Anthony Bourdain Biopic A Top 2026 Limited Opening; Jane Schoenbrun, ‘CatVideoFest’, Fire Up Indie Weekend – Specialty Box Office — SkimNews
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- Tony (A24), Matt Johnson's Bourdain-origin biopic starring Dominic Sessa as the 19-year-old chef with Antonio Banderas as his mentor, grossed $349k at six NY/LA theaters for a $58k per-screen average — one of the year's best limited openings — with sold-out shows, a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score, and a nationwide break planned for August 21
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jane Schoenbrun's third film released by Mubi, opened to $251.5k on five screens ($50.3k PSA) with Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson starring in a slasher-franchise satire
- CatVideoFest 2026, Oscilloscope's Will Braden-compiled feature of cat clips, debuted to $586k on 255 screens as the annual franchise continues expanding
- Cookie Queens, Roadside Attractions' Alysa Nahmias documentary on Girl Scout Cookie season, opened to $328k on 446 screens with Girl Scout troops and alumnae buying out screenings — a built-in audience the distributor expects to carry the film for a long run
- The Moment (A24, Charli xcx) opened to $428k on four screens earlier this year for a $107k PSA — the year's top — while The Invite (A24, Olivia Wilde) is eyeing a $717k weekend in week 7 on 342 screens for a $24.2M cume
- Late Fame (Magnolia, Willem Dafoe as a forgotten New York poet) debuted on two NYC screens for $38k, while I Want Your Sex (Gregg Araki) grossed $167k in week 2 on 260 screens for a $1.27M cume
- Holdovers: Janus Films' The Samurai And The Prisoner (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) grossed $174.1k in its second weekend on 44 screens for a $274.5K cume; Sandbox's Wild Inside (Penny Lane's Flaco the Owl doc) hit $37.4K on 33 screens, $107K cume
Why it matters: This weekend's indie slate delivered standout per-screen averages — Tony's $58k PSA and The Moment's $107k PSA — showing specialty audiences are turning out for prestige and event-style releases. With Tony expanding nationwide August 21 and Cookie Queens benefiting from organized Girl Scout troop buyouts, several films are positioned for sustained specialty runs rather than just opening weekends.
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