Harry and Lloyd ruled the box office once again while Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Interstellar performed well in their second weeks. Nearly 20 years after audiences were first introduced to bumbling morons Harry and Lloyd, Dumb & Dumber To finished in first with a $38.05 million opening weekend. The sequel was Jim Carrey’s biggest … Continue reading
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Box Office: ‘Big Hero 6’ Edges Out ‘Interstellar’
Big Hero 6 edged out the top spot at the box office over Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi movie Interstellar this weekend. The latest Disney movie finished the weekend with $56.2 million while Nolan’s epic finished at $50 million. Disney’s latest also had the second highest opening for an animated movie this year behind only The LEGO … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Nightcrawler,’ ‘Ouija’ Tie for First Place, ‘Saw,’ ‘Before I Go To Sleep’ Bomb
Halloween weekend was a pretty light one at the box office, leading to a rare virtual tie at the top. New release Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and defending top film Ouija each brought in about $10.9 million. Nightcrawler was certainly a tough sell. Even with overall favorable reviews from critics, it was difficult to get … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Ouija’ Scares Up First Place Debut, ‘John Wick’ Nails Second
Regardless of how awful word of mouth and critic reviews are, horror movies will always do at least modestly well in the month of October. Coupled with only one other major wide release and Universal’s Ouija managed to take first place with an estimated $20 million. The board game adaptation featured an overwhelmingly young, 25-and-under … Continue reading