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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 27 January 2020

Bad Boys,’ ’1917′ best ‘The Gentleman’ at box office

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — for “1917.” On Saturday
“Boys” trumped “Gentle- night, Mendes took the
men” in movie theaters top prize at the Directors
over the weekend as Will Guild Awards, solidifying
Smith and Martin Law- the World War I tale as the
rence’s “Bad Boys for Life” clear Oscar frontrunner
easily remained the top and Mendes as the favor-
ticket seller over newcomer ite for best director. The film
“The Gentlemen.” earlier triumphed at the
The third “Bad Boys” film, highly predictive Producers
coming 17 years after “Bad Guild Awards. And its ven-
Boys II,” sold $34 million in erated cinematographer,
tickets in its second week- Roger Deakins, also won
end, according to studio the American Society of
estimates Sunday. The R- Cinematographers award
rated action comedy from on Saturday.
Sony Pictures, which cost The weekend’s top new
about $90 million to make, release was Guy Ritchie’s
has grossed $120.6 million in star-studded gangster film
two weeks domestically. “The Gentlemen.” The STX-
Second place went to Sam films release came in on
Mendes’ “1917,” which the high side of expecta-
added theaters in its fifth tions with $11 million in tick-
week of release to keep et sales. The film, a return to
pace with its Academy the criminal underworld for This image released by Sony Pictures shows Martin Lawrence, right, and Will Smith in a scene from
Awards momentum. The Ritchie (“Aladdin,” “Lock "Bad Boys for Life."
film grossed $15.8 million Stock and Two Smoking Associated Press
over the weekend to bring Barrels”), stars Matthew
its North American total to McConaughey as a Ameri- strong for “The Gentlemen” film’s depictions. James’ “The Turn of the
$103.9 million. Worldwide, can expat with a London (72% fresh on Rotten Toma- The Universal horror film Screw” that drew terrible
it’s taken in $200.5 million. marijuana empire under toes) though many critics “The Turning,” a mod- reviews, collected $7.3 mil-
It was a good weekend threat. Reviews were fairly saw traces of racism in the ern adaptation of Henry lion in its debut weekend.q