Two specialty films now in wide release hit the top ten this weekend withAmerican Fictionat no.
8 andPoor Things, at no.
All three had nice holds from the previous week.
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So, well done, with help from a lull in big studio releases.
But there have been other big-ticket quiet periods post-Covid.
Yes, industry economics are challenged but people are back in theaters for a variety films.
Cord JeffersonsAmerican Fictionfrom Amazon MGM is seeing an estimated $2.3 million on 1,902 screes (up 200).
Its down just 11% from a week ago.
The film starring Jeffrey Wright has a cume of $15 million.
It made $1.08 million last weekend.
The cume is close to $4.6 million.
Both have made it a significant work on the Holocaust for this generation.
Now in week seven, it will likely begin to pick up more of the traditional and older audiences.
