‘Tár,’ ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Off to Solid Start at Struggling Indie Box Office
thewrap.comAfter a pandemic recovery year in which Focus has started many of its releases with larger theater counts, “Tár” is starting with a return to the traditional four-screen launch in New York and Los Angeles, earning $160,000 for a per-theater average of $40,000.
With the LA theaters that first got platform releases, the Arclight Hollywood and Landmark Pico, both now closed, Focus has turned to the AMC locations in Century City and the Grove on Fairfax to release “Tár,” while releasing it at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square in New York.
Directed by Todd Field, “Tár” has earned critical acclaim since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, particularly for Cate Blanchett’s Oscar-contending performance as the genius yet toxic classical music conductor Lydia Tár.
With a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film will add 30 new theaters in 10 cities next weekend with a wide release on Oct.
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