Abominable and Judy both meet eager audiences
Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 6:28PM
NATHANIEL R
Weekend Box Office Actuals
September 27th-29th 
🔺 = New or Expanding / ★ = Recommended
W I D E
PLATFORM / SPECIALTY TITLES
Abominable Judy
1 🔺  Abominable  $20.6 *new*
1 🔺 Judy $2.9 on 461 screens *new* QUICK TAKE
2 Downton Abbey $14.3 (cum. $58.3)  DAME MAGGIE 
2 🔺 Nothing to Lose 2 $606k on 97 screens *new* 
3 Hustlers $11.3 (cum. $80.5) REVIEW, PODCAST â˜… 
3 🔺 Linda Ronstadt... $385k on 247 screens (cum. $2.2) REVIEW
4 It Chapter Two  $10.2 ($193.7) 
4 Official Secrets $149k on 260 screens (cum. $1.6)
5 Ad Astra $10 (cum. $35.3) REVIEW â˜… 
5 Chhichhore $136k on 78 screens (cum. $1.9)


numbers on that chart are pulled from boxofficemojo

Judy and Abominable were the stories of the weekend, both opening well. Despite opening on 461 screens, Judy was the 7th highest grosser of the weekend with a promising $6313 per screen average. A good launch for Renée Zellweger's Oscar campaign which will expand to more cities/theaters next weekend and probably also a sign that adults are ready for the Oscar-aiming fare to arrive. Abominable benefitted from an opportune release date, despite being that rarity: a non-sequel. It's been over a month since the last animated feature with a wide release and that was the underperformer Angry Birds 2 so demand was high. 

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