Box office
YOUR IDES OF MARCH WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Lyor Cohen’s favorite franchise (it’s Grecian Formula to him) was vanquished by a couple of cartoon characters who bit the Spartans in the leg as they switched places in the movies’ second weeks. Both outpointed the debut of the Aaron Paul-starring flick based on the videogame of the same title. The latest Liam Neeson thriller and the latest underperformer from Tyler Perry rounded out the top five on a weekend when the conference hoops tourneys provide most of the drama.
1. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (Fox) – $21.2m (-34.2%), 3,951/$5,366 avg. (week 2)
2. 300: Rise of an Empire (WB) – $19.1m (-57.6%), 3,490/$5,474 avg. (week 2)
3. Need for Speed (Disney) – $17.8m, 3,115/$5,717 avg. (debut)
4. Non-Stop (Universal) – $10.6m (-32.9%) 3,183/$3,335 avg. (week 3)
5. Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club (Lionsgate) – $8.3m, 1,896/$4,378 avg. (debut)
The weekend’s big story is just below the #6 LEGO Movie (hanging around in week six) and #7 Son of God (hoping to hang around till Easter), where looms Fox Searchlight’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is off to the strongest start in the career of art-house auteur Wes Anderson, registering $3.64m, but more strikingly averaging a jaw-dropping $55,152 on 66 screens. According to Box Office Mojo, that’s an all-time record for a movie playing in over 50 locations. Next weekend, Budapest expands in to a minimum of 275 theaters. For what it’s worth, we loved it. (3/17a)
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
