dismal summer box-office season
Labor Day weekend wraps up dismal summer box-office season
As Labor Day weekend ushers in the unofficial end of summer, Hollywood wraps up a dismal summer box office season with movie ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada the lowest they've been in a decade. Fittingly, the box office ranks remain virtually unchanged from last week with the two films premiering this week, the re-release of Sony's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and the Weinstein Co.'s "Tulip Fever" debuting at No. 14 and No. 24, respectively. Lionsgate's R-rated action comedy "The Hitman's Bodyguard" maintained the top spot for the third consecutive week, bringing in an estimated $13.4 million over the holiday weekend for a total of $58 million cumulatively. Starring Samuel L. Jackson as an imprisoned assassin who enlists the help of bodyguard Ryan Reynolds, the $30-million film received mixed reviews from audiences, earning a B rating on CinemaScore but a stale 40% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Warner Bros' horror prequel "Annabelle: Creation" remained at No. 2 on the charts, earning $9.3 million through Monday, for a total of $91 million.
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