'Let Him Go' Wins Another Sleepy Week at the Box Office
by EG
The modest drama Let Him Go was the top movie at American theaters over the weekend, as potential moviegoers continue to stay home. The problem is that the coronavirus pandemic is raging more than ever, not all theaters are open, and studios are holding back the release of their biggest, most expensive movies. When will the movie business get back to "normal"? Read on for details.
Focus Features' Let Him Go rode to No. 1 in its domestic debut with $4.1 million from 2,454 locations, the top gross in six weeks amid the challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The movie's performance also marks the first time in the history of Focus that the specialty label has had two titles open at N0. 1 on back-to-back weekends, and is a reflection of the lack of bigger studio fare.
Written and directed by Thomas Bezucha (The Family Stone) and based on Larry Watson’s bestselling novel of the same name, the suspense-filled drama reunites Kevin Costner and Diane Lane.
Playing in 2,454 locations, the top gross for the weekend was the Five Drive-In in Toronto with $12,607, while the top-grossing indoor theater was the Palladium in San Antonio with $9,998 in the second spot. Markets including Dallas, Houston and Phoenix all overperformed.
Focus' Halloween horror pick Come Play, which opened last weekend to $3.2 million, fell to $1.7 million from 2,213 theaters for a 10-day domestic total of $5.6 million.
At the worldwide box office, Christopher Nolan's Tenet finally crossed the $350 million mark in ticket sales after beginning to rollout in late August.
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.
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