Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea, which stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers), sank at the box office, finishing with $11M in its debut weekend. That paltry figure was good enough for second-place in an overall weak weekend. Many potential moviegoers are patiently sitting on the sidelines waiting for Star Wars: The Force Awakens to open this coming week.
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Hemsworth still has to prove he is leading man material outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 2013’s Rush, which was also directed by Howard, opened poorly too, with $10M. However, it went on to gross $90M globally and only cost $38M to produce. Win! However, earlier this year Hemsworth experienced another opening bomb when Michael Mann’s Blackhat opened with $3.9M. That film cost $70M to produce and only grossed $20M all together. Ouch! The Hollywood Reporter reports, “Those who I’ve spoken with say that the actor’s payday per project moves from $8M-$12M to the $6M-$8M range after ITHOTS.”
With WB’s whale tale floundering, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 was able to hold on to first-place for a fourth straight week with $11.3 million. The fourth and final film in the series now has a domestic total of $244.5M.
Meanwhile, The Good Dinosaur stomped into third with $10.5M. Creed took fourth with $10.1M. Krampus scared-up $8M for a fifth-place showing. Spectre stole sixth with $4M. The Night Before nabbed seventh with $3.9M. The Peanuts Movie grossed $2.7M, good enough for eighth. Spotlight held on for ninth with $2.5M. Brooklyn clung to tenth with $2M.
