[CharlesWayneCT]

“Atlas Shrugs” came out in 300 theaters, and was the 3rd-highest per-screen average per theater. That is a “limited release” that did very well.

10 theaters is an extremely limited release, more like “show a film to your friends and family” release. It did well enough that they might get more theaters to show it, which is a great result; maybe we will all get to see it now.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Is this term 'extremely limited release' a technical term or are you just talking out of your hat? Or is the correct definition of a 'limited release' a release on less than 650 screens? Wouldn't that make both of them a 'limited release'?

Of course, the two release are of different size, so they really can't be measured against one another. The only thing that is useful from a per screen average is to measure the audience intensity. The Undefeated has certainly done well in that regard, especially when one notes the lack of major media promotion behind it.

[Blue Ink]

“That is a ‘limited release’ that did very well.”

You’re wrong about “Atlas Shrugged.” It was a box office disaster.

Sure, it did well the weekend it was released in a few theaters. But here are the per-screen averages for “Atlas”:

Apr 15–17 $5,640
Apr 22–24 $1,895
Apr 29–May 1 $1,263
May 6–8 31 $866

Translation: when it was in a few theaters, it did well. When it went into a lot more theaters, it tanked.

‘Atlas’ was a box office disaster.

What does this have to do with “The Undefeated?” Only that good per-screen averages CAN bode well for wide release success. They didn’t work in the case of ‘Atlas,’ however.