Further dampening a murky summer at the movies, this weekend suffered the worst box office revenue in years. Case in point: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” ― a holdover from last week starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson ― maintained the No. 3 with a mere $5 million, a particularly low number for a family-friendly movie that opened on more than 2,500 screens. For comparison’s sake, the movies that made the Top 5 during the same weekend last year earned nearly twice those sums. As North American moviegoers continue to show disinterest in certain sequels and franchise titles, the box office has trended downward throughout the summer.

Source: Huffington Post August 28, 2017 00:00 UTC