The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 hit it out of the box-office ballpark this weekend. Its $27 million debut is the best any baseball film has ever managed. The weekend's other wide opener, horror spoof "Scary Movie 5," was second and took in $15 million, well below what other entries in the franchise have done for the Weinstein Company. Holdovers "The Croods" and "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" were third and fourth, with $13.2 million and $10.8 million respectively. Last week's No. 1 film, "Evil Dead," was fifth with $9.5 million. Legendary Pictures and Warner...
- 4/14/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
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