‘Hadestown: The Musical’ Sings With $9.7M Debut, No. 4 Spot, ‘Motor City’ Powers Up As Indies Fuel Top Ten – Specialty Box Office
Hadestown: The Musical Bleecker Street Bleecker Street’s Hadestown: The Musical swept to the second biggest opening for a live show capture since Hamilton, pushing $9.7 million in a terrific debut on 1,949 screens. Due to “extraordinary response and demand,” the distributor said its new event cinema label Crosswalk and partner LD Entertainment are expanding the initial five-day run and continuing to add dates and showtimes. The film is Certified Fresh with a 99% audience score.
- ▪Hadestown: The Musical Bleecker Street Bleecker Street’s Hadestown: The Musical swept to the second biggest opening for a live show capture since Hamilton, pushing $9.7 million in a terrific debut on 1,949 screens.
- ▪Due to “extraordinary response and demand,” the distributor said its new event cinema label Crosswalk and partner LD Entertainment are expanding the initial five-day run and continuing to add dates and showtimes.
- ▪The film is Certified Fresh with a 99% audience score.
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Hadestown: The Musical Bleecker Street Bleecker Street’s Hadestown: The Musical swept to the second biggest opening for a live show capture since Hamilton, pushing $9.7 million in a terrific debut on 1,949 screens. Due to “extraordinary response and demand,” the distributor said its new event cinema label Crosswalk and partner LD Entertainment are expanding the initial five-day run and continuing to add dates and showtimes. The film is Certified Fresh with a 99% audience score. The stage production, written by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, won eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical, and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
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