AVA opens & hits #1 with Video-On-Demand

AVA from VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT. The action thriller stars Jessica Chastain and it was developed for her by Matthew Newton. He wrote the screenplay and was directing the project. That is until he dropped out as director after backlash over domestic abuse. This charge had him pleading guilty.

AVA opened in 200 U.S movie theaters on Sept. 25, 2020. It nabbed $170,000. At the International box office. It has already grabbed $2 million after opening in late summer. 

The Corona-Virus outbreak has crippled the movie industry and closed U.S theaters for months. So, movies are heading to Video-On-Demand and cleaning up. AVA charges viewers only $6.99 and has climbed to the top #3 across several online platforms, (Fandango Now - Apple TV - Google Play - Vudu).

According to Indie-Wire.... The Top Ten movies at Apple/TV. The Week Ending Sept. 27, 2020.

1. Ava (Vertical) – $6.99

2. The Secret: Dare to Dream (Gravitas Ventures) – $5.99

3. The Outpost (Millennium) – $0.99

4. Father of the Bride (Disney) – $2.99

5. Alone (Magnolia) – $6.99

6. Antebellum (Lionsgate) – $19.99

7. The Last Starfighter (Universal) – $3.99

8. The King of Staten Island (Universal) – $5.99

9. Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (Lionsgate) – $5.99

10. Irresistible (Focus) – $5.99