"Runner Runner" Brings In $7.7 Million on Opening Weekend
Published on 2013-10-08 01:25:00
Despite the star power (Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck), "Runner Runner" stumbled badly at the North American box office this past weekend, raking in just $7.7 million.
The reviews for the movie were particularly bad - according to RottenTomatoes.com, just 8% of critics said that they liked the movie. It's not hard to see why the movie bombed at the box office.
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"Rounders", which starred Matt Damon and Edward Norton, opened to fairly similar numbers in its first weekend ($8.4 million) of release.
While "Rounders" didn't do particularly well at the theatres, the movie ended up developing a cult following on DVD. "Rounders" did so well after leaving the theatres, in fact, that there has been talk that a sequel may be made in the future.
Given the horrible reviews for "Runner Runner", don't expect the movie to develop any sort of cult following of its own.
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