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‘Christy‘ and ‘Nuremberg’ Box Office openings Signal Strong Weekend for New Releases
Black Bear Finance’s Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney, generated $400,000 in domestic previews last night, indicating a perhaps successful wide release in over 2,000 theaters. Simultaneously, Sony Pictures Classics and Walden Media’s WWII drama Nuremberg earned $210,000 in previews from 1,700 locations. These initial figures suggest a competitive weekend for both films as they expand nationwide.
The strong preview numbers for Christy, currently 67% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and Nuremberg, at 71% fresh, come as Mubi prepares a wide release for its $24 million global acquisition, Die My Love, featuring robert Pattinson and jennifer Lawrence. The performance of these films will be closely watched by industry analysts as indicators of current audience preferences and the viability of different genres.
Here’s a look at the Top 5 films from the previous week:
- Regretting You (Par) – $12M (Wk 2, -38%), Total $31.4M
- The Black Phone 2 (Uni) – $11.3M (wk 3, -35%), Total $64.8M
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (Sony) – $9.67M (Wk 2, -61%), Total $34.4M
- Bugonia (Foc) – $7.8M (Wk 2, +6800%), Total $8.8M
- Back to the Future (re) – $6.4M (Wk 1, re), Lifetime total $221M