‘Ya Veremos’ Has Decent Start, ‘Eighth Grade’ Passes $13M: Specialty Box Office

Mexican drama Ya Veremos is dominating the slew of specialty newcomers this Labor Day weekend, though overall limited release launches are trending slow.

IFC Films doc Pick Of The Litter, however, is showing some gusto, scoring the weekend’s highest per-theater average among the specialties.

Sony Classics, meanwhile, expanded Glenn Close starrer The Wife, crossing $1M, while A24’s Eighth Grade is expected to go over $13M by the end of the holiday weekend.Pantelion/Lionsgate’s Ya Veremos opened in 369 locations, grossing an estimated $1,800,000 in the three-day.

The company is estimating a $2.27M gross for the entire weekend, for a four-day $6,165 average.Sundance Selects’ Pick Of The Litter opened in two locations Friday, grossing an estimated $19,078, for a $9,539 three-day PTA.

“I don’t know how anyone could not fall in love with this movie,” said IFC Films exec Arianna Bocco ahead of its release.

“It’s a very different kind of documentary,

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