Lucy Beats Greek Hero Hercules At Box Office Debut
Universal Pictures, 'Lucy' steals the box office its opening weekend from Dwayne Johnson's 'Hercules.'
Universal Pictures, 'Lucy' stole the box office its opening weekend. Scarlett Johansson faced off with Dwayne Johnson's 'Hercules' and 'Lucy' came up on top with $44 million in ticket sales beating Box Office Guru Estimates of $33 million. The sci-fi thriller outsold Hercules which made $29 million at the box office. The Luc Besson directed film bested the Greek hero with half the budget of the action adventure movie. The sci-fi thriller outsold the combined weekend earnings of 'Dawn of The Planet of The Apes,' 'The Purge: Anarchy' and Disney's 'Planes: Fire and Rescue.' TheStreet's Kathryn Mykelseth reports from New York.
