Arthouse Weathers Storm As ‘Clean,’ ‘Sundown’ Join ‘Belfast,’ ‘Drive My Car’; Distribs See Scramble For Screens After Oscar Nods – Specialty Box Office
31.01.2022 - 01:07
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Cinemas from Philly to New York State and Boston (Coolidge Corner Theatre, you were missed) shuttered all or part of Sat., rattling but not routing the specialty box office. And a shout-out to theaters in NYC proper where all stayed open – sparse by day but picking up in the evening thanks to “younger people not afraid to trudge in the show,” said one distributor.
A separate weather pattern disrupted part of the Midwest. Storms “are the nature of the beast this time of year,” noted Variance Film president Dylan Marchetti, who reps Sideshow Janus/Films Drive My Car. Japan’s acclaimed Oscar entry shortlisted for best international feature reports an est. weekend gross of $103,488 on 114 screens (up by 18) for a PSA of $908 and a new cume of $807,010 in week 10. Marchetti said it’s the film’s best weekend to date despite the weather.
Noteworthy openers include gritty crime drama Clean, a passion project produced by and starring Adrien Brody, directed by Paul Solet. From IFC Films, it grossed an estimated $165k on 258 screens, a PSA of $640. (IFC said Clean hit the top spot on iTunes’ Independent and Drama charts over the weekend, and cracked the top 5 overall.)
GameStop: Rise Of The Players, the meme-stock documentary from SuperLTD/Neon, debuted at $80,011 on 267 screens, a PSA of $300. (Friday – $35,462; Sat. $24,549; Sun. $20,000)
Bleecker Street said Sundown by Michel Franco will gross $24,069 in six theaters for a weekend PSA of $4,011.
Sony Pictures Classics’ Compartment No. 6 opened to $9,353 on 3 screens for a PSA of $3,118 and cume of $15,133. Finland’s Oscar entry shortlisted for Best International Feature, directed by Juho Kuosmanen, was co-winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes.
SPC has also expanded Pedro Almodovar’s Para