Weekend Box Office Reaches $450k for The History of Concrete
Magnolia Pictures’ Sundance-premiering The History of Concrete is eyeing $450k on 160 screens in its third week for a cume of over $1.2 million. That total makes it the top-grossing platform-release documentary of 2026. By comparison, Ketchup Entertainment’s Rolling Loud opened to an estimated $467k at 930 locations, as reported by ComScore.
Directed by Jeremy Garelick, Rolling Loud follows a father played by Owen Wilson taking his young son to a hip-hop festival, triggering a chaotic journey through crowds and backstage areas.
Other specialty titles continue sparse theatrical runs across North America. Sumerian Pictures expanded The Incomer nationally to 230 screens in its second weekend, pulling in an estimated $91k for an $111k cumulative gross. Sony Pictures Classics added $34.3k across 75 screens in week two for Shake Your Booty!, bringing its running total to $364.5k.
Independent Releases Manage Capacity Limits and Security Threats
The acclaimed documentary NAZA reported a five-day gross of $86k following its theatrical debut on Wednesday at the IFC Center in New York, where it opened on a single screen. According to mTuckman Media, which is assisting with the U.S. rollout, the film’s box office earnings have been constrained primarily by theater capacity.
NAZA is directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind No Other Land. The documentary won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival after being produced in secret with backing from producer The Guardian and MK2. The film features interviews with Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers on rooftops in Tel Aviv discussing the civilian death toll in Gaza, with their faces concealed and voices digitally altered. Following security threats directed at the directors, scheduled post-screening Q&A sessions were canceled.
The film adds exclusive engagements in over 30 markets next week and will continue expanding through October. Magenta Light Studios’ horror-thriller Appofeniacs, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, debuted to $22.7k in New York and Los Angeles with a plot centered on a young man’s deepfake videos unleashing paranoia and violence. Kino Lorber’s Cannes-premiering psychological drama Atonement opened to $18k on two screens, exploring guilt, redemption, and forgiveness after wartime trauma in Iraq with a cast featuring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh.
Event Cinema and International Titles Drive Multiplex Revenue
Fathom Entertainment launched the 20th anniversary season of Met Live in HD with Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte (2026), grossing an estimated $563.4k from a single live transmission across 646 locations. The production was directed by Phelim McDermott, conducted by Nimrod David Pfeffer, and stars Federica Lombardi, Samantha Hankey, Duke Kim, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Ana María Martínez, and Gerald Finley, with Gary Halvorson directing the cinema transmission hosted by soprano Christine Goerke.
Music and franchise features also populated the domestic charts. Trafalgar Releasing’s documentary Linkin Park: Unshatter grossed $336.1k at 692 locations for a domestic cumulative total of $680.4, according to ComScore. Directed by Joe Hahn, the film documents the band’s return from studio sessions to their concert in São Paulo. Zee Studios’ Bollywood crime thriller Drishyam – The Conclusion grossed $2.74 million at 541 theaters, landing at No. 8 on the domestic box office chart for the weekend. Meanwhile, A24’s Primetime grossed $8 million in its second weekend for a $34 million cumulative gross across approximately 2,900 screens.
Frequently Asked Questions About the 2026 Specialty and Event Box Office
How many screens did The History of Concrete play on in its third weekend?
Magnolia Pictures played The History of Concrete on 160 screens during its third weekend in release.
What venue hosted the opening of NAZA?
NAZA opened on one screen at the IFC Center in New York before planning expansions into more than 30 additional markets.
Who stars in Kino Lorber’s psychological drama Atonement?
Kino Lorber’s Atonement stars Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh in a story directed by Reed Van Dyk.
What was the box office rank for Drishyam – The Conclusion?
Zee Studios’ Drishyam – The Conclusion ranked as the No. 8 film at the domestic box office after grossing $2.74 million.
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