Neon directs its latest Palme d’Or winner to awards season
Neon opened its sixth consecutive ceremony with the Palme d’Or at Cannes It was just an accident From Iranian director Jafar Panahi to a $68,000 weekend on three screens. That’s $115,000 over five days after its debut Wednesday at Film at Lincoln Center and Film Forum in New York City, and AMC Century City in Los Angeles. The distributor has had the best of Cannes award winners ever since parasite In 2019, it follows Titan (2021), Triangle of sadness (2022), Anatomy of a fall (2023) and Anura last year.
Panahi, who has been imprisoned in Iran several times, is in the United States for the first time in two decades to attend the opening, where he conducted a flurry of questions and answers. He was banned from traveling abroad for years and had to secretly film the black comedy, the subject of an honest conversation with Martin Scorsese at the New York Film Festival where It was just an accident Checked it.
While each film is unique, requiring a careful campaign and release strategy, Neon has mostly opened with Cannes winners in the same time frame and localized American releases such as Triangle of sadness and Anatomy of a fall Slow rollout, which is the pattern it will follow It was just an accident Recently viewed. Neon also sees the opening of Sony Pictures Classics attracting awards I’m still here by Walter Sallis last year as a nice comparison.
Cannes represents something special and quickly attracts a core audience. The Neons are looking for a snowball effect through strong press and word of mouth as the season begins. incident It will add two more screenings in Los Angeles and open in San Francisco and some other markets next week, but it will keep a small footprint, trusting the awards buzz to help build a long tail for a film that’s not limited to just Best Picture and Best Director as well as an international feature.
New indie slots By total (number of screens varies widely): Latest release from Angel Studios, Truth and betrayalit wasn’t there. 6 this weekend in about 2,100 theaters with $2.7 million for the World War II drama.
Viva has opened an animated family adventure Pets on the train In 1,300 locations, it reached $814,000.
The Met: Live in HDBellini transmission No sonapola It grossed an estimated $626,000 on about 800 screens for its single showing on Saturday, ranking ninth for the day. Presented by Fathom Entertainment and Met.
Prathyangira cinemas opened My friend in 275 locations to debut with $600.1k, according to Comscore. Stars Pradeep Ranganathan.
Mastermind From Mubi opened in 5 theaters at $104k vs. PTA of $20.8k. The drama starring Josh O’Connor marks a career high for director Kelly Reichardt.
Starring Ethan Hawke Bo Moon From Sony Pictures Classics it saw $67,000 on five screens.
F*** my son From Cartuna, which opened at the IFC Center in New York City, is X-rated and one of the most divisive films of the year, with $8.5K from four late-night screenings after showing at TIFF Midnight Madness, Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, and Sitges. It expands to Alamo Drafthouse Downtown LA next weekend, before opening a theatrical roadshow in a new city each week. Cartuna says it’s booked through early February.
By keeping this film in theaters as long as possible, “we’re gradually building an audience,” director Todd Rohall said.Uncle Kent 2). “Fortunately, movie theaters like the IFC Center have a history of midnight programming dating back to the heyday of Waverly, and can see the risk-reward benefit of showing a film as accessible as F*** my son!
retained: Amazon MGM After fishing Starring Julia Roberts, it grossed $1.56 million in its second week expanding to 1,238 locations with an estimated $1.77 million.
International Finance Corporation Good boy It added $555,000 in its third week in 1,020 theaters for $6.1 million.
Jennifer Lopez starring Spider Woman Kiss From Roadside Attractions grossed an estimated $181.9k on 740 screens in its second week for a cume of $1.44 million.
Mary Bronstein If I had legs I would kick you From A24, starring Rose Byrne, grossed $171.5 on 25 screens in its second week expansion for $301.8K.