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Indie Films Conquer Super Bowl Weekend Box Office
8 Feb
Summary
- Pillion and Hamnet achieved impressive box office numbers.
- A24 and Focus Features reported strong theatrical performances.
- Independent distributors set new milestones during a major sports weekend.
Independent films demonstrated remarkable resilience and commercial success during a Super Bowl weekend typically dominated by major sporting events.
A24's limited debut Pillion, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling, opened to $241.8k across four screens, achieving a strong per-theater average of $60.2k. The film, a recipient of multiple awards, is experiencing advance sellouts nationwide.
Focus Features' Hamnet continued its impressive run, grossing an estimated $750k at 925 theaters, bringing its domestic total to $21.8 million since its November debut.
Other notable performances included Neon's Sirat, which opened to $136.3k on four screens, and GKids' Kokuho, which earned $47.2k in its opening weekend in the US, while achieving record-breaking success in Japan.
Bleecker Street and Vertical also reported significant milestones. Bleecker's Crosswalk label launched with Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience, grossing $5.56 million on 1,725 screens. Vertical saw its best opening with Luc Besson's Dracula, earning $4.5 million on 2,050 screens.
