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Well, it was nice while it lasted? (lemmy.world)

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It surprised me too, I had figured it was going to be their #1 movie, but I was expecting something like $300 million at least.

This is why:

It originally opened in 10 theaters. That's it. It averaged $20K per theater, but still, only 10.

A few weeks later, when it went wide, it was still only in 1,250 theaters.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3861218049/?ref_=bo_da_table_6

It expanded up to 2,220:

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2022-04-15/?ref_=bo_da_nav

But it was competing with Sonic 2 and Secrets of Dumbledore, both of which were in over 4,000 theaters.

It never played in more than 2,220 theaters.

By point of comparison, Barbie LAUNCHED in 4,243 theaters.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1077904129/?ref_=bo_tt_gr_1