As Neon was justly feted this weekend for a fifth consecutive Cannes Palme d’Or winner ( Anora ) , it also had a nice showing at home with a terrific expansion for indie Babes . The feature directorial debut of Pamela Adlon jumped from a 12-screen opening last week to 590 and hit no. 9 at the domestic box office with an estimated $1.
06 million three-day weekend and cume of circa $1.29 million. Over the four days, including the Memorial Day holiday, the gross approaches $1.
23 million and the cume $1.46 million. The film follows inseparable childhood best friends Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) who grew up together in NYC but are now firmly in different phases of adulthood.
When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their complex friendship faces its greatest challenge. Co-written by Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz. Related Stories News 'Kidnapped: The Abduction Of Edgardo Mortara', Marco Bellocchio's True Tale Of Jewish Boy Taken By Pope In 1800s Italy - Specialty Preview News Imax Doc 'The Blue Angels' Soars, 'I Saw The TV Glow' Shows Broad Appeal, Nice Open For 'Babes' In Upbeat Indie Weekend - Specialty Box Office Noting that Neon’s La Chimera , Alice Rohrwacher’s eccentric Italian fable about Etruscan grave robbers from Cannes 2023 is at $822k in week 8 on 20 screens.
It stars Josh O’Connor ( Challengers ). The other indie that’s had some real legs in May is A24’s I Saw The TV Glow , which is seeing estima.
