“Eighth Grade” is already scoring high marks.
The feature debut from writer-director Bo Burnham launched this weekend with $255,000. Its debut was especially noteworthy given the film opened in just four theaters, translating to a per-screen-average of $63,071. That was enough to top the record previously held by Fox Searchlight’s “Isle of Dogs.” Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated film, which opened in March with a per-theater-average of $58,148.
Elsie Fisher stars in the coming-of-age film as a middle schooler navigating her last week of eighth grade. The movie, which holds a coveted 99% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has been a critical favorite since it premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. A24 will continue rolling out “Eighth Grade” in coming weeks.
Documentaries are still on a hot streak. Notably, Focus Features’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” pocketed $1.8 million in its sixth weekend. With $15.8 million to date, Morgan Neville’s film centering on the career of the lovable Mister Rogers is now the 16th-biggest documentary of all time.
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Meanwhile, “Three Identical Strangers” is still scoring strong returns. In its third outing, the Neon film picked up another $1.2 million from 167 screens. Its domestic tally currently sits at $2.5 million.
Another documentary, Roadside Attractions and Miramax’s “Whitney” collected $535,385 from 208 screens. Kevin Macdonald directed the film, which focuses on the life and career of the legendary Whitney Houston, has secured $2.6 million.
Newcomer “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” picked up $83,130 when it premiered on four screens. Gus Van Sant directed the Amazon Studios comedy, starring Joaquin Phoenix as cartoonist John Callahan, who discovers his passion for drawing after becoming paralyzed. The film, which had its world premiere at Sundance, also features Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black.
Meanwhile, Bleecker Street’s “Leave No Trace” brought in $1.2 million from 311 locations, for a per-screen-average of $3,726. Its box office total currently sits at $2.1 million. The Sundance drama, directed by Debra Granik, follows Ben Foster as a veteran father with PTSD, who lives in isolation with his teenage daughter (Thomasin McKenzie).
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