You know I used to do this all the time with Rob’s films, but I realised with The Rover and I think maybe talking to David that box office isn’t really a reflection of anything.  Sure Hollywood loves movies that make money, but at the end of the day, I love movies that I love and as a cinema goer I don’t really care if a film makes $3,000 or $300 million.  And there are actors and directors out there who agree with me.  Point of fact is that in reality I actually steer away from the $300 million movies because they often never provide me with quality storytelling or acting.  And we know Rob chooses the movies he wants to make and I understand that some want Rob in more mainstream roles so they can see him at their local cinemas who often bypass his latest roles, but I just want to see him in whatever he chooses to make because imagine if Rob was the actor that did just do mainstream – we may never have seen his portrayal as Rey in The Rover, instead we’d be watching him in crap films like Neighbors|Bad Neighbours (and yes I saw it only because I was a captive audience on a flight to LA last September and I endured it during the 14 hour flight).  Food for thought.

Anyway I know there are loads of you that are interested in figures so here it goes:

Indiewire:

“Not doing quite so well (though it was released day-and-date on VOD) was “Maps To The Stars,” which Focus Features sent out to 66 theaters after an Oscar qualifying release in late 2014 (which did result in a Golden Globe nomination for Julianne Moore, but not much else). The result was an underwhelming $139,000 for a $2,106 per-theater-average.”

Deadline:

“It opened in 66 theaters grossing $139K for a tepid $2,106 per-theater average, decidedly lower than Cronenberg’s last film, Cosmopolis. Entertainment One bowed that film, which also featured Pattinson, in three theaters in 2012. It had a decent opening gross of $70,339 and $23,446 PTA before clumping to a $763,556 domestic cume.

Before that, Cronenberg’s films typically had solid debuts and decent to good grosses. Sony Classics opened A Dangerous Method in 2011, grossing nearly $168K ($41,988 average). It went on to cume more than $5.7M. Eastern Promises opened in 2007 to a $547K weekend gross and $36,472 PTA before accumulating $17.26M. The 2005 drama A History Of Violence grossed nearly $516K its opening weekend for a $36,856 PTA and cumed $31.5M.”

ScreenDaily:

“Moore-starrer Maps To The Stars opened through Focus Features on $139,000 from 66 venues.”

Box Office Mojo:

“Weekend gross 27 February-1 March 2015 – $139,000 (estimate)”

and whilst I’m here let’s look at Foreign Box office according to Box Office Mojo:

Looks like Australia never gave their figures for Maps since it’s not included in the international earnings.  You might remember I posted that in Sydney, Maps opening weekend made $14,000 over 2 cinemas.  I haven’t been able to get updated figures for Melbourne or the remainder of the run.

I take this an an estimate anyway because we’ve proven before that the figures in Box Office Mojo aren’t always 100% accurate.

Will be interesting to see whether we get to see overall figures that include VOD | iTunes.  Stay tuned.

UPDATE 4 March 2015:

According to Deadline:

“Maps To The Stars (FOCW), 66 theaters  / 3-day PSA: $2,173/ 3-Day: $143K/Wk 1″

Box Office Mojo has following figures:

“Opening weekend:  $143,422 (#32 rank, 66 theaters, $2,173 average)

Domestic Total as of Mar. 2, 2015: $157,689“