The distributor is thrilled with the number.
Its heartwarming to see this film connecting with audiences, she added.
Its shortqualifying run in December took in $117k on just two screens.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal in Origin’Atsushi Nishijima/Neon
The audience shows a nice split between men and women, Black, White and Asian viewers.
Its bringing in the over-30 demo, activists and cinephiles.
On to Searchlight PicturesPoor Thingsin week seven (seven!)
on 1,400 screens for a $2 million weekend and a $20.3 million cume.
The Yorgos Lanthimos-directed, Emma Stone-starring awards magnet expands to top 1,800 theaters next week.
Fun fact: On Friday,Poor Thingsgrossed $16.9k at the AMC Lincoln Square alone.
Cume is $75k.
