Rihanna’s animated movie “Home” wins weekend box office with $54 million over the movie “Get Hard” staring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart which made 34.6 million. Read more on the story below!
Rihanna and Jim Parsons children’s movie “Home” moved to the top spot at the box office this weekend with the animated feature bringing in $54 million and putting it in first place. The numbers surpassed the previous expectations for the film. The movie was expected to debut in the mid-$30 million range. Rihanna voices the character of Tip, who is a young girl who befriends an outcast alien (Mr. Parsons).
The movie “Get Hard,” staring Will Ferrell who plays a man who is preparing to go to prison with the help of a businessman played by comedian Kevin Hart, came in second place at 34.6 million. “Insurgent” went to third place in its second week of release which has grossed $86.4 million so far. “Home” is the second children’s movie to do well this year with “The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” collecting $160 million since its release in February. According to the CinemaScore market research firm, audiences gave “Home” an “A” grade while “Get Hard” received a “B.” Next week’s box-office news is expected to be dominated by “Furious 7,” which is the latest installment of the franchise. Box-office analysts are saying it could set an opening record in April.
