Fans are rocking out to This Is Spinal Tap over the holiday weekend.
The beloved 1984 Rob Reiner mockumentary of a fictional British rock band on a disastrous U.S. tour, restored and remastered, will pull in an estimated $931.7k at 1,015 locations Saturday and Sunday, no. 10 at the domestic box office. The Bleecker Street and Fathom release is looking at $138k on Monday for a total of $1.069 million over its three-day special engagement with limited showtimes.
Due to fan demand, the distributors said, they are adding additional playdates July 8, 9 and 10.
Bleecker will release sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues on September 12 with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprising their star turns as as members of the heavy metal band reuniting after 15 years for one final show.
“We are thrilled with these early results of our re-release of Rob’s original This is Spinal Tap. While showtimes were limited this weekend, and the initial engagement carries into Monday, we experienced sell-out shows across the country, demonstrating that interest in the world of Spinal Tap still ‘goes to 11.’ Glad fans and newcomers alike got a taste of these musical legends as we head into the release of Spinal Tap II later this year,” said Kyle Davies President, Bleecker Street Distribution.
(He’s referring to a joke in the film where guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Guest) demonstrates a guitar amplifier that goes from zero to eleven instead of the usual zero to ten.)
New indie openings: Magnolia Pictures debuted dystopian 40 Acres t0 an estimated $475k on 340 screens. The directorial debut of R.T Thorne stars Danielle Deadwyler as the matriarch of a multi-racial Canadian farming family fighting to protect its piece of land from rabid cannibals.
Music Box films opened surreal crime drama Kill The Jockey July 2 to $7.7k for the long weekend ($4.6k for the three days). Directed by Louis Ortega, produced by Pedro Almodóvar’s company El Deseo, it stars Nahuel Pérez as a legendary jockey whose self-destructive behavior begins to outshine his talent. Expands to additional top markets including LA, San Francisco, Chicago and Austin next weekend.
Holdovers: Eva Victor’s directorial debut Sorry, Baby from A24 expanded from 4 to 14 screens in week 2, grossing $136k for a cume of $265.6k. Stars Victor, Naomie Ackie and Lucas Hedges. The distributor’s The Materialists by Celine Song had a $1.3+ million gross on 1,027 screens in week 4 for a no.9 spot and a cume of $33.5 million.
Neon’s The Life 0f Chuck by Mike Flanagan, now in week 5, had a $245k weekend on 241 screens for a cume of $6.1 million.
Music Box’s Familiar Touch by Sarah Friedland had a $15.3k gross in week 3 at 21 theaters for a cume of $75k.
Abramorama documentary The Last Class with Robert Reich is at an estimated $7.9k in weekend 2 for a cume of $74.5k.
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