Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Program<\/strong>, has taken the top spot with an estimated $570,000 opening weekend at just six locations in New York and Los Angeles. This averages out to $95,000 per location, making it the first-class opening of the year. The film will expand to 1,500 screens next weekend.<\/p>\n The Phoenician Program has surpassed A24’s Friendship<\/strong>, which previously held the top spot with a $75,000 average per location. The film’s strong opening is a promising start, and it’s expected to perform well in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n The Phoenician Program, written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, tells the story of a family patriarch and business titan, played by Benicio del Toro, who is targeted by rivals and assassins. The film also stars Mia Thrapleton as his daughter, a nun who is set to inherit his empire. The all-star cast includes Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, and Scarlett Johansson, among others.<\/p>\n The Phoenician Program is the third collaboration between Focus, Anderson, and Indian Paintbrush, who previously worked together on Asteroid City<\/strong> (2023) and Moonrise Kingdom<\/strong> (2012). The film was produced by Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, and John Peet, and was shot in Germany in collaboration with Studio Babelsberg.<\/p>\n Anderson’s films have a history of performing well at the box office, with Asteroid City<\/strong> setting a record with a PTA of $132,000. The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/strong> (2014) also set a record with a PTA of $200,000 and went on to earn nine Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.<\/p>\n The focus took over the Angelika Film Center in New York, screening The Phoenician Program<\/strong> on all six screens. The event featured a jazz band, merch, and activations in the lobby and concessions, with higher ticket prices of $30 for standard and $60 for premium.<\/p>\n Other films that opened this weekend include IFC Films’ Tornado<\/strong>, which debuted with $130,000 in 412 theaters, and Music Box Films’ Ghost Trail<\/strong>, which opened with $5,600 in four locations.<\/p>\n Sony Pictures Classics’ Jane Austen Destroyed My Life<\/strong> held strong in its second week, earning $526,000 in 61 theaters. The film’s total cume now stands at $977,500.<\/p>\n The final Met: Live in HD<\/strong> broadcast of the 2024-2025 season, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville<\/strong>, earned $906,000 at around 800 cinemas in North America. Fathom distributed the event in most markets.<\/p>\n Trafalgar had a successful weekend with the live broadcast of J-Hope’s tour, Hope on Stage in Japan: Live View<\/strong>, earning $789,000 at 631 screens in North America. The distributor also partnered with Hasbro to bring Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience<\/strong> to theaters worldwide, including 428 venues in North America, earning $420,000 on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Box Office Update Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Program, has taken the top spot with an estimated $570,000 opening weekend at just six locations in New York and Los Angeles. This averages out to $95,000 per location, making it the first-class opening of the year. The film will expand to 1,500 screens next weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-film-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12152,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12150\/revisions\/12152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A Strong Start<\/h2>\n
The Film’s Plot<\/h2>\n
Behind the Scenes<\/h2>\n
Box Office Records<\/h2>\n
Special Screenings<\/h2>\n
Other Openings<\/h2>\n
Holdovers<\/h2>\n
Event Cinema<\/h2>\n
Concerts and Events<\/h2>\n