Sony Pictures Classics’ ‘Nine Days’, Neon’s ‘Ailey’ Succeed In Small Runs – Specialty Box Office

<div></div> <p>Sony Picture Classics and Neon fared well in their small releases this week with <em><strong><a href="https://deadline.com/tag/nine-days/" id="auto-tag_nine-days" data-tag="nine-days">Nine Days</a></strong></em> and <em><strong><a href="https://deadline.com/tag/ailey/" id="auto-tag_ailey" data-tag="ailey">Ailey</a></strong></em> respectively, running across 6 total locations in New York, Los Angeles and Irvine – both notching heavy per screen averages with the former leading to its wider release next week.</p> <p><em>Nine Days</em> hit NYC (Angelika, AMC Lincoln Square) and LA (The Landmark, AMC Sunset 5) this weekend before rolling out its planned nationwide release on August 6 in 250-275 theaters, said Jason Michael Berman, producer and president of Mandalay Pictures — depending on how it does. Judging from these numbers, the pic should perform decently.</p> <p>The science-fiction drama starring Winston Duke grossed $18,455 across 4 theaters, which comes out to a very nifty $4,613 average per location – a strong indicator for public interest in this arthouse title.</p> <p>The film portrays Will (Duke) who spends his days in a remote Midwestern-looking outpost watching a wall of TV screens of people living their daily lives. One dies, leaving a vacancy for a new life on earth, and candidates — unborn souls — arrive at Will’s to be tested as replacements. Will faces his own existential challenge with one, Emma (Beetz), who forces him to reckon with his tumultuous past and forge a new path for his own life.</p> <div class="pmc-contextual-player"> <h3> Watch on Deadline </h3> </div> <p>The Edson Oda-directed pic debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and earned two Film Independent Spirit Award nominations — for Best First Feature and Best Supporting Male (for Wong).</p> <p>Though <em>Ailey</em> is still at two locations (Regal Edwards Westgate in Irvine and Lincoln Center in NYC) for its second consecutive week, the dancer doc still managed to nab a sizable audience.</p> <p>Directed by Jamily Wignot, the documentary details the life of Alvin Ailey, the trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance.</p> <p>Ailey grossed $4,732 this weekend bringing its cumulative gross to $26,277. At only 2 locations, this brought the per screen average to a solid $2,366.</p> <p>The widest specialty release out now is Roadside Attraction’s <em><strong>Joe</strong><strong> Bell</strong></em>, which opened to $707K debut. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, the based-on-a-true-story film stars Mark Wahlberg as an Oregonian father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin, embarking on a self-reflective walk across America to speak his heart to heartland citizens about the real and terrifying costs of bullying.</p> <p>The drama grossed $163K in its second week, dropping nearly 80% from its premiering weekend. This weekend brings <em>Bell</em>‘s cume to $1.26M. At 1,053 locations, the film managed to average $155 per location.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/entertainment/2021/08/02/sony-pictures-classics-nine-days-neons-ailey-succeed-in-small-runs-specialty-box-office/">Sony Pictures Classics’ ‘Nine Days’, Neon’s ‘Ailey’ Succeed In Small Runs – Specialty Box Office</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/entertainment">Patabook Entertainment</a>.</p>

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