Sony Pictures’ Where the Crawdads Sing has crossed the $90 million mark at the domestic box office, showing proof that it’s not just tentpoles that rule the roost on the big screen.
The pic hit the mark on its 82nd day of release, Tuesday, after opening on July 15. The movie based on the Delia Owens YA mystery novel opened to $17.2M and has a current leg-out factor of 5.2x, which is amazing for any wide title in this wonky marketplace.
And it wasn’t even the Christmas season. Sony has pulled off great box office sleepers before, one of the more notable titles pre-pandemic being Little Women, which posted a 5-day start of $29.2M and legged out to $108.1M domestic and six Oscar noms and a win.
Also, it’s an amazing feat considering that Where the Crawdads Sing didn’t boast a major cast, just a star in its producer, Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon, whose Hello Sunshine is behind the film.
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