‘Moana’s reigns, ‘La La Land’ sings in limited release
LOS ANGELES — Disney’s “Moana” has continued to sit pretty atop the box office for its third consecutive weekend, but Damien Chazelle’s musical “La La Land” was what really had audiences singing this weekend.
Playing in only five theatres, the lively and well-reviewed “La La Land” grossed a staggering $855,000 for Lionsgate, according to studio estimates Sunday. Its $171,000 per theatre average is an all-time high for a 5-theatre release and for 2016 in general.
According to exit polls, 52 per cent of audiences were female and 53 per cent were over age 30.
“We felt like we were going to have a strong opening, but I don’t think anyone would have predicted a result this big,” said David Spitz, Lionsgate’s President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution.