Coming into this weekend, it was clear that with four major studio releases, the box office was bound to be crowded. However, when you take a look at exactly what was being released, including a Roland Emmerich-directed “Midway,” a family-friendly “Playing with Fire,” the holiday rom-com “Last Christmas,” and the latest Stephen King adaptation that is a long-awaited sequel to “The Shining,” common sense would dictate that Mike Flanagan’s “Doctor Sleep” would walk away with the box office crown.

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John Cena has come a long way since “The Marine,” (2006) the WWE superstar’s first starring vehicle (which has since had so many sequels made without Cena that we’ve lost count). He followed up his not exactly rapturously received action debut with “12 Rounds,” (remember that movie?) and then the wrestler’s acting career seemed to be put on hold for a while (at the time it seemed like a good idea).

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