Thursday Night Previews: Hitman has $1.65 million Night, Logan is not as Lucky
August 18, 2017
The Hitman’s Bodyguard opened with $1.65 million during previews, which is on the high end of expectations. This is good for this time of year, but its reviews suggests its legs will be on the low end of average, so a $16 million opening is the new target. Anything above that will be bode well for its chances for the next couple of weekends when there is little to no competition. The film reportedly cost $30 million to make, so it will need about $55 million domestically for Lionsgate’s share to top that. That’s probably out of reach. On the other hand, it will only need close to $100 million worldwide to break even eventually. This opening night suggests it will get there.
On the other hand, Logan Lucky stumbled out of the gate with just $525,000. Its reviews should help its legs, but even getting to the low end predictions of $8 million will be difficult after previews like this. I think Steven Soderbergh’s experiment of releasing the film himself will be a failure, but hopefully it will find an audience on the home market.
- The Hitman’s Bodyguard Comparisons
- Logan Lucky Comparisons
Filed under: Midnight Previews, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Logan Lucky, Steven Soderbergh