The Numbers Theater Counts News Articles - March 2018

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Theater Counts: Ready Player One Debuts in Blockbusting 4,234 Theaters

March 29, 2018

Ready Player One

Ready Player One will open in a monster 4,234 theaters this weekend, according to Warner Bros. Thursday count, making it the 31st-widest opening of all time, and the third-widest release in March, fractionally behind Men in Black 3 (4,248) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (4,242). It’s expected to open much closer to MiB 3’s $54.6 million than BvS’s $166 million. More...

Theater Counts: Pacific Rim Widest New Release, Ready Player One Aiming for Big Things

March 22, 2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Pacific Rim: Uprising takes the prize for widest release this weekend, with a rollout in 3,708 theaters, although Sherlock Gnomes is no slouch, with its start in 3,662 locations. I Can Only Imagine expands from 1,628 theaters last weekend to 2,252, which gives it a shot at a very small weekend-to-weekend drop-off. More...

Theater Counts: Tomb Raider Swings into 3,854 Theaters

March 16, 2018

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is the latest film to take on Black Panther at the box office this weekend, and it’ll start out in 3,854 theaters. The early signs are that it’ll be a close race at the top this weekend. More...

Theater Counts: Wrinkle in Time to Open in Just Shy of 4,000 Theaters

March 8, 2018

A Wrinkle in Time

It’s Disney vs. Disney in movie theaters this weekend, with A Wrinkle in Time becoming the first film to seriously challenge Black Panther at the box office since it came out four weeks ago. Wrinkle will play in 3,980 theaters this weekend, per the studio, while Panther declines to 3,942 locations. They are both leaving three other new wide releases far behind. More...