McCarthy’s ‘The Boss’ debuts with $23.5M

McCarthy’s ‘The Boss’ debuts with $23.5M

LOS ANGELES

Step aside, Batman and Superman. Melissa McCarthy is “The Boss” at the box office now.

The actress’ latest comedy narrowly topped “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” at the weekend box office with a $23.5 million debut, according to comScore estimates Sunday. “The Boss” stars McCarthy as an over-the-top business mogul attempting to rebound after being convicted of insider trading.

When the final box office figures are released Monday, the DC Comics mash-up could end up overcoming McCarthy’s R-rated Universal comedy.

Rounding out the top five were: “Zootopia,” $14.4 million, third place; “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” $6.4 million, fourth place; and “Hardcore Henry,” $5.1 million, fifth place.

Royals visit India

MUMBAI, INDIA

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid their respects at one of the sites of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks Sunday as they began a weeklong visit to India, their first royal tour in two years.

Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, began their first engagement in India by laying a wreath at a memorial at Mumbai’s iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, where 31 people were killed in the 2008 attacks. A total of 166 people were killed when 10 gunmen targeted multiple locations in the city.

Later Sunday, the royal couple played a round of cricket at a local cricket academy.

The royal couple capped their first day in India at a charity ball at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel attended by Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Associated Press