Box Office
‘Hitman’s Wife’ Bumps ‘Quiet Place’ Off Top of Box Office
- New film from Lions Gate generates $11.7 million in sales
- Movies that are only in theaters have led recent weekends
Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.
Source: Lionsgate
“The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,” a comedic action film released exclusively in theaters, knocked the No. 1 U.S. movie, “A Quiet Place Part II,” off its perch at the top of the weekend box office.
The Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. movie, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, took in $11.7 million over Father’s Day weekend, according to researcher Comscore Inc., higher than the industry estimate of $9.7 million. “A Quiet Place Part II,” the sci-fi thriller from Paramount Pictures, unexpectedly stayed No. 1 last weekend after a new Warner Bros. musical, “In the Heights,” fell short of estimates.