Ben Affleck's Live by Night Bombs Big at Box Office

Hidden Figures rockets into first place.

By Alex Osborn

Live by Night was one of three new films that bombed at the domestic box office this weekend, earning just $5.4 million.

Warner Bros.' gangster film starring Ben Affleck failed to crack the top 10, opening wide in eleventh place. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the film has a long way to go before reaching profitability, as Live by Night cost a net total of $65 million to produce. The movie may not even hit the $6 million mark by the end of the four-day weekend, and is also performing poorly internationally, debuting to just $3.3 million overseas.

Silence, the new historical drama from director Martin Scorsese, also underwhelmed at the box office, earning a mere $1.9 million over the weekend. The film, which boasted a $50 million production budget, is on track to be one of the lowest-earning films in Scorsese's career.

Rounding out the trio of box office bombs is Monster Trucks, which earned $10.5 million over the weekend. Director Chris Wedge's action film cost a whopping $125 million to make, and is projected to make $14.1 million over the four-day holiday weekend. So far, Monster Trucks has made $14.7 million overseas, making for a projected worldwide total of $28.8 million.

This weekend also brought with it the debut of STX's horror film The Bye Bye Man and a new crime thriller called Sleepless. The former placed fifth at the box office with $13.4 million, while the latter opened in eighth place, earning $8.5 million.

After climbing to the top of the box office last weekend, Hidden Figures held strong in first place with $20.5 million. La La Land followed in second, earning $14.5 million, while Sing and Rogue One placed third and fourth, respectively.

Here are the Top 10 weekend box office estimates via Box Office Mojo:

1. Hidden Figures  $20.5 million

2. La La Land  $14.5 million

3. Sing  $13.8 million

4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $13.8 million

5. The Bye Bye Man $13.4 million

6. Patriots Day $12 million

7. Monster Trucks $10.5 million

8. Sleepless $8.5 million

9. Underworld: Blood Wars  $5.8 million

10. Passengers $5.6 million

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his video content on YouTube.

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