'The Marksman' Topples 'Wonder Woman' Over Sleepy Weekend at the Box Office
by EG
Americans seem mostly unwilling to go back to movie theaters, not even to see a violent action pic featuring Liam Neeson. The Marksman shoved Wonder Woman 1984 from the top box-office spot this past weekend, but neither movie is exactly raking in large amounts of cash. The Marksman appealed mostly to older audiences in the South, and the Wonder Woman sequel has been underperforming everywhere in the midst of the pandemic. Read on for details.
Liam Neeson's latest action thriller The Marksman dominated a quiet Martin Luther King Day box office with an estimated four-day opening of $3.7 million, including $3.2 million for three-day weekend.
The Marksman is directed by Robert Lorenz, Clint Eastwood's longtime collaborator and stars Neeson as an Arizona rancher and former Marine who rescues a young boy from the clutches of a Mexican cartel. Open Road, also home of Neeson's recent pandemic pic Honest Thief, is handling the film domestically.
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and widespread theater closures, Marskman played best in the South and drew an older crowd, with 33 percent of ticket buyers over the age of 45, according to PostTrak.
Neeson's movie ended Wonder Woman 1984's four-weekend rule at the top of the domestic chart. WW84, falling to No. 3 in its fifth outing, was also beat by The Croods: The New Age.
Universal and DreamWorks Animation's Croods 2 placed second in its eighth weekend with an estimated $2.2 million for the three days and $2.9 million for the four as it crossed the $40 million mark domestically.
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