Theater Averages: The Square Squirreled Away $18,558

November 1, 2017

The Square

The Square was the only film in the $10,000 club this past weekend. The latest from Ruben Ostlund earned an average of $18,558 in four theaters. This is a better opening than his last film, Force Majeure, which earned more than $1 million domestically. Hopefully this one will do the same.

There were a few other new limited releases that did well, led by God’s Own Country, with an average of $8,884 in two theaters. Novitiate was next with an average of $7,575 in three theaters. Meanwhile, Bill Nye: Science Guy earned $7,005 in one theater, which is excellent for a documentary. Another documentary, Mansfield 66/67, was next with $6,451, also in one theater. The widest limited release of the week was Let There Be Light. It earned $1.73 million in 373 screens for an average of $4,637. This isn’t enough to warrant serious expansion, but it is good enough that most theater owners will keep it around for more than a few weeks. The Divine Order struggled with an average of $2,203 in two theaters, while Brimestone and Glory was right behind with $2,125 in its one theater.

Sadly, there were a quartet of new releases that missed the Mendoza Line ($2,000/theater). Félicité came the closest with $1,713 in one theater, while The Work was close behind with an average of $1,643 in two theaters. All I See is You was playing in way too many theaters, 283 to be exact, but only managed an average of $509. Finally, there’s Amityville: The Awakening. This film only managed a total of $742 in ten theaters for an average of $74.

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

  • Let There Be Light opened with more than $1 million, so obviously it hit that milestone over the weekend.
  • The Florida Project reached $2 million over the weekend, but its weekend haul peaked last weekend, so getting more milestones might be difficult.
  • Loving Vincent also topped $2 million over the weekend, while this past weekend was its biggest during its 6-week run. This bodes well for its future.
  • Victoria and Abdul made it to $15 million since this time last week. It is starting to climb the yearly chart and it won’t be long before it overtakes some films that opening in saturation level theater counts.
Weekend Box Office Results

Filed under: Theater Averages, Amityville: The Awakening, Loving Vincent, All I See is You, Victoria and Abdul, God’s Own Country, Novitiate, The Work, Félicité, Brimstone & Glory, The Florida Project, The Square, Die göttliche Ordnung, Let There Be Light, Mansfield 66/67, Bill Nye: Science Guy, Ruben Ostlund