[VIDEO] Morris Chestnut Pops Up at LA & ATL Movie Theaters + ‘The Best Man Holiday’ Wins Box Office

‘The Best Man Holiday‘ movie goers were thrilled when the film’s leading man, Morris Chestnut, popped at movie theaters in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

theJasmineBRAND.com was in attendance at LA’s ‘The Grove’ location and even tried to hint to readers that the actor would ‘pop-up’.

Check out video footage of the surprise.

Here are a few behind-the-scenes photos of my interview with the cast.

And in more Hollywood news, Malcolm D. Lee’s sequel, opening 15 years after the original, with impressive box office weekend numbers. According to Fox, the film opened strongly with $30.6 million. “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” led the box office for several weeks in August, leading to a cumulative total of $115.5 million domestically.  “12 Years a Slave” has made $25 million in five weeks of limited release. Reportedly, “The Best Man Holiday” was the only new wide-release opening over the weekend, as the marketplace clears out for the release of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” Check out some domestic figures, as of late Sunday evening.

1. “Thor: The Dark World,” $38.5 million ($52.5 million international).

2. “The Best Man Holiday,” $30.6 million.

3. “Last Vegas,” $8.9 million ($3.5 million international).

4. “Free Birds,” $8.3 million ($1.2 million international).

5. “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa,” $7.7 million ($5.5 million international).

6. “Gravity,” $6.3 million ($18.5 million).

7. “Ender’s Game,” $6.2 million ($2.2 million international).

8. “12 Years a Slave,” $4.7 million.

9. “Captain Phillips,” $4.5 million ($8.4 million international).

10. “About Time,” $3.5 million ($1.9 million international).

Photo credit: Paras Griffin