In the past two years, 'Blacklight' (a $3.5 million debut), 'Honest Thief' ($4.1 million) and 'The Marksman' ($3.1 million) all opened similarly. That's much in line with the last few films staring Neeson. The Open Road-Briarcliffe Entertainment R-rated release launched with an estimated $3.1 million in 2,555 locations. The latest Neeson thriller, 'Memory,' however, was mostly forgotten by moviegoers. The film, adapted from Aaron Blabey's kids' graphic novel, has helped reignite family moviegoing.Īpril moviegoing was largely dominated by Paramount Pictures' 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' - which stayed in second place with $11.4 million, bringing its cumulative total to $160.9 million - and 'The Bad Guys,' with $44.4 million in two weeks. 'The Bad Guys,' distributed by Universal Pictures, made US$16.1 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, holding well with only a 33 per cent drop from last weekend. and Canadian theatres for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the latest Liam Neeson thriller suggested the actor's particular set of skills may be wearing thin with audiences. The DreamWorks animated heist movie, 'The Bad Guys' was the top film in U.S.