'The Hitman's Bodyguard' tops worst Labor Day weekend box office in years

It was the worst Labor Day weekend at the box office since 2001.

By
GEORGE COSTANTINO
September 5, 2017, 10:45 AM ET
2 min read

— -- "The Hitman's Bodyguard" topped the weekend box office for the third week in a row in what was the slowest Labor Day weekend for Hollywood studios in nearly two decades.

The action film earned an estimated $10.25 million over three days.

"Annabelle: Creation" took second place, hauling in an estimated $7.3 million.

Bowing in at third place was "Wind River," bringing in an estimated $5.86 million from Friday through Sunday. The animated feature "Leap!" took fourth place with an estimated $4.9 million.

Box-office eclipse: Hollywood has worst weekend in years

Rounding out the top five was "Logan Lucky," raking in an estimated $4.4 million over the three-day weekend.

Elsewhere, the re-release of Steven Spielberg's 1977 sci-fi thriller, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," brought in $1.8 million. The weekend's other new releases, "Tulip Fever" and "Hazlo Como Hombre" both had disappointing debuts, earning an estimated $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated weekend gross ticket sales:

  • 1. "The Hitman’s Bodyguard," $10.25 million
  • 2. "Annabelle: Creation," $7.3 million
  • 3. "Wind River," $5.86 million
  • 4. "Leap!," $4.9 million
  • 5. "Logan Lucky," $4.4 million
  • 6. "Dunkirk," $4.1 million
  • 7. "Spider-Man: Homecoming," $3.65 million
  • 8. "Despicable Me 3," $2.45 million
  • 9. "The Emoji Movie," $2.4 million
  • 10. "Girls Trip," $2.3 million