‘Tár,’ ‘Till’ Post Tepid Numbers in Wide Release at Specialty Box Office
thewrap.com“Till” is sixth on the box office charts after expanding to 2,058 theaters, grossing just $2.8 million for a per-theater average of $1,366 and a running total of $3.6 million.
The good news for Chinonye Chukwu’s true-story drama about the murder of Emmett Till is that critical and audience praise has been overwhelming, with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and an A+ on CinemaScore.
Danielle Deadwyler has received Oscar buzz for her lead performance as Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, and United Artists is still holding on to hope that the strong word of mouth will attract more audiences despite the film’s challenging themes and imagery. “Tár” had a smaller expansion to 1,058 theaters, grossing just over $1 million for an underwhelming average of $938 and a $2.5 million running total.
Though lead star Cate Blanchett has also received universal acclaim and audience buzz, “Tár” is an arthouse film in the truest sense with thought-provoking explorations of cancel culture and abuse of power, and these numbers show how difficult it has been for such films to gain traction theatrically even with strong momentum from the Venice Film Festival.
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