Theater counts: Judas and the Black Messiah leads the way into President’s Day (probably)
February 11, 2021
As has become customary, Warner Bros. has declined to report theater counts for its movies this weekend, but it’s a fair bet that Judas and the Black Messiah will be playing in the most locations over President’s Day weekend. We’re estimating a 1,900-theater debut for the biographical drama starring Daniel Kaluuya, which would be a shade more than The Croods: A New Age, which is still playing in 1,890 in its 12th weekend in theaters. The uncertainty over theater counts for WB films means the top three films in theaters could end up in any order. Here are the counts we have, plus our estimates…
Bruce Nash, bruce.nash@the-numbers.com
Theater Counts for Feb 12–Feb 14
Movie Distributor Theaters Previous
TheatersChange Judas and the Black Messiah Warner Bros. 1,900 (est.) new The Croods: A New Age Universal Pictures 1,890 1,935 -45 The Little Things Warner Bros. 1,850 (est.) 2,206 -356 The Marksman Open Road 1,825 2,018 -193 Monster Hunter Sony Pictures 1,366 1,476 -110 News of the World Universal Pictures 1,243 1,537 -294 Land Focus Features 1,231 new Promising Young Woman Focus Features 733 923 -190 Fatale Lionsgate 663 864 -201 The War With Grandpa 101 Studios 525 530 -5 Hidden Figures Walt Disney 502 new The World to Come Bleecker Street 277 new Supernova Bleecker Street 211 330 -119 Pinocchio Roadside Attractions 201 292 -91 Come Play Focus Features 148 166 -18 Dara Of Jasenovac 101 Studios 21 12 +9
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