'' La La Land '' began its theatrical release with a limited release in five theaters in Los Angeles and New York City on December 9 . It made $ 881,107 in its opening weekend , giving the film a per-theater average of $ 176,221 , the best average of the year . In its second week of limited release , the film expanded to 200 theaters and grossed $ 4.1 million , finishing 7th at the box office . It was an increase of 366 % from the previous week and good for a per-theater of $ 20,510 . The following week , the film had its wide expansion to 734 theaters , grossing $ 5.8 million for the weekend ( including $ 4 million on Christmas Day and $ 9.2 million over the four days ) , and finishing 8th at the box office . On January 6 , 2017 , the weekend of the Golden Globes , the film expanded to 1,515 theaters and grossed $ 10 million over the weekend , finishing 5th at the box office . In its sixth week of release , the film grossed $ 14.5 million ( a total of $ 16.9 million over the four-day weekend for Martin Luther King Jr . Day ) , finishing 2nd at the box office behind '' Hidden Figures '' . After receiving its 14 Oscar nominations , the film expanded to 3,136 theaters on January 27 , 2017 ( an increase of 1,271 from the week before ) and grossed $ 12.1 million ( up 43 % from its previous week 's $ 8.4 million ) . During the weekend of February 24 – 26 ( the weekend of the Academy Awards ) the film grossed $ 4.6 million , exactly the same amount it grossed the previous weekend . The next week , following its six Oscar wins , the film grossed $ 3 million
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La La Land (film)