Everest Doc and ‘Breeder’ Lead Specialty Box Office with Few New Releases

This weekend’s specialty box office is light on new releases, but two standout titles anchor the indie frame: National Geographic’s documentary Everest: The Other Side from Oscar-winning filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi, and Independent Film Company’s psychological horror Breeder. Also debuting are the documentary Paging Hezbollah, directed by the filmmaker behind Am I A Racist?, and the documentary Heathens. Meanwhile, Briarcliff Entertainment offers the holiday horror-comedy Christmas At The Kringles, and Fathom Events presents Sight & Sound Presents: Joshua Live!, a faith-based stage production. With limited new competition, these films aim to draw niche audiences—adventure and documentary fans for Everest, horror aficionados for Breeder, and genre-blending holiday viewers for Christmas At The Kringles. The slate reflects a strategic mix of prestige nonfiction, genre thrills, and event cinema, catering to diverse specialty audiences. Early box office results will show whether these targeted releases can gain traction without a major blockbuster counterpart.