Audiences Flock to 'Lone Survivor,' Avoid 'Hercules,' 'Her'

Thanks to a marketing campaign that played up military heroism while avoiding the moral ambiguities associated with U.S. foreign policy, Afghanistan war drama Lone Survivor scored one of the biggest opening weekends ever in January. Meanwhile, The Legend of Hercules bombed and Her and Inside Llewyn Davis underperformed in their nationwide expansions.Lone Survivor opened to an estimated $38.5 million this weekend, which ranks second all-time in January behind 2008's Cloverfield ($40.1 millio...



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