Despite Lucy's premise, things didn't look too bright at the box office this weekend.
This week at the box office, the sci-fi thriller Lucy won out over slim competition – Hercules, starring Dwayne Johnson and the holdover hit from last week Dawn of the Planet of the Apes took second and third, respectively. Deservingly or not – the reviewers have questioned everything about Lucy from the plot, to the execution, to most of the action. Even Scarlett Johansson’s acting barely gets a pass, thanks to the godawful material she’s working with, according to The Atlantic. Humans only use 10% of their brain? This Luc Besson sci-fi thriller uses even less. Regardless, whatever limited brain capacity Lucy was working with, propelled it to a $44 million weekend, well beyond critical predictions, which put it somewhere around $40 million.
Only an intense love for Johansson's screen presence can save viewers from scoffing their way through this one.
Hercules didn’t even come as a close second. Although $29 million is a respectable taking for a mythical fantasy with limited promotion – let alone one trying to re-hash the Herc myth for the millionth time – it was still a relatively low-key weekend for the box office, ahead of Marvel’s big bomb for this summer, the Guardians of the Galaxy release coming next week.
More: Dwayne Johnson Battles His Way Through Non-Stop Absurdity In Hercules
Watch the trailer for Lucy below.
According to Forbes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes took in $16,4 million, registering a 55% drop on its third weekend out. The post-Apocalyptic fantasy added to the domestic pot for a total of $174 million.
The Purge: Anarchy registered an unfortunate 67% drop to $9,9 million on its second weekend, while Pixar’s highly unnecessary sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue rounded out the top 5 with $9,3 million – a 45% drop.
More: Read Rich Cline's review of Dawn for CM.
Meanwhile, Dwayne Johnson kept on rocking in Hercules. Get it?
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