Sean Baker ’s Anora from Neon — which swept the Academy Awards for Best Director, Picture, Original Screenplay, Lead Actress and Editing – added 800+ screens to celebrate after the ceremony last Sunday and brought in in an estimated $1.86 million for the three-day weekend. The cume after 21 weeks in theaters now stands at $18.
45 million. Anora stands at no. 7 this week, making for an impressive five indies in the top 10 this week Neon’s The Monkey takes the fourth spot in week 3 with a cume of $31 million.
And two other indies round out the top ten with Rule Breakers from Angel Studios seeing $1.59 million on 2,044 screens, at no. 9, and In The Lost Lands from Vertical, based on an a short story by George R.
R. Martin, is estimating $1.04 million at 1,370 locations and a no.
10 spot. Related Stories 'Mickey 17' Reaches $53M+ Global In Expanded Launch; 'Ne Zha 2' Tops $2B In China, Now No. 6 Movie Ever WW - International Box Office Bill Maher Says 'Anora' Won Over 'Emilia Pérez' At The Oscars Because "Cancel Culture Is Still With Us" The distributor has been on a push to boost its theatrical slate over the past year and has places in the top 10 for the first time ever with this release.
Played well in NY & LA but also in diverse markets in the South and West. Watch on Deadline Focus held well at no. 3 with The Last Breath at an $14.
7-million week 3 cume on 3,090 screens. Other new openings : IFC Films’ The Rule of Jenny Pen debuted at $263k in 878 theatres. The R-ra.