Theater Averages: This Week’s Chart is Feeling Sexy
January 2, 2019
It was a busy week on the theater average chart, as there were three new releases and three holdovers in the $10,000 club. On the Basis of Sex led the way with an average of $20,799 in 33 theaters. That’s an excellent start for a limited release playing in that many theaters. Second place went to Destroyer with an average of $18,449 in three theaters. The final new release in the $10,000 club was Stan and Ollie, which earn an average of $15,935 in five theaters. Cold War held on really well earning an average of $14,777 in three theaters. The overall box office leader, Aquaman, was next with an average of $12,634. If Beale Street Could Talk rounded out the $10,000 with an average of $11,788, and it managed this despite expanding its theater count to 65.
We only have numbers for one other new limited release, Simmba. The Bollywood film earned an impressive average of $5,732 in 301 theaters.
This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:
Weekend Box Office Results
Filed under: Theater Averages, Mary Queen of Scots, Aquaman, If Beale Street Could Talk, Destroyer, The Favourite, On the Basis of Sex, Green Book, Zimna wojna, Manbiki kazoku, Stan & Ollie, Simmba