YOUR WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The talking raccoon was no match for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who stormed the #1 spot at the nation's cineplexes this weekend with a terrific $65 million. Guardians, however, scored the best second week of the summer and is already in the black, having earned about $176m so far. CGI disaster flick Into the Storm blew in with a middling bow, adult-skewing drama The Hundred-Foot Journey took a nice first step and dance sequel Step Up All In fell on its ass with just $6.6m, a new franchise low, landing at #6.
Meanwhile, the platformed Irish clerical drama Calvary enjoys a $5,732 per-screen average, thanks to strong word of mouth, and Woody Allen's latest confection, Magic in the Moonlight, averages a strong $4,729 per venue. (8/11a)
FEET OF CLAY AND “TAPDANCING AROUND THE CONVERSATION”: KENDRICK LAMAR’S BREAKTHROUGHS
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