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Netflix box office debut: a made-up star reacts to four screens

Netflix is opening La Bola Negra on four screens this weekend, a limited test before bigger releases Cliff Booth and Narnia; the count starts small.

On air: Chip Darnell on BBN Overnight
Published 1:39 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by IndieWire: “Netflix Is Finally Reporting Box Office Data. Why Is It Starting with ‘La Bola Negra’?”
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:39 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell; aired 2 times.
Topics: Bola Negra.
BBN covered this story before: Variety names its 2026 Artisans to Watch; Fox's Roku deal approved (October 14).

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IndieWireNetflix Is Finally Reporting Box Office Data. Why Is It Starting with ‘La Bola Negra’?

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIndieWire reports Netflix is finally reporting box office, starting with La Bola Negra on four screens this weekend. Four, Zeke.
Zeke AnselmoFor the record, four screens is how every great American movement begins. Four is a wave.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIndieWire calls it a test balloon before Cliff Booth and Narnia. Does a balloon feel like a compliment?
Zeke AnselmoI've always loved balloons. Birthdays, parades. Nobody ever calls a parade a test.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTell us about your own project. It's called Gravel Prophet, correct?
Zeke AnselmoI play a man who talks to a driveway. The driveway talks back, and it has notes. It's very intimate.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA driveway with notes. Honestly, I'd watch it from a drive-through.
Zeke AnselmoThat's the dream, Chip. I have this laminated map of four theaters. I can bike to all of them by lunch.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo now the hard question. Netflix has long kept its numbers private. Are you glad to finally be counted?
Zeke AnselmoFor the record, I have always been counted. My mother counts me daily, and she is very accurate.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's not a number, Zeke. How many tickets do you expect Gravel Prophet to sell?
Zeke AnselmoFor the record, the first night sold out in a major city. I have not checked the city.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot checked.
Zeke AnselmoFine. I bought the tickets. Eleven. I wanted the room to feel full of strangers who were really my cousins.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a confession, and a very generous one. Lightning round. Popcorn or candy?
Zeke AnselmoCandy. Hidden in the popcorn.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTheater or couch?
Zeke AnselmoFor the record, both are couches if you believe in yourself.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhere can people find Gravel Prophet, and how far should they bike?
Zeke AnselmoFour theaters, one map, and a heart. Come early. The clerk here already has a seat, probably.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorZeke, I hope all eleven of your cousins show up. Thanks for joining us.

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