Anora has broken a major box office record for 2024. The new Sean Baker movie, which has major Oscar buzz and a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%, stars Mikey Madison as an exotic dancer who marries Russian heiress Vanya (Mark Gem) , only to have her Cinderella fantasy shattered when his family opposes the match. The Anora The release is starting small before a wide expansion throughout the fall, beginning its run with a limited debut in just six theaters in North America.
Per VarietyAs of Sunday morning, Anora is projected to debut with a domestic opening weekend of $540,000. Although the total is too low for it to land on the Top 10 chart for the weekend, it means that The movie earned a whopping per-screen average of $90,000. Not only is that the best per-screen average of the year so far, it’s the second-best since theaters reopened after the pandemic shutdowns in 2020, behind only Wes Anderson’s. Asteroid Citywhich averaged $142,230 in six theaters during its opening weekend in 2023.
What this means for Anora
It could become a major indie hit
This dazzling per-screen average shows that Anora Is very likely set up for great success as it continues to expand nationwide, at least on the scale of an independent release. If it maintains a trend proportional to Asteroid Citys flow, it It could have a cumulative domestic total of $18 million or more At the end of its run. That would be outgrossing the domestic totals of other 2024 releases such as Ti West Maxxine ($15.1 million), Coralie Fargeat’s The substance ($12.5 million), and Rose Glass Love reads bleeding ($8.4 million).
However, the movie Could get a huge boost as his release continues. Anora Reviews have given it a much stronger Rotten Tomatoes score than Asteroid CityWhich only has 76%. Similarly, it has built huge Oscar buzz, especially for lead actor Mikey Madison. If it is nominated for even one Oscar, let alone more, it will be the best Asteroid CityWhich was nominated for no, probably diminishing general audience interest in the Anderson film as awards season heated up.
Our take on the Anora Box Office
The commercial success of the movie could help its awards potential
The record-breaking average per screen is very likely Just the beginning for the new movie. If it continues to grow and break further records, it will likely grab the attention of awards bodies, potentially resulting in major accolades for Sean Baker and other top-line crew members, in addition to Madison and the rest of the Anora cast, which also includes Yura Borisov, Karen Karagulyan, Vache Tovmasian, and Alexei Serebryakov.
Source: Variety