LOS ANGELES – North American moviegoers again showed their love of action comedies this weekend as new release “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” shot to the top of the box office, taking in an estimated $11.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.
Total takes remain pale compared to their pre-pandemic levels, but Hollywood watchers have taken heart in the progressive reopening of theaters and the lifting of capacity limits in many cities.
As a sequel to Lionsgate’s popular “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” from 2017 — and with Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek reprising their leading roles — the new “Bodyguard” was expected to do well. But it will have to…
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