The Kings Speech Gets Big Oscar Box-Office Bump

Oscar nominations resulted in an immediate box-office boost on Tuesday, led by frontrunner The Kings Speech, which saw revenue surge 66% by the end of the day.

The Kings Speech received 12 noms, the most of any film. The Weinstein Co. release grossed $1.1 million on Tuesday at the domestic box office, compared to $635,465 on Monday. Films domestic cume is $59 million. Separately, Internet ticket vendor Fandago reported Wednesday that tickets sales for The Kings Speech were up 76%.

Were extremely excited to see the nominations translate into additional box office success. People are connecting with the story and the ensemble cast, the Weinstein Co.s David Glasser said.

Paramounts True Grit, which received 10 nominations, was up 41% on Tuesday, grossing $766,901 for a domestic cume of $139.3 million.

Ordinarily, a day-over-day gain of 20% would be considered solid.

Paramount and Relativity Medias The Fighter, picking up seven Oscar nominations, was up nearly 46%, grossing $466,178 for a cume of $73.5 million.

Black Swan was up more than 37% after nabbing five nominations. Pics cume is $84.4 million.

The Oscar bump should last well into the weekend.

Source: Hollywoodreporter