Coraline Just Made a Box Office Killing, 14 Years Later

Germain Lussier
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Laika’s Coraline finished third at the US box office earlier this week.
Laika’s Coraline finished third at the US box office earlier this week.
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Laika’s Coraline finished third at the US box office earlier this week.

Coraline, the 2009 stop-motion animated film by The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick, was a beloved hit from the instant it was released. It had box office success, critical acclaim, award recognition, and audience adoration. What few could have predicted though was the film’s staying power, which was on full display earlier this week.

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Coraline returned theaters for the third straight year thanks to Fathom Events, the company that puts on limited-run theatrical experiences. Over those two days, it grossed $4.91 million, putting it behind only Barbie and Oppenheimer in terms of total daily domestic gross. And actually, it outgrossed both mega hits in terms of per-screen average. The run was such an unexpected success, Fathom has teamed up with Laika to bring it back on August 28 and 29.

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So while it’s not necessarily a surprise that audiences turn up to see a modern classic like Coraline on the big screen, it is a surprise to see it do numbers better than the week’s new releases. It’s almost like people want to go to the theaters to see movies they love.


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