‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ hits top mark at box office

Jackson and Salma Hayek brought in $11.6 million domestically to claim the No.

The “Hitman” sequel notched “A Quiet Place Part II,” which took hold of the second spot in its fourth weekend of release.

However, Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore, believes the movie fell victim to lofty expectations.

And because of the strong reviews, I think there were some overblown expectations.

“Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” placed third in the box office with $6.1 million, while “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” claimed the fourth spot with $5.15 million.

Dergarabedian expects a big weekend for Universal Pictures’ “Fast and Furious” new installment “F9,” which releases in domestic theaters June 25.

“This is about winning over audiences who watched a lot of content on the small screen,” he said.

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