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

Hercules's muscles were no match for Lucy's drug-enhanced brain at the box office this weekend. Audiences turned out in earnest to see the Scarlett Johansson thriller, which earned an expectation-shattering $44 million from 

You'll have to say one thing for Brett Ratner's production of Hercules: This movie has a sense of proportion. Running just over 90 minutes, the movie is often clunky, but at least it's fast and unpretentious. And its likable star, Dwayne Johnson

Hercules's muscles were no match for Lucy's drug-enhanced brain at the box office this weekend. Audiences turned out in earnest to see the Scarlett Johansson thriller, which earned an expectation-shattering $44 million from 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luc Besson's "Lucy" proved mind can overpower muscle, topping a remake of "Hercules" by director Brett Ratner at the box office on the weekend. The Universal Pictures-released movie starring Scarlett Johansson as an accidental 

Hercules is no stranger to the big screen. In fact, this is the second film starring the son of Zeus this year. The difference is, this one doesn't make you want to gouge your eyes out. Directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson