Ari Aster’s Beau Is Bang Expansion Targets $2.7M Over Weekend – Special Box Office

Ari Aster Beau is scared did good business in its second week, expanding from four screens to over 900 for a gross of over $2.7 million and $3.14 million overall. The A24 film starring Joaquin Phoenix averaged $2.8k per screen and no. 9. It’s a weekend of very special film selection in a market that is improving in some areas – some more products, some stronger openings – but it’s still hard to read between the blockbusters.

aster (heir to the throne, midsummer) has a loyal following and a core group of theaters that hosted the weekend. This film is selling harder than the previous two, also through A24. Nice “has already sparked countless passionate debates and discussions from critics and audiences,” the distributor said, and like all Aster films, “will have a long life in the weeks, months and years to come.”

Somewhere in Queens by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions grossed $681,000 at 602 locations for a $1,1,000 PSA. The Ray Romano film, starring Romano and Laurie Metcalf, had some strong runs in New York and a significant jump. until Sat. ($189,000 to $290,000). RT audience reaches 90% and 94% of critics.

Fox Searchlight historical film Knight Earned $1.5M in 1,275 theaters and Estimated #11 and a PTA of $1,17,000.

other people’s children by Music Box Films debuted in three spots to $14.8,000 for a $4,937 PTA.

carmen by Sony Pictures Classics is looking forward to an opening weekend of $12.8K and PTA of $4.2K.

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jann from Zee Studios will fetch an estimated strong $968,000 across 327 locations for a $3,000 PSA. And Sarigama cinema Virupaksha going for a hefty $706,000 over 175 locations for a $4,2,000 PSA.

Leftovers: wild life by Picturehouse collected $44,000 across 14 screens for a total of $112,000 and a $3.1,000 per theater average. A younger audience of outdoor enthusiasts and fans of director/climber Jimmy Chin and co-director Chai Vasarhelyi joined an older female audience following conservationist Kris Tompkins. Ten more locations will be added this week.

oscilloscopes joy land earned $39,000 — PSA of $4.9 — for a total of $85,000 across eight screens in week three. The expansion included LA’s Landmark Nuart, where it recorded by far its biggest opening for a film (foreign or not) since the pandemic began, the distrib said.