‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ is No. 1, as ‘Logan Lucky’ Disappoints<br />“This weekend’s number is not a problem; we were in profit as soon as someone bought a ticket,” Mr. Soderbergh said, noting<br />that 46 percent of total domestic ticket sales “will go into a pool shared by the cast and crew.”<br />He added, “The entire experience has been a blast, which was also one of my goals.”<br />Dan Fellman, a “Logan Lucky” producer and film distribution consultant, said by phone that turnout was strong on the coasts.<br />The results were not promising: “Logan Lucky,” a heist comedy directed by Mr. Soderbergh, arrived to about $8.1 million in ticket sales,<br />a weak showing for a well-reviewed film starring the likes of Channing Tatum and released in 3,031 theaters in North America.<br />“We’re super encouraged by our first toe dip,” Mr. Swinkels said by phone, noting strong ticket sales in Britain<br />and Ireland, where “Girls Trip” has collected $8.9 million in 24 days of release.<br />He said that “Unsane,” starring Claire Foy and Jay Pharoah<br />and shot in secret in June using an iPhone, will “go out with the same approach, though with some new marketing ideas we didn’t get to use on ‘Logan Lucky.’ ”<br />Mr. Soderbergh’s film arrived in third place.
