The post-Thanksgiving doldrums at the box office are easing somewhat thanks to a pair of new releases from independent distributors: AMC/Variance’s “Renaissance,” the new concert film from Beyonce; and the return of the king of kaijus with Toho’s “Godzilla Minus One”
“Renaissance” is leading the charts with a solid $24.5 million opening from 2,539 theaters, including some Imax support. Pre-weekend projections had the film earning around $20 million, but exhibition sources told TheWrap that a result closer to $25 million was possible with enough walk-up ticket sales.
AMC is turning to top music artists to directly release concert films in theaters without the aid of traditional Hollywood studios, allowing theaters to keep a greater percentage of ticket revenue with the films filling in gaps left behind by the studios on the release slate.
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