Theater Averages: Documentaries Remain in Fashion
August 2, 2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood dominated the theater average chart earning first place with $28,144 in one theater. The next closest film was a fellow documentary, McQueen, which earned an average of $16,692 in five theaters during its second weekend of release. The overall number one film, Mission: Impossible—Fallout, was next with an average of $13,962. The final film in the $10,000 club was Puzzle, with an average of $12,243 in five theaters.
The rest of the new limited releases had a wide range of results. The Captain was the best of the rest with $7,568 in one theater. Meanwhile, 93Queen earned $6,302 in one theater over the weekend and $16,065 from Wednesday through Sunday. Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings was the widest limited release of the week playing in 31 theaters, while it earned an average of $4,094. Good Manners struggled with just $2,476 in its lone theater. Finally, Winning Formula missed the Mendoza Line with an average of $901 in five theaters.
This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:
Weekend Box Office Results
Filed under: Theater Averages, Mission: Impossible—Fallout, McQueen, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Blindspotting, Leave No Trace, Puzzle, Eighth Grade, Der Hauptmann, Three Identical Strangers, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, As Boas Maneiras, Winning Formula, Di Ren Jie Zhi Si Da Tian Wang, 93Queen