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Box office: Strong legs for Interstellar, $4B for Disney

Nov. 16, 2014 7:57 PM ETViacom Inc. (VIA-OLD) StockBy: Clark Schultz, SA News Editor3 Comments
  • Interstellar had a strong second weekend at the box office, taking in $29.2M in the U.S. and $135.2M globally as positive word of mouth kept interest high.
  • The Paramount (NASDAQ:VIA-OLD, VIAB) film played in 64 territories.
  • Universal's (CMCSA) Dumb and Dumber To was the top film in the U.S. over the weekend with a $38.1M haul, despite the uncommon 20-year lag between the original and sequel.
  • Though Big Hero 6 had another solid weekend in the U.S. with $36M, the bigger news for Disney (DIS) is that its movie business passed $4B in annual global box office receipts for only the second time in history.
  • The top 12 films in the U.S. earned an estimated $135M, up 13% from the corresponding week from a year ago.
  • Movie exhibitor stocks: CKEC, CNK, RGC, MCS, RDI, AMC, IMAX.

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