Last week’s box office roundup featured three movies that garnered $20 million, which makes this week’s tally feel like an unassuming, but pleasant showing. Yes, Moneyball and Dolphin Tale are still garnering identical figures at the top of the leaderboard, but 50/50 earned back its whole budget in just its first three days at the multiplex. If Contagion stirred up a moviegoer fever, then 50/50 is a mildly throbbing tumor of success.
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Weekend Receipts: 50/50’s the Strongest Newcomer in a Dolphin-Safe Weekend
