It’s good for theaters when a minor budget non-franchise film Opens to $ 12 million, such as Mel Gibson’s “Risk” (Lionsgate) did this weekend. It is a problem when it is enough to make it the weekend’s top gross.
This was also the nomination week after Oscar, although the delay in their announcement disturbed the distributor strategies to take advantage of them. Two – “A Completely Unknown” (Searchlight) and “The Brutalist” (A24), the latter extended to 1,118 theaters – placed in top 10.
Among limited runs, “Liza: a truly fantastic absolute true story” (Zeitgeist) had $ 19,000 at Manhattan’s IFC Center The best initial display for a platformed documentary at a time. Liza Minnelli’s fans and more turned out for what could be a niche success.
Mel Gibson’s first film as director since “Hacksaw Ridge” 2016 is his weakest gross. His previous five titles collected close to $ 1 billion in adjusted Cash officemore than half of that from “the passion of Christ.” “Air risk“Got a C Cinemascore along with career-worthy reviews for a Gibson-directed film (38 on Metacritic), which suggests that this will end up about $ 25 million for its domestic driving.
Little else was new this weekend, with three of the top five titles at least six weeks old. Only “The of Thieves 2: Pantera” (also Lionsgate) opened over $ 12 million. The lack of publishers is not the obligation; Six films opened at 2025 so far, compared to five years 2024. Last year, two January saws watched (“Mean girls” and “The beekeeper”) over $ 16 million.
Steven Soderbergh’s “presence” (Neon) opened one year after his Sundance premiere to place No. 6 with $ 3.4 million. The supernatural thriller, filmed with a first personal perspective, was a micro budget to a reported $ 2 million. With a conventional multiple, it may gross $ 9 million or more. That would make it competitive for Highest domestic gross from Sundance 2024. This should be a decent artist for neon, who has all world areas. For theaters, this is a smaller player.
The weekend a total of $ 67 million increased by about 10 percent from last year. Year so far, similar growth shows, but a quirk in the calendar (the spring year 2024 means that a less whole weekend is in comparable total) make actual improvements less. The month will come in at about $ 600 million, similar to 2024 but well below the pre-covid norm.
Help this weekend was the Oscar nomination delay; About $ 10 million came from all challengers. 215-minute’s “The Brutalist” (A24) took in a little under $ 3 million in 1,118 theaters; At $ 2570 per theater, this is a modest result considering Oscar-Push.
“A Completely Unknown” (Searchlight) had the best direction in the top 10, down 17 percent on No. 8 by $ 3.1 million. Theater exclusively at $ 62 million, the total will grow. Only of the top 10, #1 VOD title “Wicked” (Universal) collected $ 2.4 million. Brazilian drama “I’m still here” (Sony Pictures Classics) added 12 theaters to reach 17, with $ 240,000 in estimated gross and about $ 14,000 per theater – a promising result.
Most challengers are on vod, some are already streams, so theatrical benefits are secondary. Among them is “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM) which only collected $ 340,000 in 540 theaters. “September 5” (Paramount), which is for best script, did better in comparison with $ 770,000 in 395 theaters.
“Wolf Man” (Universal) collapsed during his second weekend (out of 69 percent), but otherwise the holders were strong. During its second weekend, “One of them Days” (Sony) lost 32 percent for No. 3 by $ 8 million, another original film with lower budget showing strength. At No. 2, “Mufasa: The Lion King” and #5 “Moana 2” (both Disney); Each one fell only 28 percent deep into their runs. “Sonic The Hedgehog 3” (Paramount) dropped 36 percent when it debuted at PVOD.
“Brave the Dark” A movie festival for 2023 about a troubled teenager acquired by Angel, failed to make top 10; It opened in 2,200 theaters for just over $ 2.5 million. Gkids opened “the white colors”; The Japanese Anime handled $ 378,000 in 570 theaters.
Next week, the animated “Dog Man” (Universal), which should open for over $ 20 million. It can’t come a minute too soon.
