Paul Thomas Anderson's LicoricePizza lands pandemic-best debut at indie box office
With speciality offerings like “Licorice Pizza,” the key metric is per-theater-average rather than overall box office tally since its playing in very few locations. From only four theaters in the country — two in New York and two in Los Angeles — “Licorice Pizza” brought in $335,000 in total and $83,852 per location, more than any other specialty film in nearly two years. In other words, PTA has landed the best PTA among arthouse titles since the onset of COVID-19.
While not indie releases, other 2021 movies that secured robust theater averages include Sony’s comic book adventure “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and Disney’s superhero adaptation “Black Widow” . Anderson is one of today’s rare marquee directors, meaning his name alone can sell tickets, and “Licorice Pizza” is the filmmaker’s first movie in four years. His most recent feature was 2017’s “Phantom Thread,” an Oscar favorite that generated $21 million at the domestic box office and $47 million worldwide.
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