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'In the Heart of the Sea' Runs Ashore Giving 'Mockingjay 2' Its Fourth Straight #1
13 December 2015 9:44 AM, PST
The director/star pairing of Ron Howard and Chris Hemsworth just can't seem to deliver a break-out box office success. After the well-received Rush fizzled at the box office back in 2013, In the Heart of the Sea struggled mightily this weekend, opening in second place, giving The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 its fourth straight weekend at #1. Most notably, the weekend top twelve grossed a mere $68.7 million, the worst this weekend has seen since Star Trek: Insurrection topped the box office in 1998. Chalk it up to opening one weekend before Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a lack of audience interest, or the middling reviews, but the $11 million opening weekend for In the Heart of the Sea is a disappointment to say the least. Reports peg the budget at somewhere around $100 million and with an opening like that, this one will need to cross its fingers to finish in the $30 million range domestically. »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
'In the Heart of the Sea' Goes Hunting for #1 Before 'Star Wars' Arrives
10 December 2015 1:31 PM, PST
Update: In the Heart of the Sea brought in $575,000 from Thursday night preshows. For the sake of comparison, Bridge of Spies brought in $500,000 from preshows in mid-October before opening with $15.3 million and, back in 2013, Captain Phillips kicked off on Thursday with $600,000 before opening with $25.7 million. In the Heart of the Sea is opening in a few more theaters than Captain Phillips did, but it does have 3D and IMAX ticket prices that must be taken into consideration. All told, these numbers don't really tell us much and it's still looking like an opening in the $15 million range. The original weekend forecast follows... Forecast: Does it say anything about the prospects for this weekend's box office that, instead of excitement over the release of Ron Howard's seafaring epic In the Heart of the Sea, the majority of the talk centers on countdowns for next week's premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
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