the IFCs Good boy with Indy the Dog had a strong 2 week in 1,650 theaters with an estimated three-day gross of $1.36 million, a four-day gross of $1.6 million, and a domestic gross of $5.1 million.
This is the label’s second best outfit of the weekend after Late night with the devil in 2024 and the box office trajectory of the low-budget haunted house horror, from a canine perspective, continues to look strong. He opened himself to no. 9 last week and rounded out the top ten this weekend. Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh 90% from critics, 83% from audiences.
Deadline reported last week that the supernatural thriller was the third-best opening weekend for parent company IFC Entertainment Group, including RLJE’s topper. Clown in a cornfield. IFC acquired Good boy for Shudder and had initially planned a more modest release. It changed after the trailer and poster in July racked up more than 100 million views across the web. IFC has expanded its scope and intensified its marketing.
Ben Leonberg’s directorial debut premiered at SXSW. Indy, who won the festival’s “Howl of Fame” award for best canine performance, is his own dog.
Roadside Attractions Kiss of the Spider Womanthe widest new independent opening, debuted to $918.8K in 1,330 theaters. Jennifer Lopez stars in director Bill Condon’s adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.
New limited openings: Amazon MGM Studios shelled out $154.5K for Julia Roberts, starring Julia Roberts After the hunt by Luca Guadagnino in six theaters in New York and Los Angeles, a solid per-theater average of $25.7K. Expansion next week.
That of Mary Bronstein If I had legs I’d kick you from A234 opened to $89,000 on four screens in New York and Los Angeles for a PTA of $22.3,000. Certified Fresh at 94% RT, the film starring Rose Byrne (who won the Silver Bear for best actress in Venice) will continue its deployment in the coming weeks.
Sea urchin of Jason Hellerstein’s new 1-2 Special is targeting $42.2K at three sites for a per-theater average of $14K and a gross of $42.2K. Harrison Dickinson’s feature debut expands to over 100 nationwide releases 10/17.
Debut with New Picturehouse Re-election grossed $6.7K at a New York location.
Expansion: Neon Documentary Orwell: 2+2=5 by Raoul Peck grossed $100,000 for the three-day weekend during a week 2 expansion on 56 screens. At $108,000 for the four days for a sum of $141.5.
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