'Lucy' tops 'Hercules' with $44 million at movie box office

While many will automatically think of the actor Kevin Sorbo and his small screen portrayal of the “half God” hero, this film's different slant on the strongman should put Johnson in a league all his own. The film has a very impressive cast list on top

While many will automatically think of the actor Kevin Sorbo and his small screen portrayal of the “half God” hero, this film's different slant on the strongman should put Johnson in a league all his own. The film has a very impressive cast list on top

Across the top titles, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes was up a tick to $54.84M from an estimated $54.4M; Transformers: Age Of Extinction was slightly lower at $36.9M versus $37.5M; Hercules was smack on with $28.7M; and How To Train Your Dragon 2 was

“Lucy,” the Luc Besson thriller starring Scarlett Johansson, roughed up Dwayne Johnson's “Hercules” to win a box-office battle of new releases this weekend. The Universal Pictures film took in $44 million to lead U.S. and Canadian ticket sales

Based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars, in this story Hercules has just completed his Twelve Labors. He is looking forward to an early retirement — only after one last heroic feat, of course — when he is called upon by Princess