Some weekends, Hollywood aims for the whole pie as Sony Pictures did last week when it launched 50 First Dates in 3,591 theaters, taking home a record haul of $45.1 million. But other weekends, the studio distribution chiefs consider themselves lucky if they manage to walk away with a slice.
And that was the case this weekend as four wide releases — each of which appeals to a separate sector of the market — jostled for attention. None was in a position to knock “Dates” out of the top slot, and none did.
Still and all, Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano has to be a little worried about his prospects for big screen stardom.
MovieCityNews’ Leonard Klady offers his weekend box-office analysis here.
