The new releases in theatres for Friday August 18 include The Hitman’s Bodyguard (action comedy) and Logan Lucky (crime comedy). Currently in theatres, the top 5 films based on box office grosses are Annabelle: Creation (horror thriller), Dunkirk (action drama), The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (animated comedy), The Dark Tower (action adventure), and The Emoji Movie (animated comedy).

The Hitman’s Bodyguard is an action comedy pairing Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as bodyguard and hitman. The film is rated 14A, was filmed in Netherlands, Bulgaria, and the UK, and was written by Tom O’Connor (whose only other credit is writing Fire with Fire, 2012 crime drama with Josh Duhamel). Director Patrick Hughes previously directed The Expendables 3 (2014 action with Sylvester Stallone) and Red Hill (2010 western thriller with Ryan Kwanten). Ryan Reynolds was previously in Life (sci-fi horror with Jake Gyllenhaal), Criminal (2016 crime action with Kevin Costner), and Deadpool (2016 action comedy based on the Marvel character). Samuel L. Jackson was previously in Kong: Skull Island (action adventure with Tom Hiddleston), xXx: Return of Xander Cage (action adventure with Vin Diesel), and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016 adventure drama directed by Tim Burton). Also appearing is Gary Oldman who most recently was in The Space Between Us (adventure drama with Asa Butterfield).

Logan Lucky is a crime comedy about a heist during a NASCAR race starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Daniel Craig. The film is rated PG, was filmed in Georgia and North Carolina, and was written by first time writer Rebecca Blunt. Director Steven Soderbergh previously directed all 20 episodes of The Knick (2014-2015 medical drama starring Clive Owen), Channing Tatum in both Side Effects (2013 crime drama with Rooney Mara) and Magic Mike (2012 comedy drama), and was the editor on all the films. Channing Tatum was previously in and did voice work for the series Comrade Detective (action comedy with Joseph Godon-Levitt) and Hail, Caeser! (2016 comedy mystery written and directed by the Coen brothers). Adam Driver was previously in the series Girls (2012-2017 comedy drama with Lena Dunham) and Silence (2016 adventure drama adapted and directed by Martin Scorsese). Also appearing is Daniel Craig who most recently also voiced for Comrade Detective and was James Bond in Spectre (2015).

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard – 7.2
Logan Lucky – 7.2
Annabelle: Creation – 7.1
Dunkirk – 8.4
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature – 4.3
The Dark Tower – 6.0
The Emoji Movie – 1.9
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