So, how badly did The Wachowskis' "Jupiter Ascending" open this weekend? Equally critically mauled, big-budget movies like "After Earth," "John Carter," "Lone Ranger," and "Battleship" all posted better opening weekend numbers, and had the added difficulty of the much more competitive summer movie season to deal with. The only thing Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis had to fear was a yellow animated sponge. And he beat them handily.
"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water" opened to much larger than expected $56 million dollar haul this weekend, far beyond the expected $30 million folks predicted. This is coming a full decade after the previous film, and clearly, there is a lot of gas left in the tank for the brand that some would say is long past its expiration date. Granted, Paramount timed the movie perfectly, as there isn't much in the way of family fare in cinemas right now, but you also can't discount SpongeBob and his...
