Focus Features’Tár opened in limited release to strong results with $160,000 at four locations in New York and Los Angles for a $40,000 per theater average, one of the best PTAs since Covid and not bad for a 2-hour and 38-minute arthouse film pre-pandemic.
Riding strong reviews, the Cate Blanchett-starrer by Todd Field was no. 1 in three out of its four theaters – Lincoln Square and The Angelika in NY, and The Grove in LA, and plans to add 30 locations in 10 additional markets this week.
It’s at 97% with critics, 80% with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Focus Features distribution chief Lisa Bunnell said “it’s a big deal” that Tár was the top grosser Saturday for AMC multiplexes The Grove and Lincoln Square. “We need to look at those signs as encouraging as bringing those adult audiences into theaters again.” And Bunnell noted that anecdotally, pending formal exit poll data, it seems the demo for the two-and-half-hour pic “is not that old.
It feels like it’s a nice mix of females and males, over 50 and under.” The weekend looks like Friday – $64,000; Saturday – $53,000; Sunday – $43,000.
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