NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:06 ET
- A24’s Marty Supreme posted an estimated $27.1 million over the four-day Christmas weekend, according to Comscore figures cited by AP.
- The film features Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary in a supporting role as a 1950s tycoon, according to Interview Magazine and People.
- O’Leary also resurfaced this week in a personal-finance column urging viewers to curb everyday spending on meals out and new cars.
Kevin O’Leary, the sharp-tongued investor best known from ABC’s Shark Tank, is getting fresh exposure on the big screen as A24’s Marty Supreme delivered a strong holiday opening. Box office tracker Comscore pegged the film’s four-day Christmas weekend haul at $27.1 million, according to figures cited by the Associated Press.
The showing matters for A24 because Marty Supreme is the independent studio’s biggest-budget release and is competing in a crowded holiday corridor dominated by franchise fare. “It was a really solid end to a tumultuous year,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore. https://apnews.com/article/9f2911eefe2d800…
The holiday weekend was led by Disney’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, while Sony’s comedy Anaconda opened behind it, AP reported. The box office rebound comes as North American ticket sales approach $8.76 billion for 2025 with three days left in the year, Comscore data showed in the same report.
Marty Supreme is set in the 1950s and centers on a table-tennis player trying to earn his way from New York to Japan for a world championship. Timothée Chalamet plays Marty Mauser, People reported.
The cast includes Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion, along with O’Leary, People said. Interview Magazine described O’Leary’s part as a 1950s tycoon opposite Chalamet.
In a Q&A published Monday, O’Leary said he took the role as a way to push himself outside his comfort zone and described the grind of repeating scenes deep into the night under director Josh Safdie.
O’Leary also used the interview to praise Chalamet’s performance and suggested the actor is headed for major awards recognition.
Safdie has leaned into a commitment-to-authenticity narrative during the film’s promotion. People reported that Safdie said Chalamet wore contact lenses designed to blur his vision, paired with prescription glasses so he could see until the moment his character loses them on screen.
The Hollywood push lands as O’Leary’s blunt personal-finance advice keeps circulating online. In a column published Monday, Benzinga highlighted O’Leary’s message that small, recurring expenses — including meals bought out and car choices — add up to a meaningful hit to long-term wealth.
Benzinga cited U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing the average American spends nearly $4,000 a year eating out, and said O’Leary argued redirecting a smaller slice of that into long-term investing can compound into a sizable retirement sum.
O’Leary has built his media profile on Shark Tank, a U.S. reality show where entrepreneurs pitch businesses to a panel of investors in exchange for capital and mentorship. The new visibility from Marty Supreme and his ongoing social-media financial commentary are converging at the same moment the holiday box office is looking for proof that audiences will still show up for original films.
