Four top films this weekend are indies five includingThe Substanceat no.
11, as the specialty market roars back to life.
3 at the domestic box office is a great story,ConclavefromFocus Features, the studio behind theDowntown Abbeyfilms.
Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence in ‘Conclave’Focus Features
Action is set between rounds of voting.
The film had multiple Oscar nominations and Randoph won Best Supporting Actress.
The film grossed $20+ million domestic ($45 million worldwide).
Focus achieved a feat post-Covid with older-skewing Leslie Manville-starringMrs.
The 35+ and certainly 55+ audiences have been the hardest to lure back post Covid.
Hollywood strikes in 2023 meant fewer films in theaters.
Because, to us, thats the most important thing, that we get everybody back to the movies.
That was also the pattern withMrs.
Focus is has a rare two in the top ten this week with Morgan NevillesPiece By Pieceat no.
To that point, a real standout this week is Cannes Palme dOr-winnerAnorafrom Neon at no.
8 in week 2 with $867k on just 34 screens and a cume of $1.6 million.
A24s newly wide romanceWe Live In Timewith Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh is no.
5 in week 3 with a $4.8-million weekend and a cume of $11.7 million.
The new cume for the Demi Moore-starring horror is $14.5 million.
New moderate release: Verticals horror musicalYour Monsterstarring Melissa Barrera, opened to $515k at 651 locations.
Expands to top markets in limited release next week before a national expansion the week after.
The film has been lauded as a masterpiece but is not for kids and contending with an R rating.
The awards-contender has a cume of $43.4k.
Expands to LA, Chicago and San Francisco on Friday.
