Per Theater Chart: Going Once, Going Vice...
December 22, 2014
The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. This includes Inherent Vice, which led the way for the second time in a row earning an average of $29,055 in five theaters. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. Speaking of expanding, The Imitation Game expanded from 25 theaters to 34 theaters earning an average of $25,253 in the process. It has already earned some measure of mainstream success and with room to grow, it will stay in theaters for a while. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. Song of the Sea was next with $17,967 in one theater. The overall box office champ, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, earned an average of $14,122, which is lower than anticipated, but still pretty good. Finally, P.K. opened with an average of $13,108 in 272 theaters. It is rare that we get to talk about a Bollywood film in the $10,000 club.
We only have numbers for two other new limited releases and they both bombed. If You Don't, I Will earned $1,707 in one theater, while Anything for Alice earned $738 over the weekend and $1,092 over five days, also in one theater.
This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:
- C.S.Strowbridge
Filed under: Weekend Estimates, Theater Averages, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Foxcatcher, Inherent Vice, Whiplash, The Imitation Game, Mr. Turner, Wild, Turist, Arrete ou je continue, Song of the Sea, CitizenFour, Pret a tout, P.K.