Ratings for the Oscars were good, and the ABC broadcast was certainly a showcase for the winners.
But the two movies that should have gotten box office bumps simply didn’t, at least on Monday.
“Oppenheimer” was up just 1% from Sunday with slightly less than $30,000 in its remaining theaters.
“Poor Things” — which won Best Actress and three big craft prizes — was down 14% from Sunday and just under $40,000.
No, the main interests on Monday were seeing “Dune Two” and “Kung Fu Panda 4.” I guess by now everyone who’s wanted to see the Oscar winners has satisfied that urge.
But that was Monday. Yesterday — Tuesday — may be a different, more encouraging story. We’ll check in during the afternoon and see what happened.
