Box Office Briefs: Hop Jumps to Big $38.1M Weekend Subtitles
Im clairvoyant when it comes to CG family films.I cant predict the weather, NBA scores, traffic or my wifes emotions, but I can tell you when a major studio like Universal -- which told me Hop was only going to do around $28 million this weekend -- is sandbagging.I was foolish not to trust my instincts and put those predictions in writing -- I sheepishly went along with the studio and listed $28 mil in our Thursday predictions see below. But I kind of knew, based the reactions of my own kids to the movies outdoor signage over the last few weeks, that the Easter Bunny-themed Hop could very well end up over-performing at the box office this weekend.And that it did, grossing a market-leading $38.1 million, besting competitors including Source Code $15 million and...Read More
