Positive reviews didn’t help much Amazon’s Late Night, an original comedy from comedian Mindy Kaling.
The movie, co-starring Kaling and Emma Thompson, finished in ninth place with $5.1 million after the studio expanded the comedy to 2,220 venues.
It debuted in limited release on June 7, 2019, earning a solid $249,654, which brings ticket sales to $5.4 million.
Late Night concerns a TV host who makes a diverse hire to save her talk show from becoming a ratings disaster
The comedy was well-received when premiering at Sundance, where Amazon spent $14 million for distribution rights in one of the biggest sales of the 2019 festival.
