Wicker, a $2.5M Sundance Buy, Opens to $5.8M in 1,471 Theaters
Summary
Black Bear's Olivia Colman fable landed at No. 5 with strong reviews and expands again this week.
"Wicker, the romantic fable starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard, opened to an estimated $5.75 million from 1,471 theaters over the Oct. 23 to 25 weekend, good for fifth place, according to Sunday studio estimates compiled by Boxoffice Pro. The Associated Press, which rounded the figure to $5.8 million, reported that Black Bear Pictures acquired the film out of Sundance for $2.5 million.
Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer directed and co-wrote the film, adapting Ursula Wills' short story ""The Wicker Husband."" Colman plays a fisherwoman who has a basketmaker, played by Peter Dinklage, weave her a husband. Black Bear won North American rights in a competitive situation after the film's Sundance premiere and promised a meaningful theatrical release; it also handles international sales and the U.K. release.
Boxoffice Pro reported critic and audience scores of 94% and said the film expands next weekend. Tom Brueggemann's weekend analysis put its per-theater average at about $3,900. Final weekend figures are due later Monday."
