The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard tops the Weekend Box Office

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#BoxOffice: 'The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard' targeted a No. 1 finish at the weekend box office with $11.7 million for a five-day start of $17 million https://t.co/9ouStVuqno pic.twitter.com/nJZLiNywkk
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 20, 2021
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard debuted at #1 with an $11.7 million weekend. The film, which dropped

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[just444]

In the Heights is also flatlining internationally, this is gonna end up making less than cats

[pumkinbutter]

I think there are probably more fans of the Broadway version of “Cats” than “In the Heights” to begin with. Even though it was bad, more people were still interested in seeing a film adaptation of “Cats”.

[peasantings]

Power of Rowdy Cats screenings!

[gloeden2]

I can't believe they expected it to do that much business internationally, even if it had been a hit here.

[mizzyoung]

lmao yikes @ In the Heights' numbers

[maclou]

I hadn't even heard of this movie and I was even looking at movie show times this weekend. My mom is desperate to go to the movies for some reason and I was thinking of inviting her out but there's seriously nothing in the big theaters that would appeal to both me and her rn or any time soon...

[scriptedending]

Only $4.2 million for the second weekend of ITH, wow. I'm really curious to see how West Side Story is gonna do - if that flops too, RIP big movie musicals for the next decade at least. (I know Wicked is the closest it's ever been to actually happening, but it's been in the works for 10+ years so I am not holding my breath).

We didn't go see anything this weekend, but I'll probably check out The Sparks Brothers (500+ theaters and only 265k... can't say I am surprised, but damn!), and the Rita Moreno doc this week.

My husband wanted to watch a sci-fi movie we hadn't seen before, so we watched Under the Skin last night. It was definitely different, and I appreciated the way it utilized a unique combo of music, visuals, and minimal dialogue, but I can't say I liked it overall. It's kind of hard for me to really get into films with no emotional hook.

[gloeden2]

I want them to flop not because they're musicals but because one didn't need to be remade and the other seems like it only exists because the creator made a mega-hit previously, so he's getting a chance to immortalize another creation that maybe isn't as resonate or interesting, just to keep him happy.

[beuk]

I was eagerly awaiting June 18th for the Sparks Brothers but then Euro 2020 distracted me. I hope it stays in theaters awhile.

[fluxy_2535]

Honestly, ITH should've been shoved through immediately once Hamilton blew up. I get that the rights were all sorts of fucked up, but everyone I know has fatigue when it comes to LMM at this point. Even the people I know that saw Hamilton multiple times (myself included) couldn't be fucked to go see it in theaters when they can just watch it on HBOGo, especially when you've had time to learn about some of the shady shit he's done.

[sandstorm]

I honestly don't remember the timeline to save my life, but IIRC, Hamilton blew up in like 2016, and maybe early 2018 is when Weinstein was permanently outed as a POS. His production company had the rights to it, and it's not like decision makers cared about his antics when they made the deal, so yeah, pushing it through would have been better. It would have still gotten the criticism but it would have made a little more money.

[jontargaryen]

I was surprised when I saw the HBO Max spokesperson say this, but the more I think about, the more sense it makes. The box office reflects overall interest in the movie. If a lot of people will go out to watch it, a lot of people will watch it at home too. It's not really a case of, 'oh, everyone is skipping the theater to watch this at home.'