Indie Specialized Box Office: Chefs, Slashers, Girl Scouts, and Cats Lead Stellar Week for Limited Releases

Indie Specialized Box Office: Chefs, Slashers, Girl Scouts, and Cats Lead Stellar Week for Limited Releases

"Tony," "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," "Cookie Queens," and the annual CatVideoFest all opened strong even as "Spider-Man" broke records.

Visiting Provincetown in search of Anthony Bourdain - The Boston Globe

Finding the culinary Provincetown depicted in the movie "Tony."

'Tony' is a surprisingly solid Anthony Bourdain biopic

Compressing the several summers a young Bourdain spent working kitchens in Provincetown into an extremely eventful three-month stretch, director Matt Johnson’s film is a mostly made-up mishmash of self-aware, coming-of-age cliches. "They’re cooking up comfort food, and 'Tony' delivers," reviews critic Sean Burns.

Anthony Bourdain Biopic 'Tony' Headlines Busy Indie Box Office With $349,000 In Limited Release

While “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” will do much of the heavy lifting at the box office with the help of “The Odyssey,” August marks a busy period for the specialty landscape as several films look to find a foothold in the shadow of the two summer tentpoles. In platform release, two highly anticipated festival titles hit theaters this weekend: “Tony,” Matt Johnson’s biopic starring Dominic Sessa as a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain, and Jane Schoenbr…

Anthony Bourdain Biopic Top 2026 Limited Opening; Jane Schoenbrun, ‘CatVideoFest’, Fire Up Indie Weekend – Specialty Box Office

Independents posted impressive numbers this weekend, another good one for moviegoing but competitive with blockbuster commercial films in the marketplace. Tony and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma are notable newcomers with CatVideoFest 2026 landing in the top 10 and a sweet debut for doc Cookie Queens. A24’s Tony cooked with the highest per […]

Tony Review: A wonderfully heartfelt Anthony Bourdain biopic

PLOT: A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. REVIEW: Anthony Bourdain was unlike anyone else in the food industry, writing about what goes on behind the scenes in kitchens to a painfully honest degree. Kitchen Confidential is a must-read for anyone who’s ever been near a professional kitchen. So it’s exciting …