A24's Bourdain Biopic 'Tony' Serves Up the Best Limited Opening of 2026

A24's Anthony Bourdain origin story "Tony" grossed $349,000 on just six screens in New York and Los Angeles over the August 8–10 weekend, posting a $58,000 per-screen average — the best limited opening of 2026 so far, Deadline reported on August 9.

A per-screen average divides a film's gross by its number of theatres, giving a sense of how packed each venue is. By that measure, "Tony" outdrew every specialty release this year on a per-location basis.

Matt Johnson directed the film, which imagines the transformative summer when a 19-year-old Bourdain discovered his passion for food while working in a Provincetown seaside kitchen. Dominic Sessa stars as the young Bourdain, with Antonio Banderas playing his mentor. The ensemble also includes Emilia Jones, Stavros Halkias, and Leo Woodall. The film is Certified Fresh at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

"Tony" expands into top markets the week after its opening weekend, ahead of a nationwide break on August 21 — the point at which a limited release widens to theatres across the country.

Mubi's "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," Jane Schoenbrun's third film, opened on five screens in New York and LA to an estimated $251,500, a $50,300 per-screen average — one of the year's best. Hannah Einbinder stars as a young director seeking to resurrect a slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, with Gillian Anderson as the reclusive star of the original films.

Several other specialty releases crowded the indie box office. Magnolia Pictures' "Late Fame," starring Willem Dafoe as a forgotten then rediscovered New York poet, debuted on two screens in NYC for an estimated $38,000. Magnolia's Gregg Araki film "I Want Your Sex" grossed $167,000 in week two on 260 screens, bringing its cumulative total to $1.27 million.

Oscilloscope's "CatVideoFest," Will Braden's feature-length compilation of internet cat videos, debuted to $586,000 on 255 screens. Roadside Attractions' documentary "Cookie Queens," Alysa Nahmias's look at Girl Scout Cookie season, opened to $328,000 on 446 screens, with Girl Scouts and alumnae buying out entire screenings.

Greenwich Entertainment's "Olmo," by Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke and a TIFF premiere, debuted to $30,000 at 51 theatres. In its second weekend, Janus Films' release of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "The Samurai And The Prisoner" began a national expansion on 44 screens, grossing an estimated $174,100 for a cumulative total of $274,500. Penny Lane's documentary "Wild Inside," about Flaco the owl and released by Sandbox Films, grossed an estimated $37,400 in week two on 33 screens for a cume of $107,000.

A self-distributed yoga horror satire, "Namalay" by South Asian filmmakers Rish and Kanish Junghare, grossed $11,300 on two screens in NY and LA, with theatrical booking handled by Forston Consulting.

Meanwhile, A24's wider release "The Invite," directed by Olivia Wilde, was eyeing a $717,000 weekend on 342 screens and the number-nine spot at the domestic box office in its seventh week, with a cumulative total of $24.2 million. It opened to a $54,000 per-screen average.

All Sunday grosses reported here are studio estimates until Monday's actuals are confirmed.