‘Foxcatcher’ Wrestles Away Specialty Box Office Crown; ‘Birdman’ Still Flying
Foxcatcher, the creepy true tale about a wrestling-obsessed millionaire played by Steve Carell, put a hold on the weekend’s best box office bow among specialty pics, easily beating out Jon Stewart‘s directorial debut (and another true tale), Rosewater and Tommy Lee Jones‘ The Homesman. Meanwhile, Oscar contender Birdman continues to fly high after a month in theaters, expanding its reach and landing in the overall weekend top 10.
Sony Classics opened Bennett Miller’s…