{"id":1005342,"date":"2026-08-16T23:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1005342\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T23:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:14:19","slug":"indie-film-box-office-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1005342\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Film Box Office \u2018Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma\u2019 Expands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIndie films helped drive a terrific box office weekend with Jane Schoenbrun\u2019s Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma<\/a><\/strong> from Mubi a standout. The edgy director with a dedicated fan base of her own tapped the youthful audience that flocked to Obsession and Backrooms as well as fans of the The X-Files (Gillian Anderson stars), the imprimatur of a Cannes premiere and some of the best reviews of the year for a horror film to drive a stellar limited expansion.<\/p>\n

\n\tEmmy-winning Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) also stars in the unconventional reimagining of the slasher genre that grossed $907k at 54 theaters in week 2 for a cume of $1.28 million.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are seeing more and more fans attracted to this film,\u201d along with a surge in its social media profile, said Mubi distribution chief Mark Boxer. \u201cIt\u2019s not one thing. It\u2019s an original film. Jane\u2019s fan base is growing. And there\u2019s the Gillian factor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMubi released it to a mix of traditional arthouses and commercial multiplexes, expanding in NY and LA and adding the top 15 U.S. markets with sold-out shows across locations and day parts \u2014 from lunchtime to midnight, he said. It will likely move to circa 500 screens next week.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film is joined by a truly eclectic mix of indies from Tony<\/a><\/strong> and SIX: The Musical Live!<\/strong> (both Focus Features); Trafalgar\u2019s Katseye: Wild Hearts<\/strong>; Angel Studios\u2019 The Brink Of War<\/strong>; The Rivals Of Amziah King<\/strong> from Black Bear; Gkids\u2019 rerelease of Your Name<\/strong>; Neon\u2019s Wrong Girls<\/strong>; and Indian telugu opening Vishwanath & Sons<\/strong> from Shloka Entertainment.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatermelon Pictures\u2019 documentary American Doctor<\/strong> opened to a notable $40k at the Angelika in NYC, the highest per-screen average for a documentary since The Encampments, also from Watermelon, debuted to a PSA double that in March of 2025. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tJanus Films\u2019 release of Kiyoshi Kurosawa\u2019s The Samurai And The Prisoner<\/strong> grossed $111k at 78 theaters in week 3 for a\u00a0cume of over $500k.<\/p>\n

\n\tA rough tally shows at least $16 million, or 10% of the $160 million estimated weekend box office (as per Rentrak), coming from indie and specialty titles. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat\u2019s a meaningful share for this market, and these films must be credited for generating solid box office and as important contributors to this blockbuster filled summer season,\u201d says Paul Dergarabedian, box office expert and the firm\u2019s head of marketplace trends.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhat\u2019s particularly notable is the breadth and depth of these specialty titles \u2026 coming from a mix of indie\/specialty, event cinema, international\/local-language and other alternative programming rather than one single breakout title,\u201d he adds. Those have become rarer in the indie world due to shifts in the moviegoing public, a crowded market and a dearth of pure arthouse cinemas. <\/p>\n

\n\tModerate and wide release<\/strong>s: Trafalgar Releasing\u2019s KATSEYE: Wild Hearts<\/strong> music event film opened to no. 5 at the box office with an estimated $4 million from 724 theaters.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was followed by Focus Features\u2019 SIX: The Musical Live!<\/strong> at $3 million in 1,462 theaters, and Angel Studios\u2019 latest, Brink of War<\/strong>, with $2.684 million from 2,083 locations.<\/p>\n

\n\tShloka\u2019s Vishwanath & Sons<\/strong> rounded out the top ten with $1.635 million from 350 theaters.<\/p>\n

\n\tYour Name: 10th Anniversary<\/strong> from GKids landed at $1.58 million on 675 screens.<\/p>\n

\n\tBlack Bear\u2019s Matthew McConaughey-starring The Rivals of Amziah King<\/strong> debuted to $1.027 million at 632 theaters.<\/p>\n

\n\tA24\u2019s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony <\/strong>continued in limited release in week 2, grossing a super $707k from 37 screens for a domestic cume of $1.2 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tNeon\u2019s The Wrong Girls<\/strong> opened with $406.5k at 520 theaters<\/p>\n

\n\tElijah Peel<\/strong> from eKKL Entertainment, executive producers Willie and Korie Robertson (Duck Dynasty, The Blind),\u00a0debuted to $251k at 535 locations.<\/p>\n

\n\tLimited<\/strong>: Oscilloscope Pictures\u2019 Union County<\/strong> opened with $68.5k at 10 theaters. Its presentation of CatVideoFest<\/strong> 2026 is eyeing $143k in week 2 for an $800k cume.<\/p>\n

\n\tFlaco the owl documentary Wild Inside<\/strong> from Sandbox Films added $28k on 37 screens for a 10-day cume of $170k.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indie films helped drive a terrific box office weekend with Jane Schoenbrun\u2019s Teenage Sex And Death At Camp…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1005343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[28],"tags":[171,53,81627,324182,15906,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-1005342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-specialty-box-office","tag-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma","tag-tony","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1005343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}