The critically derided comedy finished up just behind Disney and Marvel’s Ant-Man, which picked up first place and $24.8 million in its second weekend. That marks the weakest chart-topping performance since 24 April when Furious 7, then in its fourth week of release, bested all challengers with $17.8 million. So far, Ant-Man has earned $106.1 million stateside.
The weekend box office race unfolded in the shadow of a shocking act of violence after a gunman opened fire during a Thursday night screening of Trainwreck in Louisiana, killing two women and injuring nine people before turning the weapon on himself. Safety concerns across the country may have caused some consumers to steer clear of cinemas.
