This catapults the Alex Garland political thriller into A24s top 5.
Many felt it would be more frontloaded with exits like that.
And not just any kind of product, but movies with great reviews and great audience responses.
Wagner Moura & Kirsten Dunst are stunned that ‘Civil War’ beat a vampire horror film directed by Radio Silence at the weekend box office.A24
Were clearly in a world now where profitability and the optics of success mean two different things.
It will be interesting to see how this one legs out.
The R-rated horror movie was 50/50 male-female, with 64% over 25.
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AMC Burbank is the highest grossing venue in the country with $30K+.
Before P&A,Abigailcost $28M.
Alisha Weir is simultaneously charming and terrifying as our ballerina, enthralling audiences around the world.
The movie was financed by Black Bear.
Lionsgate per sources paid a minimum guarantee in the teens with a low $20M marketing commitment.
While a single digit opening isnt the sexiest thing in the world, the m.o.
Biggest demo was 25-34 which showed up at close to a third.
1 venue with $24K-plus.
PLFs contributed 18% of the gross.
Clearly not everything Crunchyroll does isDragon Ball Zin fifth.
The pic gets an A CinemaScore and 92% PostTrak.
The anime title shared Imax screens which delivered 14% of the gross.
Hopefully that makes for more action than this weekend.
Chart is updated with Sunday figures:
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Fifth this weekend is Sonys Crunchyroll anime titleSpy x Family Code: Whitewith$2Mtoday and a$5Mopening.
RT critics are 96% fresh on the title while audiences give it a perfect score.
Which means Universals Radio Silence vampire movie,Abigail,won Thursday previews with$1M.
Meanwhile, Sony Crunchyrolls anime movieSpy x Family Code: Whitedid$670Kfrom shows that began at 4PM.
Both are sharing PLFs this weekend.
SonysGhostbusters: Frozen Empireat 3,350 finished week 4 with $7.3M after a $372K Thursday, -1%.
