A24 released Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” in six theaters in New York and Los Angeles this weekend and set a new per theater average record for the year, bringing in $60,000 per venue.
There have been few glimmers of hope for the struggling specialty box office, but indie distributor A24 served one up this weekend, reporting $360,000 in grosses for “The Whale,” giving it an average of $60,000. That tops the previous record of $50,000 set by fellow A24 release “Everything Everywhere All at Once” back in March.
As encouraging as this result is the fact that a $60,000 theater average is enough to set an annual record shows how much the specialty market has collapsed.
‘The Whale’ Sets 2022 Specialty Box Office Record With $60,000 Per Theater Average
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