Border Town Drama ‘Radical’ Starring Eugenio Derbez Fades From US Debut; “Priscilla” Rocks Expansion – Special Purchase

radical Eugenio Derbez built on his good start in Mexico to reach number one. 5 at the US box office with a whopping $2.7 million from 416 theaters. The Pantelion film’s US premiere has been delayed by two weeks The Eras Tour Moloch, which generated word of mouth for the drama about a dedicated teacher in a troubled Mexican border town.

Priscilla by Sofia Coppola is expecting an estimated weekend of $5 million and a no. 4 box office finish in a huge week two expansion to 1,359 screens. The film, starring Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley and Jacob Elordi as Elvis, now has an estimated box office of $5.3 million and is one of the best additions of the year and Sofia Coppola’s second best of her career. Ticket sales were led by a younger female audience: 75% under 35 and 65% female.

by Alexander Payne The survivors The “Focus Features” film, starring Paul Giamatti, earned $600,000 in 64 theaters. Expanded to 800 next week.

A slow mass release could be an opening for indie films. Dune: Part Two Originally scheduled to take place this weekend, it was postponed until March next year due to the actors’ strike.

radicalDirected by Christopher Zala, this is the first dramatic film role for Mexican superstar actor and comedian Derbez (Instructions not included, exaggerated how to become a Latin lover). It won the Festival Favorite award when it debuted at Sundance. It had the biggest local language opening in Mexico since Covid, selling more tickets than Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.

The film is set in Mexico. In the United States, it performed best in markets with large Latin American audiences, with LA at the top, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Chicago and Houston, said Paul Presburger, the architect and former CEO of Pantelion , acquired by TelevisaUnivision a year ago. His company is managed by Miercoles Entertainment Radical’s US deployment.

The audience before radical consists predominantly of women, but also performs well with men. About 75% are over 25. Presburger says he expects the demo to look younger “because it’s such a great movie for kids.” We hope that many parents will bring their children.” Expansion is likely “as long as word of mouth continues to increase”.

Derbez plays a frustrated teacher in a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption and violence, who tries a radical new method to reach his students. Based on a true story.

Other special openings: Meg Ryan’s return to romantic comedy What happens later? Earned $1.5 million on 1,492 screens. The film was also directed by Ryan and his co-star David. Duchovny was number 1 for the weekend. 9.

Roadside attractions begin The Swamp King’s Daughter starring Daisey Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn, opened with an estimated three-day gross of $849,120 from 1,055 screens.

documentary Theme from Greenwich Entertainment grossed $7.5k on two screens, for a PSA of $3.75k. Directors Camilla Hall and Jennifer Tiexera explore the impact that commonly used documentaries have had on the lives of their subjects and the inherent responsibility documentary filmmakers have towards their subjects. Played at the IFC Center in New York and Laemmle’s Glendale in LA. Chicago’s Music Box will be added next week.

At the gates of Picturehouse raised $5.2K at one venue, the AMC Burbank, including a Q&A with young actor Ezekiel Pacheco, who sold ice cream out of his parents’ cart and delivered Amazon packages in East LA when he landed a role in “The Got” got a film”. Debut writer/director Augustus Bernstein’s thriller will premiere in New York next weekend.