Theater counts: Cruella remains widest release entering its second week
June 3, 2021
Last week was good news for the movie industry as two wide releases hit the big screen and A Quiet Place: Part II, which logged a pandemic-record 3-day opening of $47.5 million in 3,726 locations, and $57 million over the 4-day Memorial Day weekend. The horror sequel currently sits at $65.2M in domestic earnings. Cruella, last week’s second-place finisher, collected $26.5 million over the 4-day weekend and retains its widest-release status for the second consecutive week, going from 3,892 theaters last week, to 3,922 this week. This bests A Quiet Place: Part II which comes in this week in 3,744 locations. New this week from Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Animation comes Spirit Untamed, a family adventure starring Isabela Merced, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Julianne Moore. The film arrives in 3,211 theaters. The other wide release to debut this week is Warner Bros’ The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. The supernatural horror feature starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will open in an 3,102 locations…
Debuting in limited release this week is Undine, from IFC Films. The film lands in 56 theaters. Rialto Pictures is re-releasing the 1955 film, The Ladykillers, starring Alec Guinness, in 7 theaters.
Looking ahead to next week we see the release of In The Heights and Sony Pictures’ Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Early estimates from Sony have the film opening in 3,200 theaters. Another film of note is the documentary, The Sparks Brothers, opening in an estimated 500 locations on June 18th.
Theater Counts for June 4 - June 6
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TheatersChange Cruella Walt Disney 3,922 3,892 +30 A Quiet Place: Part II Paramount Pictures 3,744 3,726 +18 Spirit Untamed Universal Pictures 3,211 New The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Warner Bros. 3,102 New Wrath of Man United Artists 2,007 2,607 -600 Spiral Lionsgate 1,983 2,641 -658 Raya and the Last Dragon Walt Disney 1,504 2,015 -511 The Croods: A New Age Universal Pictures 889 926 -37 Dream Horse Bleecker Street 646 1,283 -637 Finding You Roadside Attractions 550 1,447 -897 Nobody Universal Pictures 417 666 -249 Here Today Sony Pictures 85 321 -236 The Unholy Sony Pictures 68 303 -235 The Dry IFC Films 58 126 -68 Undine IFC Films 56 New The War With Grandpa 101 Studios 25 35 -10 Ironbark Roadside Attractions 20 60 -40 The Ladykillers Rialto Pictures 7 New
Estimates for June 11
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TheatersChange Queen Bees Gravitas Ventures 500 New Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Sony Pictures 3,200 New
Estimates for June 18
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TheatersChange The Sparks Brothers Focus Features 500 New
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