Why ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Will Be Mainstream Box-Office Hit (Video)

Huge limited debuts don’t always translate to broad success, but we’re betting that Wes Anderson’s quirky comedy will

The record specialty box office debut of Wes Anderson‘s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” became even more grand Monday, as Sunday’s final numbers came in above Fox Searchlight’s estimates.

The ensemble comedy, starring Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham and a slew of other Anderson regulars, brought in $811,166 between Friday and Sunday on just four screens — the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood and the Landmark in L.A., and the Regal Union Square and the AMC Lincoln Square in Manhattan.

That’s a $202,792 per-theater average, the best live-action limited debut ever, according to Box Office Mojo.

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