Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Rocks Strongest Limited Opening In Years With New High For Focus Features – Specialty Box Office
deadline.comAsteroid City delivered a massive jolt to the arthouse and specialty world this weekend as the Wes Anderson film presented by Focus Features blew past records with an estimated $790k three-day gross and $890k estimated for the four-day weekend in just six theaters.
That’s a per-theater average of $132,211 for the three days, and $148,901 for the four, repping the biggest PTA of year, and since Covid, and for some years before.
This helmer can energize the specialty box office like no other. His Grand Budapest Hotel in 2014 opened at $800k on four screens, for a PSA of $200k — still considered the one to top in absolute.
Asteroid City Milestones, according to Focus: -The best per theatre average since December of 2016 when La La Land opened to a $176,220 per theater -The best per theater average of all time for a film that opened on in six locations (the previous record was American Hustle at $123,509) -The all-time best per theater average for a Focus Features Film, beating Wes Anderson’s 2012 Moonrise Kingdom ($130,700 from 4 theaters) -Best opening weekend of all time at the Angelika Theatre -Best opening weekend of all time at the Sunset Theatre Landmark reopened the latter venue this weekend with a total Asteroid City takeover including a full pop up experience replicating the set and the film playing on all five screens, part of a big marketing push by Focus, which will expand it to approximately 1,500 theaters next weekend. “We are beyond thrilled by this weekend’s record-breaking results and the overwhelmingly positive response.
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