Writer-director Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring” made off with a strong $210,001 from just five locations in its debut this weekend for distributor A24, TheWrap said.
That’s a strong $42,000 per-theater average for the crime comedy, which stars Emma Watson, as well as Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann and Kirsten Dunst.
It’s based on the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch — aka the Bling Ring — a group of teenagers who pulled off some brazen heists of celebrity homes, including those of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Bilson, Megan Fox and Orlando Bloom, taking up to $3 million worth of goods.
It is Coppola’s best opening in a decade. Her “Lost in Translation” took in $40,221 from 23 locations in 2003. And it’s way better than her last film, “Somewhere,” which averaged $17,012 on seven theaters in 2010.
