#BOXOFFICE: “BIG HERO 6” + “INTERSTELLAR” OPEN WITH $50+ MILLION DEBUTS

In a bit of a shocker, BIG HERO 6 surpasses INTERSTELLAR to take the top of the Box Office this weekend in North America!  The Family-oriented offering from Disney takes-in $56 million from 3,761 theatres, earning an A CinemaScore from Audiences which makes it highly likely that word of mouth will continue to spread for the Animated Feature. Critics gave it a decisive 91% also on the Tomatometer.

INTERSTELLAR debuts in second but certainly not shamefully with a stellar $52 million from 3,561 theatres for Paramount Pictures after opening only in IMAX on Wednesday.  Despite high expectations, the latest from Dark Knight Trilogy Helmer Christopher Nolan, managed a 73% on the Tomatometer and a B+ CinemaScore.  By comparison, The Dark Knight Rises opened in 2012 with $160 million and 2010’s Inception opened with $62 million.

GONE GIRL just keeps going with $6 million in its sixth week out for 20th Century Fox.  It now has grossed $145 million domestically.

OUIJA settles in fourth in its third week out for Universal Pictures with $5.7 million. Cumulatively it has made $43 million stateside.

NIGHTCRAWLER slips to sixth in its second week for Open Road Films/Elevation Pictures with $5.5 million.  In two weeks it has made approximately $20 million.

THE BOOK OF LIFE rounds-out the Top Ten with $3 million in its fourth week for 20th Century Fox.