BOX OFFICE: “Argylle” underwhelms, “Beekeeper” and “Wonka” outlast “Mean Girls”

An all-star cast doing another variation of Matthew Vaughn’s intro to spycraft “Kingsman” formula failed to pay dividends as middling Thursday night and not overwhelming Friday put “Argylle” on track to fall short of $17 million on its opening weekend.

Deadline.com notes that That’s enough to chase “Mean Girls” and “The Beekeeper” out of the top spot, with Jason Statham’s best action pic in decades coming in second at over $5 million ($50 total by Monday), the long in the tooth holiday hit “Wonka” coming in third with “Mean Girls” ($66 million to date) further down the ladder, falling to fifth (after “Migration,” which cleared the $100 million mark this week) and well under $5 million in ticket sales after almost a month in theaters.

Apple TV better hope “Argylle” pulls in subscribers for the streamer, as it won’t break even theatrically. It did nobody on board any favors, especially Vaughn and star Bryce Dallas Howard.

“Aquaman’s” last weekend in the top ten sent it over $120 million in North American ticket sales alone.

“Anyone But You” continues adding to its take, an R dates Rom-com that keeps on producing. It’s over $76, and while it won’t hit $100, Sydney Sweeney and that lucky co star from “Top Gun” will be bankable thanks to this sleeper.

About Roger Moore

Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine
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