Oscar box office report: 'Carol' opens strong; 'Spotlight,' 'Brooklyn' expanding well

By Paul Sheehan
Gold Derby
November 22, 2015

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Our leading contender for Best Picture "Spotlight" made $3.4 million in its third outing as it jumped from 60 to 598 screens and went nationwide. That haul of just under $6K per screen was good enough for eighth place on the overall box office chart. Rave reviews boosted interest in this docudrama that details the work by the Boston Globe to expose the coverup by the local Catholic diocese of pedophile priests and its cumulative take is now up to $5.7 million as awards season heats up. That is a full million ahead of where last year's Best Picture champ "Birdman" was after 17 days in theaters.