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According to The New York Times on December 29, Sony’s “Little Women,” an adaptation by Greta Gerwig of Alcott’s 19th-century, coming-of-age novel, sold an estimated $16.5 million in tickets at domestic theaters Friday through Sunday. That places it in a dead heat for third place with Disney’s “Frozen 2,” now in its sixth weekend in theaters. Final counts on Monday will determine which film placed third. Regardless, it was a good weekend for “Little Women,” which opened on Christmas Day and finished the weekend with $29 million in estimated cumulative sales. An all-star cast doubtlessly helped sell moviegoers on “Little Women” — Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet and Meryl Streep are in it — and the movie got terrific reviews (it currently holds a 95 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes). Audiences were clearly eager to see Gerwig’s follow-up to “Lady Bird,” her 2017 movie about an angsty teenage girl that was among the most critically lauded films of the decade. And so far, while not being treated a “major awards player” in the Best Picture or Best Director category, the “Little Women” have received 14 nominations so far from various awards groups in the Best Ensemble category.
★ Boston Society of Film Critics Awards – Best Ensemble
★ Boston Online Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble
★ AARP Movies for Grownups Awards – Best Ensemble
★ Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Best Ensemble Cast
★ Critics Choice Award – Best Ensemble
★ Austin Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble
★ Central Ohio Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble
★ Georgia Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble
★ Florida Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Ensemble
★ Indiana Film Journalists Association – Best Ensemble Acting
★ Chicago Indie Critics Awards – Best Ensemble
★ Online Association of Female Film Critics – Best Acting Ensemble
★ Seattle Film Critics Awards – Best Ensemble Cast
★ Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards – Best Acting Ensemble
