You can check out this chart at Box Office Mojo to see how slowly the box office tapered off for the film.

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Check out this chart at Box Office Mojo that ranks films that opened in limited release (under 600 theaters) by their per screen average opening weekend.

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Companies that fail in this way are often trying to check the risk-assessment box on their program.

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