Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Martin Scorsese’s ‘KILLERS OF THW FLOWER MOON’ opens with $23M domestically.
“If ‘flexibility’ is the new mantra of the theatrical movie business, then this is a significant success − it establishes a viable option for the companies,” says David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, of the “Killers of the Flower Moon” launch.
As dissimilar as “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” are, they’re alike in their extended run times. A double feature of the weekend’s top two movies would take 6 hours and 14 minutes, not counting ads and trailers.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” debuted with $23 million, marking the third best opening for the 80-year-old director following “Shutter Island” ($41 million in 2010) and “The Departed” ($26.9 million in 2006). Though Scorsese’s latest opus, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, will have a hard road to reaching profitability, it’s a successful launch for a 206-minute-long adult-skewing drama – a type of movie that, outside “Oppenheimer,” has struggled mightily at the box office in recent years.
Flower Moon — starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro — was never expected to sing more loudly than Eras Tour considering it is an adult drama, among other challenges. Yet it delivered the third-best nationwide opening of Scorsese’s career behind 2010’s Shutter Island ($41 million) and 2006’s The Departed ($26.9 million), not adjusted for inflation. It also ties with The Departed and Goodfellas in receiving the best CinemaScores of his career, an A-.
Earlier this year, Apple said it plans to spend $1 billion a year making movies that will have theatrical releases before reaching the streaming service. Apple is also behind Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Napoleon,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, which will be in theaters Nov. 22, and Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle,” expected Feb. 2.