Theater Averages: Human Flows to the Top with $15,226

October 18, 2017

Human Flow

Human Flow earned first place on the theater average chart with an average of $15,226 in three theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was last week’s winner, The Florida Project, with an average of $11,156 in 33 theaters.

There were a trio of new limited releases that did well. The rest struggled. Breathe topped this list with an average of $6,564 in four theaters, while Goodbye Christopher Robin was right behind with an average of $6,435 in nine theaters. The Departure did well for a documentary with $5,684 in one theater. Another documentary, 78/52: Hitchcocks Shower Scene, was also playing in one theater and it earned $3,738. American Satan was playing in 55 theaters, but it struggled with an average of $2,400. Wasted! The Story of Food Waste missed the Mendoza Line with an average of just $1,563 in 11 theaters. It was playing on Video on Demand, so its box office numbers are not important. On the other hand, Bad Luck Goat has no excuses. It opened with $170 in 3 theaters for an average of $57. That’s not the worst theater average we’ve seen, as The Worst Movie EVER! earned an average of $11 during its opening weekend.

This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:

  • The Stray hit $1 million over the weekend, but its theater average is $666, so it likely won’t get to $2 million.
  • A Question of Faith topped $2 million just before the weekend, but that’s as far as it will go.
  • Til Death Do Us Part made it to $3 million early in the weekend. Unfortunately, its theater average is under $1,000, so it will lose a lot more theaters this coming weekend making $4 million almost impossible to reach.
  • Stronger reached $4 million over the weekend, but it won’t get to $5 million. This is good for a limited release, but bad for a film hoping to chase Oscars.
  • Battle of the Sexes made it past $10 million over the weekend. It is losing theaters rapidly, so $15 million is likely asking too much.
  • Victoria and Abdul rocketed past $10 million over the weekend and it has a shot at $15 million this weekend.
Weekend Box Office Results

Filed under: Theater Averages, Stronger, Battle of the Sexes, Victoria and Abdul, Human Flow, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Breathe, A Question of Faith, The Florida Project, American Satan, Til Death Do Us Part, The Stray, 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, The Departure, Wasted! The Story of Food Waste, Bad Lucky Goat