Not only were the bosses horrible in the sequel movie of "Horrible Bosses," the sales were also dreadful.
New Line Cinema's sequel to "Horrible Bosses" had a tough luck during Thanksgiving at the box office, The Wrap reported.
"Horrible Bosses 2" pulled in $15.7 million over the weekend and generated roughly $23 million for the 5-day period from 3,375 locations. New Line Cinema and the movie distributor Warner Bros. were expecting a profit of $35 million. The result was indeed disappointing but it wasn't considered a big loss since the sequel movie was "relatively inexpensive," according to Variety.
Meanwhile, reviewers shared their thoughts about the failure of "Horrible Bosses 2" in enticing moviegoers during Thanksgiving. Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman admitted that releasing "Horrible Bosses" in Thanksgiving was a "bit of a gamble," according to the Wrap.
"I think it hurt a little," said Fellman. "But this was always going to be counter-programming, and it will be in the weeks ahead."
Besides the tough competition, the "Horrible Bosses" sequel was also critiqued to lack taste and refinement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 in Rotten Tomatoes, the comedy sequel seemed to fail the expectations of fans especially with a rich cast in the movie.
"Horrible Bosses 2" came fifth in the box office while "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I" has the best sales so far with its 3-day actual gross of $56.97 million and $82.6 million over the 5-day period. "Penguins of Madagascar" came second with 3-day gross of $25.44 million. The film earned $35.4 million in five days.
However, there's a big chance that the "Madagascar" spin-off will be outranked by "Big Hero 6." Although the animated flick only made a profit of $25.02 million in five days, it still continues to draw families to the theaters as of the moment, Variety reported.
"Horrible Bosses 2" is still available in the theaters until Chris Rock R-rated comedy "Top Five" debuts in Dec. 12.
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