, an Oscar contender for Best International Feature, opened to a robust $60k on six screens this weekend for a per-theater average of $10k. The film by Colm Bairead presented by SUPER LTD is based on the short story by Claire Keegan of a shy nine-year-old girl in rural Ireland. It led debuts in a specialty market that’s showing consistent signs of recovery amid a wider slate of films.Oscar Nominated Short FilmsIt’s hard to describe the specialty landscape.
Couched potatoes are the key. “There is a segment of the audience that migrated out of theates and into streaming that will never come back. I don’t think we know yet [how big]. My instinct is that if you thought 20% were not coming back, this year will prove out that it’s not that much. I’m not sure if its 15% or 10% or 5%. But I think that gap will close. Because so much of this has been a self-fulfilling prophecy.
quietgirlfilm Imagine what the grosses might be with a wider release strategy! I’ve been waiting since last summer to see The Quiet Girl somewhere, anywhere in the Seattle area. 🙄