'In the Heart of the Sea' Runs Ashore Giving 'Mockingjay 2' Its Fourth Straight #1

13 December 2015 9:44 AM, PST | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

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. »

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