With the majors holding back their wide entries, some boutiques are vying to fill the void. A24 re-released The Witch in 666 venues raking in another $403K, +148% for a running cume of $24.5M. And Bleecker Street widened its critically acclaimed (93% fresh Rotten Tomatoes) Eye In The Sky from 123 sites to 1,029 translating into an estimated Friday of $1.2M (+297%) and a fourth FSS of $3.9M in ninth place for a running cume by Sunday of $6M. The thriller nearly scratched 10th place last weekend with $932K and a per theater of $7.581.
The Top 10 films based off Saturday AM industry estimates for the weekend of April 1-3, 2016 as compiled by Deadline’s Amanda N’Duka:
9). Eye in the Sky (BLST), 1,029 theaters (+906)/ $1.2M Fri. (+305%) / 3-day cume: $3.9M (+318%)/Total Cume: $6M/ Wk 4
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