Box Office: ‘La Bola Negra’ Scores $277,500 From Four Theaters as Netflix Reports Grosses for First Time Ever

By Rebecca Rubin

Rebecca Rubin

Senior Film and Media Reporter

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In a major shift in the theatrical tides, Netflix has reported box office grosses for the first time ever.

The streamer’s awards hopeful “La Bola Negra” scored $277,500 from just four theaters, averaging $69,375 per location. Those ticket sales are notable as the second-highest screen average ever for a non-English language film behind 2019’s “Parasite,” which opened to $393,216 from three theaters, averaging $131,072 per location. It’s also the highest-ever PSA — the key metric for arthouse releases — for a Spanish language film. By comparison, Neon’s multilingual legal thriller “Fjord,” another Oscar contender, debuted last weekend to $124,000 from four theaters, translating to $31,000 per location.

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