Despite early box office estimates indicating that The Running Man would get off to a fairly strong start when it raced into theaters on Friday, Edgar Wright‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s dystopian novel has come in below expectations to take the No. 2 spot domestically.
The R-rated sci-fi action thriller took in $6.4 million across Friday and preview screenings, putting it on track to make between $17 million and $19 million over the weekend. Not the worst start in the world, by any means, but it is worth noting that the movie is believed to have a production budget of at least $110 million.
Initial reactions to the movie were highly positive (what else is new?…
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