Sean Baker’s Red Rocket, the highest-profile specialty opening to report numbers this weekend (i.e. not distributed by a streamer) posted a solid $96,953 for a per screen average of $16,158 in six theaters in New York/Los Angeles.
Critics are calling the film about a washed up porn star returning to his hostile Texas hometown audacious and uproariously funny led by an explosive performance from star Simon Rex, and it is.
The weekend saw sold out Q&A appearances from Baker and cast on both coasts ahead of the film’s selective rollout in top markets next weekend and a nationwide expansion over the holidays.
Distributor A24 said the film grossed $39,660 Fri.; $31,282 Sat.; and $25,651 Sun.Kino Lorber opened France in two locations (NY/LA) to a
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