Box Office: 'Dumb and Dumber To' Nabs $1.6 Million Thursday Night
Twenty years after the original film introduced audiences to dim-witted friends Harry and Lloyd, Dumb and Dumber To began rolling out into theaters Thursday night, earning $1.6 million in 2,321 theaters.
The PG-13 comedy is expected to earn $32 million to $35 million in its domestic debut, putting it in a close race with holdover family film Big Hero 6.
Dumb and Dumber To returns original director Bobby and Peter Farrelly along with stars and Jeff Daniels. The story follows the lifelong friends as they search for Lloyd's daughter in hopes that she can give him a kidney. Rob , Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin and Kathleen Turner also star in the sequel.
The Universal and Red Granite film will likely be in a close race with Disney Animation's Big Hero 6, w hich is expected to earn north of $30 million in its second week. It topped the box office last weekend with a $56.2 million domestic debut.
This weekend's other new offering, romance drama Beyond the Lights, will likely earn $8 million to $10 million in its debut. It tells the story of a Rihanna-like singer () on the rise who falls for the cop ( Nate Parker) after he saves her from a suicide attempt. The $7 million film is a Relativity, Undisputed Cinema and Homegrown Pictures production in association with BET Films.
Written and directed by Secret Life of Bees the PG-13 title is the first movie to come out of Relativity's new multicultural division and is opening in 1,750 theaters. It also stars Minnie Driver, Colson Baker and Danny Glover.
Space opus Interstellar is in its second week in theaters, heading towards around $25 million in the U.S. Christopher Nolan's drama starring took in $47.5 million in its domestic debut last weekend, good for the No. 2 spot. It also opened in China this week, so the film should top the worldwide box office as it continues to do strong business abroad.
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