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On the Lot: Melissa McCarthy scores at the box office and a new head for SAG
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Apr 11, 2016
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On the Lot: Melissa McCarthy scores at the box office and a new head for SAG
On this week's On the Lot with Rebecca Keegan, Melissa McCarthy's R-Rated comedy "The Boss" squeaked out a win for the weekend, cementing her status as a star who can open a film, despite bad reviews.
Still from the new film, The Boss - starring Melissa McCarthy.
Still from the new film, The Boss - starring Melissa McCarthy.
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On this week's On the Lot with Rebecca Keegan, Melissa McCarthy's R-Rated comedy "The Boss" squeaked out a win for the weekend, cementing her status as a star who can open a film, despite bad reviews.

On this week's On the Lot with 

, Melissa McCarthy's R-Rated comedy "The Boss" squeaked out a win for the weekend, cementing her status as a star who can open a film, despite bad reviews.  And the cast of 'Straight Outta Compton' finally got their awards show moment -- at the MTV Movie Awards this weekend -- and used it to call out the Academy for their snub at this year's Oscars. And finally,  a planned movie about the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is having a hard time getting off the ground.