"Weekend Report: 'Assassin's Creed' Takes the Box Office Throne, 'Firefly' Creates Market Miracle"——Boxofficemojo
The weekend of August 5-7, just passed, saw a total of 135 movies playing in North American theaters, with 2 new major releases.
Among them was a moderately budgeted action comedy dud. The TV series adaptation 'Vanguard of Justice,' which cost $50 million, received rotten scores of 13%/22%/58% on Rotten Tomatoes. It garnered $19.31 million in 3,785 theaters, averaging $5,104 per venue, a double failure in terms of both reviews and box office performance. This unimpressive debut dealt another blow to Warner Bros this summer, making Jessica Simpson's first dramatic role on the big screen a poison for her fans, leaving them greatly disappointed.
