Talking Heads Concert Film ‘Stop Making Sense’ Re-Release Surpasses Initial Box Office Run
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter The classic Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” has generated $5 million at the box office since returning to theaters in the fall.
With this benchmark, the “Stop Making Sense” re-release has generated more coinage than the film’s entire initial 41-week run ($4.95 million) in 1984.
Of course, this milestone comes with a massive caveat: Ticket sales aren’t adjusted for inflation, and prices were significantly less expensive four decades ago.
So, attendance was higher during the original release. Still, it’s an impressive turnout for a 40-year-old documentary about a band whose members are currently in their 70s and 80s. (Concert films don’t need to sell at the level of Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” to be successful.) According to its distributor A24, it’s not just old fans of Talking Heads who are returning to the big screen.
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