It’s a nail-biter at the box office. Sony’s “Gran Turismo” is projected to narrowly outrace the competition with $17.3 million at the box office. But “Barbie” is close behin…
” is close behind with $17.1 million, so it’s possible that when the final tally is revealed, the summer blockbuster will have reclaimed its crown.
And there’s another reason that this random weekend in the dog days of summer is unusual. You see, Sunday is the , during which more than 3,000 theaters across North American will slash ticket prices to a mere $4. Exhibitors are hoping to get bargain hunters to turn out, boosting attendance and giving them a chance to sell more over-priced popcorn and Coke. Privately, studios don’t have the same enthusiasm, because of the whole making tickets cheaper thing.
As for “Barbie,” the box office phenomenon is barreling towards a domestic gross of $600 million. The Warner Bros. release has “Blue Beetle,” tumbled 61% in its second weekend, earning $ million. The Warner Bros. and DC Films release has grossed $ million domestically — a disappointing result for a movie that cost more than $100 million to produce .
Paramount’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” rounded out the top five with $6.1 million, pushing the animated adventure’s domestic gross to $98.1 million.
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