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Box Office: 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' takes top spot from 'A Quiet Place 2'

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard movie. (Courtesy)

"The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" nabbed the top spot on box office charts, debuting with $11.6 million from 3,331 U.S. venues over the weekend.

The Lionsgate movie, a sequel to the 2017 action comedy "The Hitman's Bodyguard," opened on the big screen on Wednesday and has collected $17 million to date. However, the film cost nearly $70 million to produce so it could face challenges turning a profit in theaters.

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