theaters for at least a year, if not two. The final film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Friday the 13th, which opened with an average of $13,066 in more than 3,000 theaters.

The only other new release we have numbers for is Billo Barber. The Bollywood film did very well with over $500,000 in 70 theaters for an average of $7,316.

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

• Revolutionary Road hit $20 million right on schedule.
• As expected, Doubt made it all the way to $30 million, but unless it wins big on Sunday, that's as far as it will go.
• Slumdog Millionaire has now reached $80 million at the box office, and as of Monday it was just ahead of Pineapple Express and just behind High School Musical 3 - Senior Year.

- C.S.Strowbridge

Filed under: Slumdog Millionaire, Friday the 13th, Doubt, Revolutionary Road, Under the Sea 3D, Two Lovers, Gomorra, Billu