How did ‘Marty Supreme’ and other films with Sac connections fare at the box office?
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- The film “Marty Supreme” has grossed $28.3 million through Dec. 28.
- It’s one of the top grosses for a film with a Sacramento connection.
- Sac State computer science professor Scott Gordon consulted on “Marty Supreme.”
“Marty Supreme” put up competitive box office numbers over the weekend following Christmas.
The Timothée Chalamet-starring film, about fictionalized table tennis player Marty Mauser, opened nationwide on Dec. 25 and played in select theaters before that. Through Sunday, the film had grossed about $28.3 million.
This included about $15.6 million for Dec. 26-28, which Box Office Mojo considered the film’s second weekend. For this weekend, the film trailed only “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” with $64 million and “Zootopia 2” with $20 million.
The early returns for “Marty Supreme” represent one of the strongest first two weekends for a film with a Sacramento connection.
Sacramento State computer science professor Scott Gordon, a competitive table tennis player, consulted on “Marty Supreme.” Gordon knew the late Marty Reisman, who loosely inspired Chalamet’s character. Gordon also amassed a collection of archival table tennis footage that proved useful during the film’s production.
How it compares to ‘One Battle After Another’
For other films that opened in 2025 with some kind of tie to Sacramento, only “One Battle After Another” had a better opening weekend. That film, which was shot partly in Sacramento, had an opening weekend of about $22 million in September, on its way to a worldwide box office just over $205 million.
“One Battle After Another” could wind up as a box office bomb. Variety reported in October that the film would need to gross $300 million to break even, due to its budget, promotional expenses and how ticket sales are split between studios and movie theaters. It is streaming on HBO Max.
At the time, Variety also reported that “Marty Supreme” had a budget of between $60 million and $70 million.
Both films could have further returns coming, though, with each having been nominated for multiple Golden Globe awards. “Marty Supreme” received three nominations, with nods for its screenplay and, in the musical or comedy category, best picture and Chalamet’s performance. “One Battle After Another,” meanwhile, is up for nine Golden Globes.
Academy Award nominations come out in early January, with each film likely in the mix. “One Battle After Another” and “Marty Supreme” each have a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Other movies released in 2025 with Sacramento connections
Other films with Sacramento elements appeared to have milder successes and box office numbers in 2025. The indie comedy “Sacramento,” directed by and starring Michael Angarano, with Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart, opened in April.
The film, about a road trip to Sacramento from the Los Angeles area, included shooting some scenes in Sacramento in the spring of 2023. Although the film opened to positive reviews and local excitement in April, it grossed just over $700,000.
Box office returns are unknown for the other major film to open in 2025 with a link to Sacramento. “No Address,” which centered on homelessness and was part of a package of media on that topic, was shot in the region in early 2023.
The cast of that film featured several well-known names including Ashanti, Beverly D’Angelo and William Baldwin, the last of whom showed up to The Sacramento Bee’s newsroom while the film was in production.
