Ari Aster’s ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Expansion Sees $2.7 Million Weekend – Specialty Box Office

did decent business in its second week, expanding from four screens to well over 900 for a gross of $2.7+ million and a cume of $3.14 million. The A24 film starring Joaquin Phoenix has a $2.8k per screen average and no. 9 spot. It’s a weekend with a wide range of specialty films in a market that’s improving by some measures — some more product, some stronger openings — but still hard to read amid the blockbusters.

Aster has a committed fan base and a core group of theaters carried the weekend. This film is a tougher sell than the previous two, also from A24.“has already sparked countless passionate debates and discourse from critics and audiences alike,” the distributor said, and, like all of Aster’s films, it “will have a long life in the weeks, months, and years to come.” from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions grossed $681k at 602 locations for a $1.1k PSA.

from Zee studios will gross an estimated strong $968k at 327 locations for a PSA of $3K PSA. And Sarigama Cinema’from Picturehouse grossed $44k on 14 screens for a cume of $112k and a $3.1k per theater average. A younger audience of outdoor enthusiasts and fans of director/climber Jimmy Chin and co-director Chai Vasarhelyi joined an older female skewing audience that follow conservationist Kris Tompkins. Adds ten more locations this week.grossed $39k in week three on eight screens — PSA of $4.

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