We skipped the box-office report these last two weeks, but it’s been fairly uneventful. But some highlights included the surprise success of “Home,” a much-needed hit for the ailing DreamWorks Animation studios, the underwhelming showing of the “The Divergent Series: Insurgent” (only down -4.3% from the first film, but you make sequels in order to make more money, not less), and the flop of Sean Penn's "The Gunman" (opening up to barely $5 million). Meanwhile, in limited release, Noah Baumbach’s “While We’re Young” scored the highest per screen average of 2015, which is a nice start for A24 Pictures.
Fast-forwarding to present day though, it’s been a furious weekend for “Furious 7.” As expected, Universal’s biggest franchise beast utterly destroyed the competition and set big records to boot. Its massive $143 million opening weekend haul ranks ninth in all-time opening grosses domestically, just behind "Spider-Man 3" and "The Hunger Games." The...
