Looking for Oscar bump, ‘Moonlight’ heads back into theatres

By The Associated Press
March 01 2017 09:39 AM

CP1698768887 — Barry Jenkins, foreground left, and the cast accept the award for best picture for "Moonlight" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK – Best-picture winner “Moonlight” is heading back into theatres in what will be its widest release yet.

Its distributor, A24, said the film will play in about 1,500 theatres this weekend. “Moonlight” first opened in late October, and while it played in 585 theatres last weekend, it’s out on DVD and digital rental.

The film’s long release never surpassed 1,104 screens. By comparison, most major wide-release films open on 3,000 or more screens.

“Moonlight” has thus far grossed $22.3 million in domestic release. That makes the film, made for just $1.5 million, one of the lowest grossing best-picture winners ever. The lowest is 2009’s “The Hurt Locker,” which made $17 million, or about $19.4 million in today’s dollars.

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