This past weekend’s new releases were highlighted by two action films from different settings: Lucy, the sci-fi action film starring Scarlett Johansson as an unwitting drug mule who suddenly develops super powers and Hercules, a re-telling of the Greek mythology with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the leading role. And as fate would have it, Lucy overpowered Hercules drastically at the box office, bringing in $44m over the latter’s $29m. If the two films’ revenue have any larger meaning, it shows that audiences have grown more receptive to female-driven action films over the tried-and-true formula of the beefy guy killing things.
You can read the rest of the weekend box office numbers below.
1. Lucy – $44,025,375
2. Hercules – $29,000,000
3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $16,400,000
4. The Purge: Anarchy – $9,896,040
5. Planes: Fire and Rescue – $9,303,000
6. Sex Tape – $5,975,000
7. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $4,600,000
8. And So It Goes – $4,551,687
9. Tammy – $3,400,000
10. A Most Wanted Man – $2,717,425
[via Rentrak]