Cuckoo is taking a look at a $3+ million opening, not a Longlegs debut ($22 million) however on track for Neon’s Alpine-set horror starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.
R-rated Cuckoo by Tilman Singer opened at 1,503 theaters for 9th place on the home field workplace. Schafer is nice as troubled 17-year-old Gretchen, who reluctantly leaves her American residence after her mom dies to dwell together with her father and his new household simply as they transfer to a resort within the lovely German Alps. Proprietor Herr König (Stevens, menacing enjoyable) takes an inexplicable curiosity in Gretchen’s mute half-sister, whereas Gretchen herself is stricken by unusual noises and bloody visions till she discovers a stunning secret
Longlegs by Osgood Perkins is not any. 10 in week 5 with an estimated $2 million on 1,310 screens for a hefty $71 million gross. It’s sticking round amid a steadier stream of studio large releases and tentpoles.
Holdovers: Didi from Focus Options and A24’s Sing Sing proceed to draw audiences. Sean Wang’s Sundance winner (U.S. Dramatic Viewers Award/U.S. Dramatic Particular Jury Award for Greatest Ensemble Forged) expanded to 200 theaters in week 3 for an estimated $650k over the three days and a cume of $1.6 million. Stars Izaac Wang and Joan Chen.
Sing Sing by Greg Kewdar starring Colman Domingo expanded to 39 screens for a pleasant $227k weekend and an $822k cume in week 5 in a sluggish rollout.
Sony Footage Classics Kneecap by Wealthy Peppiatt, a pseudo-biopic about an the eponymous Irish rap trio taking part in themselves additionally held properly with $103.4k on 204 screens for an estimated cume of almost $820k in week 2.
Additionally beginning its sophomore body, Oscilloscope’s CatVideoFest 2024 by Will Braden grossed $102k on 55 screens for a cume of $482k.
New restricted launch: Good One, the primary from Metrograph Footage grossed $30k at three areas (the Metrograph and Movie at Lincoln Middle in New York, and the Landmark Sundown 5 in LA) with a number of sold-out reveals. The directorial debut by India Donaldson stars newcomer Lily Collias. The evaluations are nice and the movie will proceed to broaden into all main markets by early September.
Rialto Footage’ launch of the 50th anniversary, 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Dialog is estimated to gross $17k on 5 screens.
