$249 a screen is a number strong franchises don't have to explain — but a niche one does.
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom opened to just $0.5M on Friday, spread across 2,173 theaters for an average of $249 per screen.
Day 1 Snapshot
Day 1 Add$0.5M
US Domestic$0.5M
Worldwide Gross$0.5M
A wide theater count paired with a sub-$250 per-screen average points to a stop-motion family entry that got shelf space more than demand — the release pattern did more work here than the box office turned out to reward.
Saturday matinees, historically this format's strongest slot, are the number worth watching before drawing any wider read from one Friday.
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