RAUNCH AND SEX RULE AT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

Records of sorts were set at the box office last weekend. The Los Angeles Times discovered that for the first time in history two R-rated movies earned more than $21 million apiece. In fact, Ted, with $54.4 million, and Magic Mike, with $39.1 million, according to the final official tally, did it with millions to […]

TED IS PLUSH AT BOX OFFICE (Updated)

Universal’s Ted clearly had the right stuff(ing) over the weekend as it debuted well above predictions with an estimated $54.1 million. [See updated figures below.] Box office pundits had expected an opening of around $30-35 million. Also coming in substantially above forecasts was the R-rated male-stripper flick Magic Mike, which took in around $39.1 million. […]