Theater Averages: Dolores Dunks on the Competition with $13,534
September 6, 2017
Labor Day long weekend wasn’t nearly as bad we were expecting, but it still wasn’t what you could call good. There were two films to earn more than $10,000 on the theater average chart, which is better than we’ve seen some weeks this year; however, those were the only two new releases to come close to $10,000. Dolores opened in one theater earning $13,534 and this is amazing for a documentary. Viceroy’s House earned an average of $12,034 in four theaters.
No other new limited release came close to the $10,000 mark. Hazlo Como Hombre was the best of the rest earning an average of $3,075 in 382 theaters. The only other film to top the Mendoza Line was Dalida with $2,461 in its one theater. Tulip Fever was the widest limited release of the week playing in 765 theaters, but it only managed an average of $1,514. I Do... Until I Don’t was well back with an average of $1,077 in 165 theaters. That was record-breaking compared to the next three films. The Vault only managed an average of $392 in 11 theaters, but it was playing on Video on Demand, so that’s mitigating circumstances. Valley of Bones didn’t have the same excuse, as it earned an average just $340 in 300 theaters. Finally there’s A Boy Called Po, with an average of $260 in 10 theaters. It was another VOD release.
This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:
Weekend Box Office Results
Filed under: Theater Averages, Tulip Fever, The Vault, Wind River, The Big Sick, Menashe, Step, Viceroy’s House, Dolores, Dalida, I Do…Until I Don’t, Ingrid Goes West, Hazlo Como Hombre, A Boy Called Po, Valley of Bones