# Netflix Officially Breaks Tradition With New War Movie’s Box Office Debut

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflix-officially-breaks-tradition-with-new-war-movies-box-office-debut/
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T11:11:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/netflix-mosquito-bowl-box-office-1-million/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- Netflix has started disclosing box-office figures for its theatrical releases.
- The Mosquito Bowl opened with $455,000 across about 350 cinemas.
- La Bola Negra earned $418,000 from 38 cinemas and passed $1 million.

## Summary

Netflix has begun formally reporting box-office figures for its theatrical releases, marking a change in its approach as it prepares for more cinema titles. Its new Second World War sports drama, *The Mosquito Bowl*, opened to a modest audience, while the comparison with a Spanish-language film showed that a much smaller release could earn a similar sum.

Directed by Peter Berg and starring Bill Skarsgård among its ensemble, *The Mosquito Bowl* took $455,000 in about 350 cinemas, averaging roughly $1,300 per venue. *La Bola Negra* earned $418,000 from 38 cinemas and passed $1 million domestically; *The Mosquito Bowl* has a 39% critics’ score and a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and is due on Netflix on 25 November. The film follows college football players who join the US Marines after Pearl Harbor and later play a game on Guadalcanal.

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