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 A scene from “Every Little Step.” Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.Performing quite nicely was the third weekend of SPC’s “Chorus Line” doc, “Every Little Step,” which added 4 screens to its count (which now stands at 12), and grossed $58,100, up 23% from last weekend. Its $4,842 per-theater-average helped take “Step”‘s total to $234,000.
Other docs taking in good numbers included “Valentino: The Last Emperor” and “Anvil! The Story of Anvil.” “Valentino” grossed $78,500 in its seventh weekend. The film dropped one screen (to 28), but actually saw a 7% increase in grosses, taking its total to a fantastic $697,000 (for a $2,804 average). Meanwhile, “Canadian demi-gods of metal” doc “Anvil!” expanded from 12 to 16 screens in its fourth weekend and also saw a 7% increase, grossing $49,500 (for a $3,094 average). The film has now grossed $217,000.
Last weekend’s iW BOT leader did not fare quite as well. Marc H. Simon and Matthew Makar’s “Nursery University” saw its grosses fall 63% this weekend, despite adding a second screen. Variance Film’s “University” - about the oddly competitive process of nursery school admissions - grossed $4,200, averaging just $2,100 and taking its total to $19,100.
Looking ahead, next weekend should be a very interesting one for the indie box office. At least seven films - ranging from a Gael Garcia Bernal-Diego Luna reunion to a Tilda Swinton kidnapping drama to a documentary that uncovers closeted Republicans - are all being released, many of which carry a lot of box office potential. Among them: Magnolia’s “Julia” and “Outrage,” Sony Classics’ “Rudo y Cursi” and “Adoration,” Regent’s “Little Ashes,” and Plexifilm’s “Objectified.” Be sure to check back here a week from now to find out what goes down.
indieWIRE:BOT tracks independent/specialty releases compiled from Rentrak Theatrical, which collects studio reported data as well as box-office figures from North American theatre locations. To be included in the indieWIRE Box Office Chart, distributors must submit information about their films to Rentrak at studiogrosses@rentrak.com by the end of the day each Monday.
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