'The Hitman's Bodyguard's Wife' Takes No. 1 at Box Office From 'Quiet Place II' 06/19/2021 Posted in TV & MoviesLionsgate action comedy heads for $15 million 5-day opening as “In the Heights” falls out of top 5
![Jeremy Fuster](https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Jeremy-Fuster-96x96.png"><br /> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="936" height="527" src="https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hwb-d17-05685-r-1-936x527.jpg"></p><p>David Appleby/Lionsgate</p><p>Lionsgate’s “The Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife” will take No. 1 on a quiet box office weekend before the release of “F9,” grossing $3 million from 3,331 theaters to earn an estimated $10 million this weekend and an extended opening of $15 million, meeting studio expectations.</p><p>The film is a sequel to “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, which earned a $21 million opening in August 2017 and went on to gross $75 million domestically and $176 million globally against a $69 million budget. This new film, which was produced on a $50 million budget, has received poor reviews with a 24% Rotten Tomatoes rating but did somewhat better with audiences with a B on CinemaScore and a 79% RT audience score.</p><p><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/rev-1-ITH-12377r_High_Res_JPEG-150x150.jpeg"></p><p>The opening for “Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife” just edges out the fourth weekend of Paramount’s “A Quiet Place — Part II,” which continues to leg out well with an estimated $8.7 million total as it approaches $125 million in domestic grosses.</p><p>The same cannot be said for Warner Bros.’ “In the Heights,” which is seeing its hopes for strong legs from critical and audience acclaim fade away after grossing $1.37 million on its second Friday. Estimates currently have the film grossing $4.3 million this weekend for a 10-day total of $19.8 million. It would be a drop of 62% from its disappointing $11.5 million opening and see it fall out of the weekend’s top 5 charts.</p><p>Last weekend’s other new release, Sony’s “Peter Rabbit 2,” was able to stay in the top 5 with $1.8 million grossed on its second Friday, giving it an $6.2 million second weekend total, the No. 3 spot on the charts, and a 10-day total of $20.4 million.</p><p><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/HT4_Logo_R70_Fin13_0405-JPEG-L-scaled-e1617939542491-150x150.jpg"></p><p>Still, the film has yet to reach even the $25 million that the first “Peter Rabbit” earned in its opening weekend. While studio sources say that Sony’s decision on Friday to move its other big summer family film, “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” from late July to October 1 was to return the franchise to its roots as a Halloween offering, the move also could lead to substantially stronger numbers than “Peter Rabbit” if COVID-19 continues to be contained and families become more comfortable with returning to theaters by autumn.</p><p>Rounding out the top 5 are Disney’s “Cruella” and Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” each with an estimated $4.8 million. “Cruella” has an estimated $64 million in its fourth weekend while “Conjuring” has $53 million after three weekends.</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/the-hitmans-bodyguards-wife-takes-no-1-at-box-office-from-quiet-place-ii/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read Full Article</a></p><div class=){kind=logo}