Logan Lucky
The action comedyThe Hitman ’s Bodyguardsmashed its way to the top of this weekend ’s domestic loge billet while the other major new release , Logan Lucky , stumbled out of the logic gate . In a routine of irony , The Hitman ’s Bodyguard , an action comedy star Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson , muscle its way pastpoor - to - middling reviews(it scored a " rotten " 39 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes ) , whileLogan Lucky , starring Channing Tatum , Adam Driver and Daniel Craig , was not so lucky despite a 93 percent fresh paygrade from the critic aggregator and was virtually ignore by audiences .
Driven by aMidnight Run - like vibe , The Hitman ’s Bodyguardstars Reynolds as a escort on a personal and professional downslide who , thanks to his ex - girlfriend ( Elodie Yung ) is called upon to channel a notorious hitman ( Jackson ) to a trial at the external court of justice of legal philosophy at The Hague to testify against a savage Russian dictator ( Gary Oldman ) . The problem is , the dictator wants the hired gun dead before he reaches The Hague so he can go loose ; and the gun for hire and the escort would just as soon see each other dead since the were former antagonist .
give the wiz power ofThe Hitman ’s BodyguardandLogan Lucky , studio were no doubt go for that both films would pull Hollywood out of its summer corner office doldrums as the normally lucrative movie - go season limps to an end , and at best had half their wish granted . According toVariety , the R - rated bodyguardThe Hitman ’s Bodyguardearned $ 21.6 million at 3,377 locations domestically for a first place finish , followed byAnnabelle : Creation , which saw a 55.7 percent drop from itsstellar first appearance weekendto earn $ 15.5 million at 3,542 locations .
Logan Luckyplaced a distant third , however , with only $ 8 million at 3,031 locations . The returns are no doubt a vast disappointment for distributer Bleecker Street , given the Steven Soderbergh - directed heist drollery ( rig at the Coca - Cola 600 NASCAR wash ) was not only a critical ducky , it had the chance for draw in a wider audience because of its PG-13 rating .
attack out the top 5 was Christopher Nolan ’s World War II epicDunkirkat No . 4 , which institute in $ 6.7 million at 3,271 locations for a running domesticated cume of $ 165.5 million , whileThe Nut Job 2 : Nutty by Naturemade $ 5.1 million at 4,003 fix for a fifth - place finish .
As Hollywood summer box office woes draw to an end , the manufacture has already find a beacon of promise for its declivity time of year . The big screen version of Stephen King’sITis propose to have thebiggest September porta everwith $ 50 million or more in its first weekend of release after it opens Sept. 8 .
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Source : Variety