Top 10
1. Air risk (Lionsgate) New – Cinemascore: C; Metacritic: 38; Est. Budget: $ 25 million
$ 12,000,000 in 3,161 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $ 3,796; Cumulative: $ 12,000,000
2. Mufasa: Lion King (Disney) week 6; Last weekend no 1
$ 8,700,000 (-28%) in 3,420 (-135) theaters; PTA: $ 2,544; Cumulative: $ 221,073,000
3. One of them days (Sony) week 2; Last weekend no 2
$ 8,000,000 (-32%) in 2,675 (no change) theaters; PTA: $ 2,991; Cumulative: $ 25,091 000
4. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Paramount) week 6; Last weekend #4; Also on Pvod
$ 5,500,000 (-36%) in 3,097 (-209) theaters; PTA: $ 1,776; Cumulative: $ 226,096 000
5. Moana 2 (Disney) week 9; Last weekend #6
$ 4,300,000 (-28%) in 2550 (-275) theaters; PTA: $ 1,686; Cumulative: $ 450,041 000
6. Presence (Neon) New – Cinemascore: C+; Metacritic: 78; Est. Budget: $ 2 million
$ 3,415,000 in 1,750 theaters; PTA: $ 1,951; Cumulative: $ 3,415,000
7. Wolf (Universal) week 2; Last weekend no 3
$ 3,400,000 (-69%) in 3,354 (no changes) theaters; PTA: $ 1,014; Cumulative: $ 17,810 000
8. A complete unknown (Searchlight) Week 5; Last weekend #8
$ 3,100 000 (-17%) in 2,010 (-490) theaters; PTA: $ 1,542; Cumulative: $ 62,947,000
9. The of Tieves 2: Pantera (Lionsgate) week 3; Last weekend no 2
$ 3,000,000 (-55%) in 2,108 (-900) theaters; PTA: $ 1,423; Cumulative: $ 31,851 000
10. Brutalist (A24) week 6; Last weekend # 10
$ 2,873,000 in 1,118 (+780) theaters; PTA: $ 2,570; Cumulative: $ 9,334,000
Other specialized/independent titles
Movies (limited, enlargements of limited) are listed after week in the release, start with those that were opened this week; After the first three weeks, only movies with gross tones are listed over $ 5,000. Metacritical points and initial film festivals recorded when available. After week two, per theater average listed only to expand films with under 100 theaters.
OPENING (platform)
Bravely bravely (Angel) New – Cinemascore: A; Festivals include: Heartland 2023
$ 2,568,000 in 2230 theaters; PTA: 1,151 $
The colors within (GKIDS) New – Metacritic: 74; Festivals include: Annecy 2024
$ 378,022 in 570 theaters; PTA: $ 663
Liza: A truly amazing absolutely true story (Zeitgeist) New – Metacritic: 70; Festivals include: Tribeca 2024
$ 19,000 in 1 theater; PTA: $ 19,000
Heritage (IFC) New – Metacritic: 55; Festivals include:
$ 132,222 in 627 theaters; PTA: $ 211
Transition
I’m still here (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 2
240,131 $ at 17 (+12) theaters; PTA: $ 14,125; Cumulative: $ 434 269
The last showgirl (Road attractions) Week 3
$ 360 800 in 390 (-556) theaters; Cumulative: $ 4,088,000
Hard truths (Bleecker Street) Week 3
166 053 $ in 542 (+332) theaters; Cumulative: $ 619,578
Nosfer (Focus) Week 5; Also on Pvod
$ 2,050,000 in 2,545 (-247) theaters; Cumulative: $ 93,202,000
Babygrirl (A24) Week 5
$ 891,596 in 1,460 (-427) theaters; Cumulative: $ 27,156 000
Cinnabar (Sideshow/Janus) Week 5
$ 16,200 in 14 (+3) theaters; Cumulative: $ 129,831
The room next door (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 6
263 798 $ in 335 (-526) theaters; Cumulative: $ 1,979,000
Nickel boys (Mgm amazon) week 6
340,171 $ in 540 (+300) theaters; Cumulative: $ 1,506,000
September 5 (Paramount) week 6
$ 770,000 in 395 (-274) theaters; Cumulative: $ 1,694,000
The seed from the holy figs (Neon) week 8
$ 25,000 in 16 (-4) theaters; Cumulative: $ 486 934
Flow (Janus/Sideshow) Week 9; Also on VOD 325
$ 170 600 in 221 (-104) theaters; Cumulative: $ 3,716,000
Everything we imagine as easy (Janus/Sideshow) Week 10
$ 48,700 in 48 (+14) theaters; Cumulative: $ 983,532
Conclave (Focus) Week 13; Also on vod and streaming
$ 90,000 in 310 (-232) theaters; Cumulative: $ 31 910 000
A real pain (Searchlight) week 13; Also on vod
$ 76,000 180 (+125) theaters; Cumulative: $ 8,230,000
Soundtrack to a coup d’etat (KINO LORBER) Week 13
$ 11,614 in 7 (-6) theaters; Cumulative: $ 245,023
Aor (Neon) week 14; Also on Pvod
$ 135,500 in 317 (-219) theaters; Cumulative: $ 15,064,000
The subject (Mubi) week 19; also streaming and on vod
$ in 352 (-159) theaters; Cumulative:
