Chris Hemsworth’s "In the Heart of the Sea" sinks at box officeDecember 14, 2015 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea" sunk at this weekend's box office, launching to an estimated $11 million after debuting in 3,103 theaters. That was considered a dismal start for a big budget film which cost roughly $100 million to make, AceShowbiz reports. The film is the latest adult-oriented drama to flop at the box office after "Steve Jobs", "Our Brand Is Crisis" and "Burnt". "The adult audience has been slow to come out and that's frustrating because this is a story well told," said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president. Goldstein admitted that the studio was initially optimistic about the movie, considering that Howard is a high-profile director. "We stand behind Ron and his vision for the story," Goldtein said. "We believe in him. He's a terrific filmmaker. But some movies work and unfortunately some movies don't." With the new release drowning, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" topped the chart again for the fourth straight weekend with around $11.3 million from 3,651 theaters. The final installment of "The Hunger Games" movie series has garnered $244.5 million domestically for a global total of $564.6 million. Rounding out the top five were "The Good Dinosaur", "Creed" and "Krampus". The dinosaur movie nabbed third place with approximately $10.5 million, bringing its domestic total to $89.7 million. Meanwhile, the "Rocky" spin-off was in the fourth position with an estimated $10.1 million. As for the Christmas horror movie, it dropped 51 percent in its second weekend with approximately $8 million. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |