Arthouse Weathers Storm As ‘Clean,’ ‘Sundown’ Join ‘Belfast,’ ‘Drive My Car’; Distribs See Scramble For Screens After Oscar Nods – Specialty Box Office
deadline.comCinemas 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.
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