‘Midway’ Is a Surprise Winner at the Box Office

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“Midway” opened to an estimated $17.5 million in domestic ticket sales Friday through Sunday. The movie, distributed by Lionsgate, is expected to make about $2.6 million more in sales during the Veterans Day holiday on Monday. It re-creates that fight with the help of some famous figures: Luke Evans, Woody Harrelson, Patrick Wilson and Nick Jonas are among the members of its ensemble cast. Reviews for “Midway” were relatively lackluster: It currently holds a 41 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In his review for The New York Times, Ben Kenigsberg called the movie “rousing and respectful in its best moments and faintly ridiculous in others.”

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