It was, however, off -38% from pre-Covid 2019s same weekend ($117.8M).
But thats whenJumanji: Next Levelled the box office with a $59.2M.
Overall PLF and Imax share is 38%.
‘The Boy and the Heron’Studio Ghibli
AMC Boston Commons was still the movies highest-grossing take in the U.S., with $63K through yesterday.
Diversity demos are 43% Caucasian, 22% Latino, 7% Black, & 27% Asian/other.
Updated final domestic is around $160M.
POOR THINGS, Emma StoneSearchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Bleecker Street is calling$3.2Mat 1,214 sites forWaitress the Musical, and rolling Thursday into Friday.
The movie is 100% on Rotten Tomatoes critics with audiences nearly agreeing at 97%.
In early exits polls,Poor Thingsreceived an A- CinemaScore.
Originreceived an eight-minute standing ovation at its Venice world premiere.
With the movie, DuVernay became the first Black American woman to have a selection on the Lido.
This is an incredible result forOrigin, bringing in the 4th highest PSA of 2023.
But its an especially meaningful achievement given that this is only a one week qualifying release.
We look forward to the films true theatrical run in January.
beamed Elissa Federoff, president of NEON Distribution.
Origingoes wide on Jan. 19.
Thank God for small miracles.
GKIDs previous 3-day record was Makoto ShinkaisWeathering With Youback in 2020 which posted $1.8M.
PLF and Imax are driving 38% of the gross so far.
We dont see them often in the lead.
($24.2M wide opening).
However, that was from four theaters that opened to $422K.
It will be really interesting to see ifPoor Thingsresonates with older arthouse moviegoers.
Anecdotally, the movie has great word of mouth among many awards voters.
The top 10:
1.)
Waitress (BST) 1,214 theaters, Fri $763K 3-day $2.4M/Total $3M/Wk 1
10.)
The movie currently has an 88% Rotten Tomatoes audience rating.
ThatHarry Potterspinoff sequel finaled at $159.55M in U.S./Canada.
Maybe this movie should have played weekdays?
Bleecker StreetsWaitress the Musicalis looking at a Friday of$700Kat 1,214 theaters and 3-day of$2.25M.
1 bow with$10M+after$2.39MThursday and early-access previews.
The Boy and the Heronplayed at 1,774 theaters in U.S. and Canada with showtimes starting at 5 p.m. Thursday.
The pic is booked at 2,205 theaters this weekend, including Imax and PLF.
Its the first Studio Ghibli film to be presented in Imax.
There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.
Miyazakis last film,The Wind Rises,made $5.2M stateside via Disney.
Shes also looking at around$6M.Running cume forRenaissanceis$23.1M.
Fourth place goes to Bleecker Streets feature take of Broadway musicalWaitress,which did$672Kat 1,214 theaters.
The Amazon MGM movie hits Prime on December 22 (read the review).
