Universal had to shift gears when popularity of the musical comedy’s Barden Bellas took on life of its own which including boosts from the Green Bay Packers and ‘Cups’
“Mad Max: Fury Road” roars to muscular $44 million but proves no match for the Barden Bellas, who dethrone blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
Motor mayhem epic on track for strong $41 million weekend but is overshadowed by musical comedy sequel’s stunning $27 million Friday
The musical comedy sequel gets early edge as George Miller’s action epic rolls to $3.7 million
The “Raging Bull” actor plays the “Devil Wears Prada” actress’ trainee in new Nancy Meyers comedy
Males will drive the motor mayhem epic, women the musical comedy — and both should hit $40 million to end “Avengers: Age of Ultron” reign
This tuneful, entertaining sequel almost makes you forget that it’s pretty much the same joke, told twice
The studio would love to see the Barden Bellas musical comedies become a “homegrown” franchise like the muscle car movies
Other new projects include “War and Peace” adaptation and “Roots” remake
