Faith-based films drew audiences Easter weekend alongside the re-release of Pride & Prejudice and an anime from GKids in a crowded market that was challenging for traditional indies.
Angel Studios’ animated The King Of Kings is in the no. 3 berth on 3,535 screens with $17.3 million in week 2 for a $45.3 million cume. The Chosen: The Last Supper (Season 5) Part 3, from Fathom Entertainment, also in week 2, grossed $1.8 million for an $11.6 million cum for a no. 9 spot.. Season 5 is now the highest grossing installment of the series, generating $42.4 million at the domestic box office. Parts 1-3 have a projected U.S. weekend of $2.6 million.
GKids’ Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing sits at no. 7 on 800 screens with a $2.76 million opening, the anime by studio P.A.Works based on Hatsune Miku: Colorful! mobile game about high school students finding their true feelings through music in an alternate world.
Focus Features’ rerelease of Pride & Prejudice from 2005 is no. 8 with $2.7 million
Bleecker Street’s The Wedding Banquet by Andrew Ahn opened to a weekend gross of $922.9k at 1,142 theaters. This is a reinterpretation of writer James Schamus and director Ang Lee’s 1993 arthouse hit.
Moviegoers Entertainment debuted Hindi Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story Of Jallianwala Bagh in 315 theaters to a debut of $742.7k as per Comscore. Adapted from Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat’s legal historical drama The Case That Shook The Empire. Stars Akshay Kumar.
Briarcliff Entertainment opened animated family film Sneaks in wide release at 1,500 locations to a debut of $525k.
IFC Films’ The Ugly Stepsister debuted to $175k in moderate release at 501 locations.
Limited releases: David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds is looking at an estimated $52.1k on 3 screens.Expands to 250 locations next weekend.
A24’s adventure fantasy The Legend of Ochi grossed $52.2k at four theaters.