Box Office: Taylor Swift’s ‘Release Party of a Showgirl’ Reigns With $15.8 Million Opening Day, Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Smashing Machine’ Tenses Up in Third

The October box office begins caught between The Rock and a fan base. Taylor Swift’s “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl” will win the weekend after earning $15.8 million on Friday from 3,702 locations. Meanwhile, the Dwayne Johnson drama “The Smashing Machine” is looking weary, pacing on the low side of its projections […]