It averaged a strong $4,181 per screen at 517 theaters and the following week added 300 play dates.
Per screen, the film performed better than any other picture, including "Terminator 2."
It showed on 1,957 theaters for an average $5,570 per screen.
Once a film grosses at least $3,500 per screen, there is a reasonable chance that it will become a hit.
The film took in an average of $3,250 per screen on its opening day.
The weekend gross was estimated at more than $600,000, or about $24,000 per screen.
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It did more business per screen than its competitors, earning about $4,488.
Right now, they try to charge you per screen.
"How did the industry believe that it could support an expansion to 37,000 screens, at a time when attendance per screen was going down?"