Independents posted spectacular numbers this weekend, one other good one for moviegoing however aggressive with blockbuster industrial movies within the market. Tony and Teenage Intercourse and Loss of life at Camp Miasma are notable newcomers with CatVideoFest 2026 touchdown within the prime 10 and a candy debut for doc Cookie Queens.
A24’s Tony cooked with one of many highest per display averages and finest restricted openings of the yr, grossing $349k at six theaters in New York and LA for a $58k per display common and bought out reveals in each markets all weekend.
Director Matt Johnson‘s tackle the beloved late chef, writer and TV host imagines the transformative summer season when a 19-year-old Bourdain found his ardour for meals whereas working in a Provincetown seaside kitchen. The movie is Licensed Recent at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with Dominic Sessa receiving raves for his star flip because the younger Bourdain. The ensemble contains Emilia Jones, Stavros Halkias, Leo Woodall and Antonio Banderas as Bourdain’s mentor. With exits displaying glorious word-of-mouth, Tony expands into prime markets subsequent week forward of a nationwide break Aug. 21.
A24’s The Second with Charli xcx opened to $428k on 4 screens early this yr for a PSA pushing $107k, the highest for 2026 thus far, The Invite from A24, is eyeing a $717k weekend on 342 screens and the no. 9 spot on the home field workplace in week 7 with a cume of $24.2 million. The movie by Olivia Wilde opened to a $54k PSA.
Mubi’s launch of Teenage Intercourse and Loss of life at Camp Miasma, the anticipated third movie from indie favourite Jane Schoenbrun (I Noticed The TV Glow, We’re All Going To The World’s Honest), opened on 5 screens in New York and LA to an estimated $251.5k. That’s a PSA of $50.3k, one of many yr’s finest. Stars Hannah Einbinder as a younger director looking for to resurrect the Camp Miasma slasher franchise and Gillian Anderson because the star of the unique movies, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in thriller.
Magnolia Photos’ Late Fame starring Willem Dafoe as a forgotten, then rediscovered, New York poet debuted on two screens in NYC for an estimated $38k. The distributor’s I Need Your Intercourse by Gregg Araki grossed $167k in week 2 on 260 screens (down from about 700) for a $1.27 million cume.
CatVideoFest gathers extra steam annually with Oscilloscope’s feature-length compilation of cuteness by Will Braden debuting to $586k on 255 screens.
Documentary Cookie Queens from Roadside Points of interest, Alysa Nahmias’s deep dive into Woman Scout Cookie season, had a pleasant $328k debut on 446 screens. The movie carried out properly in specialty venues that historically play documentaries, Roadside famous, in addition to some mainstream multiplexes, the place sturdy help from Woman Scouts and alumnae helped drive attendance, together with troops shopping for out screenings for ladies to expertise the movie collectively. “We’re inspired by the response and imagine the movie has a protracted life forward because it continues to succeed in its many audiences.”
TIFF-premiering Olmo from Greenwich Leisure, by Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke, debuted to $30k at 51 theaters.
Yoga horror satire Namalay by South Asian filmmakers Rish and Kanish Junghare grossed $11.3k on two screens in NY and LA.Forston Consulting dealt with theatrical reserving. Self distributed.
Holdovers: In its second weekend, Janus Movies’ launch of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Samurai And The Prisoner started a nationwide growth on 44 screensgrossing an estimated$174.1k for a cume of $274.5k.
Wild Inside, Penny Lane’s documentary of the adventures of Flaco the Owl, is estimated to gross $37.4k in in week 2 on 33 screens. The Sandbox Movies Launch, with a cume of $107k, is enjoying a mixture of customary and various engagements.
