Box Office: 'The Kitchen' Bombs While 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Impresses | THR News
The dog days of summer have hit the box office hard. Not even the star-power trio of Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisbeth Moss could save 'The Kitchen,' which bombed this weekend.
Box Office: 'The Kitchen,' 'Racing in the Rain' Doused, Furthering Hollywood's Identity Crisis
The only new movie to impress over the Aug. 9-11 weekend was 'Scary Stories We Tell in the Dark,' a parting gift from the disappearing CBS Films.
Box Office: 'Hobbs & Shaw' No. 1 With $25M; 'Scary Stories' Schools 'Dora' With $21M
Weekend casualties include 'The Art of Racing in the Rain' and 'The Kitchen,' which marks a career-worst for Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish upon opening to $5.5 million.
'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' and the Next Generation of Horror
Just as '80s properties such as 'Poltergeist' and 'Gremlins' were for one generation, the new Guillermo del Toro-produced project may serve as a gateway for younger viewers not ready for violent, R-rated movies.
Box Office: 'Scary Stories' Wins Friday Ahead of 'Hobbs & Shaw,' 'Dora;' 'The Kitchen' Flames Out
Elsewhere, 'The Art of Racing in the Rain' is getting doused, while Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' prepares to cross the $100 million mark.
Box Office: 'Dora' Takes $1.25M, 'Scary Stories' Earns $2.3M in Thursday Previews
Fox/Disney's entrant for the weekend, 'The Art of Racing in the Rain', pulled in $450,000 in previews.
In Theaters This Weekend: 'The Kitchen,' 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' and More
A childhood cartoon favorite makes her film debut, while Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss run Hell's Kitchen, and scary stories come off the page onto the big screen this week.
Box Office Preview: 'Hobbs & Shaw' to Drench 'Racing in the Rain,' 'Dora,' 'The Kitchen'