SONY - 'Candyman' rings up sweet take winning weekend box office

Candyman can - if the question is "Can a horror film in August take over the box office from an unassuming action comedy backed by Disney during a surging COVID-19 pandemic?" The horror film from Universal (CMCSA +0.5%)/MGM (OTC:MGMB) - a "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 film of the same name - added another modest data point toward movie-theater recovery, drawing $22.4 million domestically, much better than an expected take in the mid-teens. And it was almost sure to have surpassed the third week of release of Free Guy (DIS +0.1%), the Ryan Reynolds film that spent its first two weekends on top. Free Guy drew $13.6 million to come in ahead of PAW Patrol: The Movie (VIAC -1.5%, VIACA -1.2%), which grossed $6.6 million in its second week; Jungle Cruise (DIS +0.1%), with $5 million; and Don't Breathe 2 (SONY -0.7%), with $2.8 million. Free Guy has reached a

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'Candyman' rings up sweet take, winning weekend box office