Summer box office was dismal, with totals down more than 15 percent from last year. Or was it? In the specialized realm, things are looking up. Last year, limited releases grossed less than $90 million; this year, it will be over $100 million.
That’s good news — but careful analysis still shows a troubled season riddled with issues and failures that should make top distributors take great care when bidding at the festivals this fall.
Some observations of the mixed-bag results:
There’s Only One Real Winner
Amazon’s “The Big Sick” grossed about $40 million. That’s the top performance of the year among independent/platform release titles, and a decent showing for the reported $12 million Sundance acquisition.
Read More:How Lake Bell’s Indie Filmmaking Career Turned Her Into a Leading Lady
It also looks good compared to last summer, when the biggest successes were $14 million for “Love and Friendship” and $27 million for...
That’s good news — but careful analysis still shows a troubled season riddled with issues and failures that should make top distributors take great care when bidding at the festivals this fall.
Some observations of the mixed-bag results:
There’s Only One Real Winner
Amazon’s “The Big Sick” grossed about $40 million. That’s the top performance of the year among independent/platform release titles, and a decent showing for the reported $12 million Sundance acquisition.
Read More:How Lake Bell’s Indie Filmmaking Career Turned Her Into a Leading Lady
It also looks good compared to last summer, when the biggest successes were $14 million for “Love and Friendship” and $27 million for...
- 9/1/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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