The Dark Tower, based on Stephen King’s book series, snagged a first place finish over the slowest weekend of the 2017 summer movie season. The sci-fi action film brought in just $19.5 million domestically, kicking the proposed franchise off with a lower-than-anticipated opening weekend. It doesn’t appear word of mouth will be helping The Dark Tower moving forward as ticket buyers only awarded the film a ‘B,’ according to Cinemascore. Critics weren’t as generous with their ratings as moviegoers, with the film’s RottenTomatoes score currently standing at a measly 18% fresh.
The August 4th weekend also found Kathryn Bigelow’s critically acclaimed drama, Detroit, expanding into wide release. Although the film has built up awards buzz, audiences just weren’t into sitting through a heavy drama based on true events over a summer weekend. (A fall release might have helped Detroit draw in a bigger audience.)
Box Office Top 10: August 4-6, 2017
- The Dark Tower – $19,500,000
- Dunkirk – $17,600,000
- The Emoji Movie – $12,350,000
- Girls Trip – $11,418,700
- Kidnap – $10,210,000
- Spider-Man Homecoming – $8,800,000
- Atomic Blonde – $8,244,900
- Detroit – $7,251,000
- War for the Planet of the Apes – $6,000,000
- Despicable Me 3 – $5,288,640
