Must-See Expansions for ‘Hamnet’ and ‘No Other Choice,’ A24’s New Release, ‘Lord of the Rings’ Anniversary – Exclusive Box Office

Chloe Zhao’s Golden Globe-winning filmHamnetand Park Chan-wook’s humorous dramaNo Other Choiceare energized by the theater attendance and earnings over a four-day holiday weekend (Monday being Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S.) asMarty Supremeset a new benchmark for A24 andThe Lord of the Rings returned bearing riches.

Focus Features’ HamnetUnderwent a significant expansion to 718 theaters (an increase of 486), generating $1.3 million over the three-day weekend and $1.6 million over four days, resulting in a domestic total of $15 million. The movie featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal is receiving excellent word of mouth, with a 93% audience score, and has recently become the top-rated romance of 2025 on Letterboxd, a well-known social platform for film enthusiasts.

Neon’s No Other Choicefeaturing Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin is projected to earn $2.2 million over three days and $2.7 million over four days, as it expands to 695 theaters (+548), resulting in a total of $7 million.

Row K’s release of Gus Van Sant’sDead Man’s Wirehad a significant expansion to 1,101 screens (up from 14) in week 2, achieving a 3-day total of $1 million, a 4-day total of $1.23 million, and a cumulative total of $1.43 million.

New openings: Sound of Falling, Mubi’s Cannes Jury Prize winner and Oscar-nominated International Feature, premiered on one NYC screen with $11.9k (3 days) and $14.6k (4 days). It will expand to major North American markets over the next two weeks.

Moderate: GKids’ release of Kenichiro Akimoto’sAll You Need Is Kill, an anime adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s novel with the same title, is aiming for a $431,800 (3-day) and $520,900 (4-day) opening on 756 screens. This would be the highest-grossing film for Studio 4ºC, the well-known animation studio behind cult favorites such asTekkonkindreet, Memories, Mind Game and The Animatrix94% approved by viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.

Night PatrolIFC Films Entertainment Group generated an estimated $255,000 over three days and $300,000 over four days across 800 screens.

Event: Fathom Entertainment’s showcase ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringearned $3.59 million across 1,686 theaters, ranking 7th in domestic box office earnings.The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towerscompleted the top 10 with $2.4 million (Saturday and Sunday). Fathom collaborated with Warner Bros and New Line Cinemas to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original theatrical release ofFellowship of the Ringwith director Peter Jackson adding new introductions for each film in the trilogy (includingThe Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King). Initially planned for specific days across two weekends — January 16-18 and January 23-25 — exhibitors have started including more days, locations, and marathons. Fathom, WBD, and New Line previously collaborated in 2024 on a theatrical re-release of the trilogy, which earned $8.2 million at the domestic box office.

Also growing during week 2:All That Remains of You, Cherien Dabis’ Oscar-nominated multigeneration Palestinian film from Watermelon Pictures, increased to 30 theaters (from 2) during its second weekend, earning $8.3k and $11.3k, respectively, over three and four days, with an estimated total of $177k.

Janus Films extended Lav Diaz’sMagellanFeaturing Gael Garcia Bernal, the film is now playing in four screens, including San Francisco’s Roxie, and has earned an estimated $23.3k over three days and $27.7k over four days, bringing the total to $67.6k. It will expand to 15 more markets next weekend.

Albert Birney’s ObexFrom Oscilloscope Labs earned $7.9k across 8 screens (up from 2) during its second weekend, resulting in a total of $22.3k.

Josh Safdie’s Marty Supremebecame A24’s top earning movie domestically with the Timothée Chalamet film surpassing $80 million andAll Things Everywhere At Oncefor the four-day weekend.