A Christmas Story
Comedy Amazon MGM PG 1h 34m Released Nov 18, 1983 Discussed 2024
Opening weekend
$2.1M
886 theaters
Per-theater average
$2,338
opening weekend
Domestic total
$20.8M
10.1× its opening
Worldwide total
$20.8M
100% domestic
Production budget
$3.3M
6.4× worldwide
RT critics
87%
RT audience
89%
+2 vs critics
Metacritic
77
Where it turns up
Friday, November 15, 2024 Third weekend of November 2024
In the note
Classics like A Christmas Story, Polar Express and Elf all opened here, and there’s a good reason this is where you launch; similar to the effect you get next month over the Christmas holidays, you play the long game instead of the opening weekend game. Christmas Story had a 7 multiple, Elf had a 7 multiple, Polar Express had an 8 multiple; you just need to get a film open enough to be in the mix with consumers looking for 'out of home' Holiday entertainment over the next 6 weeks.