The weekend box office has some unusual stars: a sex worker, a snail. And the pope.
The sex worker is Anora, star of the movie of that title. “Anora,” directed by Sean Baker, is shaping up as a big indie hit for small Neon movie studio.
“Anora” made $25K per screen on 34 venues this weekend. That’s huge, as it hasn’t really been released yet even mini-wide. “Anora” is headed for a lot of awards action this winter.
The snail is from IFC’s “Memoirs of a Snail.” IFC made $69,000 on just five screens or $13,800 per location.
The pope is the subject of Edward Berger’s sensational thriller, “Conclave.” Ralph Fiennes has to round up the cardinals at the Vatican to choose a new pope, and it’s not easy. Isabella Rossellini and Stanley Tucci help him. The awards bound film made $6.5 million for its first weekend. Word of mouth should be excellent. “Conclave” gets my highest recommendation.
