EO, the Sideshow/Janus films release told from the point of view of a donkey, is set to pass the $1 million mark in week 14.
The Cannes-premiering film by Jerzy Skolimowski, Academy Award nominated for Best International Feature, will gross an estimated $27.6k for the four-day President’s weekend on 37 screens for a cume of just over $1M.
The three-day estimate is $23.1k and a $997 cume for EO, which has been exclusively in theaters. It arrives on VOD and streaming on The Criterion Channel Tuesday.
Similar to the rollout for Janus/Sideshow’s Best International Film winner Drive My Car last year, EO grew through word of mouth and awards momentum (New York Film Critics Circle, LA Film Critics Association, National Society of Film Critics — and starting with the Cannes’ Jury Prize) at over 250 independent and art house theaters only.
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