The Oscars are just one week away, and the entire list of finalists is being released in advance of March 2. Statuettes will typically decide who ramps up and who tapers down during this peculiar time for the independent box office. A Chinese and an Indian film also made it into the top ten this weekend, demonstrating the continued significance of foreign films and alternative material at the U.S. box office, which theaters have been promoting this corporate earnings season. Universal Language gets a fantastic expansion, and Becoming Led Zeppelin powers on.
In its second week, CMC Pictures’ Chinese New Year blockbuster Ne Zha 2 is ranked fifth with $3.1 million on 785 screens and a $14.85 million North American cume. Inside Out 2 surpassed $1.7 billion at the global box office last week, making it the highest-grossing animated picture ever.
With a $4.8 million cume in week two and a $1.5 million three-day gross at 385 cinemas, Yash Raj Films’ Hindi historical action epic Chhaava is ranked number nine.
In its third week of release, Sony Pictures Classics’ hybrid documentary-concert Becoming Led Zeppelin brought in $993k on 940 screens, for a total of $7.4 million.
According to Oscilloscope Labs, Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language is expected to bring in $46k at the box office in its second week on 24 screens, for a total of $97.2k.
New: To an estimated $426k, Quiver Distribution debuted the action movie Cleaner, which starred Daisy Ridley and was directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), on 378 screens.
Ex-Husbands, starring Griffin Dunne, debuted at $11k on screen thanks to Greenwich Entertainment. Next weekend, Noah Pritzker’s dramady will be shown on 135 theaters. See the review by Deadline for the Hamptons Film Festival premiere.
The Oscar-nominated Best Documentary Feature film No Other Land is expected to earn $96k over the course of its fourth week, expanding its number of screens from 27 to 54 for a total cume of $419.7k. will grow over the months of February and March. The Independent Spirit Awards yesterday saw the highest-grossing Oscar-nominated documentary win Best Documentary.
The following nominees are pushing hard (compiled with Comscore’s assistance): Searchlight Pictures’ Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown earned $750k at 730 locations in week nine, staying steady, for a total of $72.3 million.
Now in its sixth week at 762 theaters (up 293), SPC’s I am Still Here is aiming for a $445.9k gross and a $4.26 million cume.
In week ten, The Brutalist from A24 is showing on 501 screens (up 153) and earning $353k, for a total of $15.1 million.
In week 14, Universal’s Wicked made $210,000, bringing its total box office total to $472.8 million at 482 sites (up 126).
Focus Features’ Conclave, which is currently in its 18th weekend, brought in $42.2 million at 443 theaters (up 243).
With a $115k weekend and a $15.6 million cume in week 19, Sean Baker’s Cannes-winning Anora, which dominated at the Indie Spirits, is currently showing on 408 (up 190) screens.
