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THR: [MIDNP] is expanding into 944 theaters on Friday
Posted by: secretstalker (a.k.a TheWeekendWarrior) on Jun 08, 18:51
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THR: [MIDNP] is expanding into 944 theaters on Friday
secretstalker
Jun 08, 18:51
question now is: how much can it avg per theater? $5k, $6k, $7? more/less?
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Oleg Max
Jun 08, 19:00
So tough to say b/c Woody hasn't had an expansion of a hit to this scale in awhile. Vicky Cristina opened in 600ish to a $5.5k PTA, but then
dsbman
Jun 08, 19:15
Neither has Sony Pictures Classics... but $5-6k seems reasonable.
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secretstalker
Jun 08, 19:25
Yeah, it's wild... Capote was their last BIG performer, and that was aided by all the awards buzz. I would assume this was one of their more
dsbman
Jun 08, 20:35
I guess Sony Pictures Classics bought "Midnight in Paris" cheaply, just like what they ususally did
Peterlee
Jun 08, 22:23
By the way, the films' sale prices are not correlated to their budget. Good examples are "The Tree of Life" and "The Art of Getting by"
Peterlee
Jun 08, 22:47
Little correction: Fox Searchlight paid $0 to acquire "The Tree of Life"
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Peterlee
Jun 08, 22:53
