‘Dhurandhar’ Sequel Sets North American Record, ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Cracks Top 10 – Specialty Box Office

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Bollywood hit Dhurandhar: The Revenge from Moviegoers. Entertainment is no. 4 successful its 2nd play connected 987 screens pinch a gross of $4.9 cardinal and a cume of $22.9 million. Aditya Dhar directs Ranveer Singh arsenic an undercover supplier successful Pakistan successful a uncommon Indian movie to support a apical ranking for a 2nd weekend. And (at 95% pinch audiences connected Rotten Tomatoes from complete 1,000 ratings, it’s besides surgery nan the grounds for highest grossing Indian movie astatine nan North American container office, held since 2017 by Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.

It’s still reliable retired location for indie features and docs though IFC’s witchy promenade drama Forbidden Fruits managed to information retired nan apical 10 pinch $1.7 cardinal astatine 1,525 locations. The genre title, which conscionable premiered astatine SXSW, was powered by a 73% female audience. Meredith Alloway’s characteristic debut stars Lilly Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp and Lola Tung arsenic a stylish coven operating retired of an upscale boutique.

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist from Focus Features debuted to $650k astatine 786 locations.The documentary co-directed by Charlie Tyrell and Daniel Roher is told done Roher’s eyes arsenic a father-to-be connected a quest to understand nan world his kid is astir to inherit, pinch nan thief of starring voices shaping and challenging nan emergence of AI.  

Neon’s psychological assemblage scary Alpha from cult French directorJulia Ducournau (2021 Cannes Palme d’Or victor Titane) opened to $121k connected 218 screens.

A24’s Marc by Sofia added 126 locations successful a large 2nd week description (from 2) for a full of 128 earning $100.5k for a home cume done Sunday of $173k. Directed by Sofia Coppola, nan documentary is an friendly image of designer Marc Jacobs.

Event cinema: Jimmy O. Yang’s caller drama special, Jimmy O. Yang: Finally Home, taped during 5 sold retired homecoming arena shows successful Hong Kong, grossed an estimated $80.7k connected 69 screens from azygous shows — including rather a fewer sellouts – connected Friday and Saturday (Sunday successful Canada). nan self-released pinch Variance Films.

Sony Pictures Classics debuted Sylvain Chomet’s animated A Magnificent Life to $76.3k connected 334 screens. That includes an Academy tally for nan Cannes-premiering biopic of nan precocious Marcel Pagnol.

Greenwich Entertainment drama Fantasy Life, the first characteristic from Matthew Shear, opened astatine nan Angelika Film Center successful NYC for a coagulated play gross of $39k.

Our Hero: Balthazar from Picturehouse besides deed 1 theater, NYC’s Regal Union Square, pinch a bully debut astatine $33.3k. Expands to LA adjacent week.

Holdovers: Watermelon Pictures’ merchandise Palestine ’36 grossed $93.6k astatine 36 theaters successful a week 2 description . Moves to apical 50 markets complete Easter weekend.

Miroirs No. 3 from 1-2 Special is astatine $30.4k astatine 15 theaters successful week 2 for a cume of $77.7k. Expands to Miami, Portland, Seatle, Nashville, Baltimore, Cleveland and SF Bay Area theaters adjacent week. 

Janus Films’ Two Prosecutors, besides successful week 2, grossed an estimated $12.5k connected 3 screens for a cume of $31.7k. Expands adjacent play and passim April.  

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