It was a dark, award-baiting weekend at the box office, with a star-studded, thought-provoking drama doing well enough to grab number one, but not well enough to put off those Oscar voters who hate handing best picture nods to movies that grab lots of cash. Prisoners opened at number one with $21 million, which is great if you want that award buzz, but a little short of the promise of making a profit against a $46 million budget. Perhaps word of mouth might give the critically popular movie a bo...
It was a dark, award-baiting weekend at the box office, with a star-studded, thought-provoking drama doing well enough to grab number one, but not well enough to put off those Oscar voters who hate handing best picture nods to movies that grab lots of cash. Prisoners opened at number one with $21 million, which is great if you want that award buzz, but a little short of the promise of making a profit against a $46 million budget. Perhaps word of mouth might give the critically popular movie a bo...
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