The film “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”, starring Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson and whose Argentine release is doubtful, took first place in the United States box office charts, debuting with $ 11.6 million in 3,331 screens over the weekend, revealed the Variety website.
Sequel to the action comedy “Hard to Care” (2017), it premiered in theaters on Wednesday and has already grossed $ 17 million; however, it cost nearly $ 70 million, so it will take a long and lucrative run in theaters to make a profit.
That could prove difficult as “Fast and Furious 9,” starring Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, an action adventure that targets a similar audience, hits theaters next weekend.
“The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” is one of the rare films since the beginning of Covid-19 that is screened exclusively in theaters. The opening weekend crowds were mostly older men, with 55% identifying as male and 66% over the age of 25, the online publication said.
The film didn’t have much competition to claim the top spot in North America; Not too far behind, “A Quiet Place, Part II,” featuring Paramount’s Emily Blunt, slipped into second place with $ 9.4 million in ticket sales, a 22% drop from the previous weekend. . After four weeks in theaters, the film, directed by John Krasinski, has generated $ 125 million to date.
Another distance from those box office lists, “En el barrio,” director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical, failed to keep the crowds on its second opening weekend.
The film plummeted to No. 6 with $ 4.3 million in revenue, a brutal 62% drop since its maiden release; A copy of the film, which is currently playing on HBO Max, has racked up $ 19.8 million on the big screen to date, but at that rate, the $ 55 million budget movie will have a hard time getting out of the red.
(Télam)
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