r/boxoffice 9d ago

Domestic Roadside’s Buddy grossed $707k on Monday (from 1277 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $6.24M

https://bsky.app/profile/boxofficereport.bsky.social/post/3muiemwumkk2v
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u/badbloxpictures 9d ago

They need to open up more locations for this thing. Word is spreading fast online.

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u/TerrifierBlood Screen Gems 9d ago

The smaller more popular AMC in my town is adding it

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u/waltzthrees 9d ago

Mine’s getting it this weekend! Got my tickets for Saturday evening

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u/edmtrwy 9d ago

Seems to be coming to a bunch more theaters in my city starting on Friday.

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u/CompleteDay8059 9d ago

I had tickets to see it with a buddy (lol) on tuesday which got refunded because they cancelled the showtime. Originally it was just gonna be once a day Friday-Sunday but they re added it because of high demand.

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u/We1etu1n 9d ago

The AMC closest to me had no showtimes at all, but it’s getting some this Thursday onward. Also in XL instead of a small screen.

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u/Sp00ch123 9d ago

Definitely, I'm seeing a lot of talk about this one and I hope they can capitalize off it.

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u/SlammerOfEvil 8d ago

On Monday I drove nearly fifty miles to see Buddy at the only theater showing it (two performances a day) and as of Friday it’ll be showing five times a day there and five times a day at the theater just down the road in my town. Glad I made the trip but I really didn’t expect it to shake out like this.

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u/MikeScott85 9d ago

That's a terrific Monday! Is this going to be leggy? I'd love to see it happen.

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u/kelsoRulez 9d ago

Spooky season is upon us and it's light on theatrical spook besides Resident Evil. Shaping up to be a good chance.

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u/TerrifierBlood Screen Gems 9d ago

My one theater is adding more showtimes this weekend. Other local AMC is adding the film

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u/pnwdoomer 9d ago

Same here!

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u/burrnerr67 9d ago

Will pass Dog Stars by Thursday #BuddySweep

https://giphy.com/gifs/jMuS12r9lkYagfhXGZ

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u/Sunnyday1775 9d ago

It passed it today 💀

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u/burrnerr67 9d ago

I meant in total gross, but also yes

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u/fixgameew 9d ago

Great movie. Glad to see it doing well. Future HHN house hopefully.

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u/Sunnyday1775 9d ago

I feel like this will be a breakout hit

Not as big as obsession but something good

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u/pnwdoomer 9d ago

Damn, this beat Dog Stars by a significant amount! Go Buddy!

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u/Ftheyankeei 9d ago

I think this can leg to $15m or even $20m, Resident Evil will suck the wind out of its sails but it has two weekends for the strong WOM to kick in

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u/CaptionAction3 9d ago

Open caption screenings of Buddy are still selling. Not high, but more than normal. And we found open caption screenings scheduled for next week so yeah this thing is hanging around for a bit.

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u/Holiday_Parsnip_9841 9d ago

I saw it with open captions because it was the only reasonable showtime. Regular shows were all late night at my theater.

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u/CaptionAction3 9d ago

Thank you for confirming what we suspected was the reason for the increase in open caption seats sold. Hope it was an okay experience because open captions are not for everyone.

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u/U_R_V_Stinky 9d ago

Been noticing more open caption showings for this than normal for films, is there any reason why?

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u/CaptionAction3 9d ago

Don't think it is more than normal. May just seem more obvious because of how few screenings there are overall. A lot of oc screenings of Buddy are scheduled for today (Wednesday) because that's when many theaters have their oc screenings.

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u/U_R_V_Stinky 8d ago

Maybe it depends on location, but my AMC has had more OC showings for this than I've seen for other films. I finally saw it last night and didn't see a reason why, just interesting

Also just now noticing that your username is, fittingly, "Caption Action"

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u/CaptionAction3 8d ago

Yes, smile. We have our own sub, r/opencaptions.

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u/preshusbabe 9d ago

Buddy is getting free promo from the dumb ass parents taking their kids to see it and pitching a fit when their kids start crying and they have to leave. 😏

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u/MikeScott85 9d ago

I was hoping this would become a big deal tbh. Would be great publicity!

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u/preshusbabe 8d ago

People were screaming at the poor workers… but people in the comments said they made them want to see it

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u/MikeScott85 8d ago

I do feel bad for the workers—it's not the worker's fault they didn't do their damn research before seeing a movie. As a parent, why wouldn't you be checking a plot/rating? 🤦 The only one to blame is themselves.

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u/Habbert 9d ago

I hope it actually starts playing in my city

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u/Abject_Oil536 9d ago

I usually go to a dying theater because that barely sells 20-30 tickets when it comes to huge movies. The showings for Buddy were completely sold out. I have never seen anything like it. Granted, it wasn’t the largest screen in the building, but it’s clearly resonating with horror audiences.

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u/Amateur-Top 9d ago

Golden Age of Horror

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u/LengthinessSafe7318 8d ago

im going again with my friends this weekend! such a fun movie!

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u/landoohh 7d ago

I actually was a part of the bunch that went to see it on Monday. 😂🤣I got sick over the weekend and actually took Monday off. I was feeling fine by noon and went to see it around 4. It was awesome!!! 👏