Once families finished feasting on Thanksgiving, they had several options: continue enjoying each other’s company in the privacy of their own home, brave the crowds in search of deals at the retail store of their choice, or nip any potential argument over politics in the bud by heading out to the movies. Option three was apparently a popular one this year, as the overall top 10 for the week was the healthiest it has been in awhile, with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 fending off The Good Dinosaur and Creed, which still performed well.
Today is baseball's Opening Day...sort of.
The Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners played two games in Japan last week, and there's only one game today. Everyone else starts over the next few days. Whatever. Let's just say we're in the midst of baseball's opening fortnight.