Holdover “The Death of Stalin” (IFC) led the way as the specialized market transitions to post-awards season titles.
Its second weekend was at the level of “Wind River,” the last specialized success without an award-season boost ($33 million total).This is balm for art houses starving for new product after the long run of awards titles has run its course.
Wes Anderson’s “The Isle of Dogs” will be next up among hopefuls to equal its success.Still, the weekend yielded two new limited openings with better than expected results.
“Flower” (The Orchard) with rising star Zoey Deutch as a lively Valley Girl showed some initial New York/Los Angeles success despite mixed reviews.
And “Keep the Change” (Kino Lorber) in a single Manhattan theater delivered a decent first weekend result.OpeningFlower (The Orchard) – Metacritic: 51; Festivals include: Tribeca 2017$57,851 in 3 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $19,284The queen of social media
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