Box Office: Hustlers rustling up $32M U.S. debut
rustled up a strong $13.1 million from 4,570 theaters at the Friday box office for a projected domestic debut of $32 million, the best start ever for STXfilms and the best live-action opening of Jennifer Lopez's career, according to early returns.The female-led ensemble pic topped Friday's chart, but is expected to come in second for the full weekend behind New Line and Warner Bros.
, which is on course to earn $40 million or more in its sophomore outing after earning $12.8 million on Friday.— buoyed by a diverse audience and strong reviews — is based on real-life events chronicled in a 2015story and stars Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez as strippers that lead a band of female dancers in a plot to drug and steal from their Wall Street clientele in Recession-era New York City.
Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B also star in the movie from writer-directorcost a reported $20 million to make before marketing, and is a much-needed win for STX (the indie studio's biggest opening to date is, which is bombing after getting skewered by critics. The movie earned a measly $870,000 from 2,542 theaters on Friday for a projected $2.6 million weekend — one of the worst starts of all time for a film launching in more than 2,500 cinemas.
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