Indies hold the box office line as Maddie’s Secret clears $1 million
Deadline reports The Invite, Young Washington and Obsession stayed in the top 10 while John Early’s Maddie’s Secret crossed a specialty milestone.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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Three indie titles kept punching in the domestic top 10 over a weekend crowded by The Odyssey and the World Cup final, according to Deadline.
A24’s The Invite, Angel Studios’ Young Washington and Focus Features’ Obsession all remained among the weekend’s 10 highest-grossing films. Deadline reported the hold came in week four for The Invite, week three for Young Washington and week 10 for Obsession.
The Invite, the Olivia Wilde comedy starring Wilde with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, took in $3.9 million over three days from about 2,100 screens, bringing its total to $15 million, Deadline said.
Young Washington, John Erwin’s historical biopic with William Franklyn-Miller playing George Washington, grossed $3.7 million at 2,200 locations. Its cumulative total now stands at $41 million, according to Deadline. Angel Studios already has a sequel, 1776, in development.
Obsession, from Curry Barker, was tracking toward $2.5 million on 1,500 screens, Deadline reported. The Focus title has now reached $258 million in total.
Outside the top-tier action, Magnolia Pictures’ Maddie’s Secret, written by and starring John Early, crossed $1 million in its fifth week. Deadline put its weekend estimate at $80,500 from 84 screens.
Sony Pictures Classics’ Gail Daughtry And The Celebrity Sex Pass continued in moderate release in its second week. Deadline said the film was expected to earn $124,400 from 357 screens, lifting its total to $1.3 million.
Kino Lorber’s documentary Mary Oliver: Saved By The Beauty Of The World was estimated at $49,000 from 50 screens in week three, for a cumulative $171,000.
Limited releases test the waters
Among new limited openings, Oscilloscope’s The Kidnapping of Arabella grossed about $11,000 at New York’s IFC Center, Deadline reported. The Italian road movie from Carolina Cavalli, starring Chris Pine and Benedetta Porcaroli, opened with multiple sold-out screenings and is set to add Los Angeles next week.
The Sundance prize-winning documentary American Pachuco: The Legend Of Luis Valdez opened at Film Forum in New York with $7,500. Deadline reported a sold-out Friday night show and solid weekend turnout.
The Floaters, a Jewish summer camp comedy, earned $10,000 in its second week from three screens, bringing its total to $26,300.
Music Box Films’ Remake grossed $8,300 from six locations in week two, reaching $43,250 overall, according to Deadline.
Greenwich Entertainment’s Reading Lolita in Tehran expanded to Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles while continuing at New York’s Angelika. Deadline estimated a $7,000 weekend and a $24,000 total, with the film set to expand to about 100 theaters next week.
This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.