Exclusive: A24’s The Whale, whose Oscar-nominated star Brendan Fraser scooped the prize for Male Actor in a Leading Role at the SAG Awards on Sunday night, is enjoying a strong run globally, having crossed $30M worldwide in the latest frame. Now at $32.3M global and with more overseas markets to release, the drama counts $15.5M so far from the international box office; that’s a nearly 50/50 split with domestic — a terrific result for a low-budget indie. Its global box office is close to that of The Fabelmans.
The Darren Aronofsky-directed drama debuted at the Venice Film Festival last September in a triumphant world premiere which thrust it into the awards season conversation. It then went on to Toronto and myriad other festivals, beginning domestic theatrical rollout in December.
That month, The Whale had the best limited opening of 2022 in NY and L.A., beating the per screen average record...
The Darren Aronofsky-directed drama debuted at the Venice Film Festival last September in a triumphant world premiere which thrust it into the awards season conversation. It then went on to Toronto and myriad other festivals, beginning domestic theatrical rollout in December.
That month, The Whale had the best limited opening of 2022 in NY and L.A., beating the per screen average record...
- 3/1/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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