The Hitman's Bodyguard Wins the Weekend Box Office

Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds pull in $21.6M
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Aug 20, 2017 1:00 PM CDT
The Hitman's Bodyguard Wins the Weekend Box Office
Samuel L. Jackson, left, and Ryan Reynolds in "The Hitman's Bodyguard"   (Jack English)

The Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds action comedy The Hitman's Bodyguard has taken the top spot at the box office this weekend with an estimated $21.6 million in grosses from 3,337 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Despite largely mediocre reviews, The Hitman's Bodyguard easily outdid Steven Soderbergh's well-reviewed heist pic Logan Lucky, the AP reports.

Logan, starring Channing Tatum and Daniel Craig, drew in only $8.1 million from 3,031 theaters for an underwhelming third-place start, behind the horror pic Annabelle: Creation, which grossed $15.5 million in its second weekend in theaters. Rounding out the top five were Dunkirk, with $6.7 million, and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, with $5.1 million. (More Samuel L. Jackson stories.)

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