J. Kim Murphy “Bullet Train” is maintaining the top slot at the box office this weekend, fending off the newcomers “Fall” and “Mack and Rita,” as well as the expanding slasher-comedy “Bodies Bodies Bodies.”Sony’s Brad Pitt action vehicle added $3.865 million on Friday.
The film remains the widest release in the country with 4,357 locations. The studio is projecting a $13 million gross for the sophomore outing, which would mark a fairly solid 56% drop from its opening last weekend.“Bullet Train” is expected to expand its domestic cume to $54 million through Sunday.
The adaptation of Kōtarō Isaka’s crime novel of the same name carries a $90 million production budget — hefty for a prospective blockbuster outside of a franchise.
With an August slate that looks to be fairly light on high-profile new releases, Sony is hoping for “Bullet Train” to leg it out and draw in a solid gross through the month.
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