‘The Godfather’ Scores Top Weekend Box Office Average — 50 Years Later

The Hollywood Reporter ^ | FEBRUARY 28, 2022 | Pamela McClintock

[nickcarraway]

The rerelease of Francis Ford Coppola's mob pic boasted the top location average of the Feb. 25-27 weekend.

Over the Feb. 25-27 weekend, Paramount booked The Godfather in 156 theaters across North America in honor of the movie’s 50th anniversary.

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic Mafia pic earned $970,000 for a per-location average of $6,218, the best of any film for the weekend. (The next closest was Uncharted’s $5,438 average from 4,275 theaters and The Automat’s $5,004 from three locations.)

The Godfather 50 Years was No. 1 or No. 2 in 50 percent of the theaters where it played, and among the top three in all 156 locations. It came in first in AMC Lincoln Square, one of the country’s busiest cinemas, as well as AMC Metreon in San Francisco and AMC Georgetown in Washington, D.C.

“These results are extraordinary,” says Paramount domestic distribution president Chris Aronson. “Most people have seen The Godfather, but not in the theater.

Last week, Paramount threw a bash in Los Angeles in honor of The Godfather‘s anniversary.

“A couple of times, I thought I was finished,” Coppola told The Hollywood Reporter in regards to his fear of being fired during filming. He wasn’t, of course, and the movie adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel would go on to win three Oscars, including best picture, and become a cultural phenomenon.

The 50th anniversary rerelease also did well overseas, earning $1.4 million from a handful of markets.

The Godfather has grossed a total of $248.2 million at the global box office, not adjusted for inflation.

[FatherofFive]

Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

That line was ad libbed. One of the greatest

[Dr. Sivana]

good Sony,Samsung or LG 4K TV and a 4K disc player and you'll change your tune.

I have a 4K LG (with Web OS, no Android/Google). My living room isn't big enough to house the screen size the movie was meant to be seen in.

[colorado tanker]

So few good movies are made anymore. With Hollywood all woke and part of the cancel culture there will be even less.

Harvey Weinstein and his ilk didn't just abuse young women, they abused their own industry. He bullied them into giving awards to movies that just weren't Oscar worthy.

[Ouderkirk]

Always had a weakness for Hunt for Red October, as I was working for the prime contractor on the AN/BSY-2 program for SSN 21 when it came out.

Home Alone was not my target demo but once I had kids, I grew to enjoy it because the kids loved it.

[minnesota_bound]

#23 If the movie was remade today there would be no Italians in it....