‘Tuner’ Plays Well For Black Bear In Limited Opening, ‘I Love Boosters’ Cracks Top 10 – Specialty Box Office
The film 'Tuner' had a successful limited opening, grossing $102,000 in its first weekend across four theaters. Black Bear plans to expand its release to approximately 375 screens next week, capitalizing on positive word of mouth. Meanwhile, 'I Love Boosters' has also performed well, entering the top 10 at the specialty box office.
- ▪'Tuner' grossed $102,000 in its opening weekend at four theaters in New York and Los Angeles.
- ▪Black Bear is planning a national expansion of 'Tuner' to about 375 screens next week.
- ▪'I Love Boosters' debuted at number 8 with an estimated $3.72 million from 1,750 locations.
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Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall in 'Tuner' Black Bear Tuner, Black Bear’s fourth release since launching a domestic distribution arm last summer, had a nice $102k opening at 4 theaters in NY and LA and is eyeing $122k for the four-day holiday weekend including. Memorial Day Monday. The distributor plans a moderate national expansion to about 375 screens (exact number still TBD) next week to let world of mouth percolate for the popular TIFF-premiering heist thriller by Daniel Roher about a piano tuner (up-and-comer Leo Woodall) who strays into safecracking. Dustin Hoffman also stars, a hook for older demos (who frequently lament there’s not much they want to see) but also attracting the younger crowd that’s been driving a welcome box office resurgence.
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