‘Destroyer’ Wins the Weekend; ‘On The Basis of Sex’ Solid in Expansion; ‘Beale Street’ & ‘Cold War’ Sizzle: Specialty Box Office

Kudos to Vice, The Favourite, Greenbook, A Star Is Born, BlaKkKlansman, etc. for the many Golden Globe noms. But the specialty box office headlines this weekend go to Destroyer on the specialty side.

The Annapurna’s release, directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Globe nominee Nicole Kidman, grossed $110K in six theaters, averaging $18,335, only slightly below its opening weekend PTA. 

Amazon Studios’ Cold WarFocus/Participant’s On The Basis of Sex played 112 theaters in its second frame, grossing $1.67M for a $14,920 per-theater average, while Stan & Ollie, up for one Globe, held OK with a $96K gross, averaging $12K. In its third weekend, Amazon Pictures’ Cold War actually warmed up to $15,500 average in six theaters with a $93K gross, topping its previous $14,777 average.

Globes Best Picture – Musical or Comedy nominee The Favourite is still a favorite with a broad swath of audiences, grossing $1.975M in 771 theaters in the three-day, averaging $2,562. The title, up for five Globes tonight, will cross $20M this coming week.

RETURNING/SECOND WEEKEND

Destroyer (Annapurna Pictures) Week 2 [6 Theaters] Weekend $110,012, Average $18,335, Cume $259,798

On The Basis Of Sex (Focus Features/Participant) Week 2 [112 Theaters] Weekend $1,671,000, Average $14,920, Cume $3,769,000

Stan & Ollie (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 2 [8 Theaters] Weekend $96,173, Average $12,022, Cume $243,159

HOLDOVERS / THIRD+ WEEKENDS

Cold War (Amazon Studios) Week 3 [6 Theaters] Weekend $93,000, Average $15,500, Cume $274,354

Capernaum (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 4 [10 Theaters] Weekend $33,762, Average $3,376, Cume $173,206

If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Week 4 [335 Theaters] Weekend $1,849,429, Average $5,521, Cume $4,415,293

Mary Queen of Scots (Focus Features) Week 5 [1,052 Theaters] Weekend $2,204,000, Average $2,095, Cume $13,482,000

Vox Lux (Neon) Week 5 [25 Theaters] Weekend $11,023, Average $441, Cume $727,415

The Favourite (Fox Searchlight) Week 7 [771 Theaters] Weekend $1,975,000, Average $2,562, Cume $19,369,336

The World Before Your Feet (Greenwich Entertainment) Week 7 [10 Theaters] Weekend $18,300, Average $1,830, Cume $138,447

At Eternity’s Gate (CBS Films) Week 8 [49 Theaters] Weekend $61,000, Average $1,245, Cume $1,966,000

Border (Neon) Week 11 [5 Theaters] Weekend $2,988, Average $598, Cume $771,205

The Great Buster: A Celebration (Cohen Media Group) Week 14 [ Theaters] Weekend $, Average $, Cume $

Free Solo (National Geographic Documentary Film/Greenwich Entertainment) Week 15 [54 Theaters] Weekend $114,900, Average $2,198, Cume $11,442,603