- 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.