Weekend B.O. Jan. 18-20 (Mama's A Hit, Arnie Flops)

From Shadow and Act Sun Jan 20 2013, 18:05:49

The Gulliermo del Toro produced ghost story/horror film Mama did better than expected, while former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to the big screen was underwhelming, to say the least. The $15 million dollar Mama was No.1 this weekend, with an excellent $28 million opening, almost twice what it cost to produce it, while Arnie's action movie, The Last Stand, did a paltry $6.3 million. Allen Hughes' film noirish Broken Cuity underperformed, while Marlon Wayans' A Haunted House, though it took a big dip, is well into the black, considering its very modest $2.5 million production budget. Django Unchanged still shows signs...

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