3D Does it on Per Theater Chart

February 5, 2008

Only two films topped $10,000 on the Per Theater Chart, and both of them were 3D concert releases. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour led the way with a record-setting average of $45,561, which is the most earned by any film playing in more than 100 theaters. U2 3D also topped $10,000 with $11,720, which was down just over 25% and that bodes well for its expansion next week.

Praying with Lior was the best of the rest, scoring $8,401 in one theater. Caramel opened with just over $70,000 in 11 theaters for a healthy average of $6,538 while The Witness pulled in an average of $4,933 in three.

This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:

• U2 3D reached $2 million over the weekend, and could reach $3 million by this time next week.
• There Will Be Blood's running tally has hit $20 million and it could still expand, especially if it picks up an Oscar or two.
• Atonement made it all the way to $40 million and is now just ahead of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and just behind Because I Said So on the yearly charts.

- C.S.Strowbridge

Filed under: Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, Atonement, There Will Be Blood, U2 3D, Sukkar banat, Praying with Lior, Les Témoins