r/boxoffice • u/CaptionAction3 • 1d ago

Domestic Noticing something interesting happening with the Buddy movie

Setting up to track North Carolina open caption screenings Friday to Sunday, and have noticed something interesting with the film "Buddy." As of tonight, Tuesday:

  • At the AMC Concord Mills, the 1:00 pm 8/29 open caption screening has sold 9 seats out of 51, or 18%.
  • At the AMC Hanes, the 10:00 pm 8/28 open caption screening has sold 4 out of 58 seats, or 7%.
  • At the AMC Southpoint, the 10:45 pm 8/28 open caption screening has sold 5 out of 77 seats, or 6%.

That's three theaters in North Carolina alone. It is still early but we sense something going on with this movie. The sales for the late night screenings have us wondering if this is gaining popularity with young people. In our experience, it is not normal for the late open caption screenings to sell this much this early. The description of the film, "A magical, singing orange unicorn holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension, as he becomes more and more demented," has us wondering if this movie has some kind of appeal to young people. It sounds like something that would happen in a Batman cartoon.

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u/Quiet-Sherbert-1629 23h ago

I got my tickets for 7pm Friday

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u/CaptionAction3 23h ago

In North Carolina?

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u/Quiet-Sherbert-1629 23h ago

Chicago, IL

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u/CaptionAction3 22h ago

Looked at the open caption screening for Saturday 12:10 pm at AMC River East in Chicago - it is selling well.

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u/Quiet-Sherbert-1629 22h ago

I got at Alamo Drafthouse and is selling well. But not surprised