‘Hitman: Agent 47’ gets whacked at the box office with just $8.2 million

Fox’s “Hitman: Agent 47,” a second attempt to transform a popular videogame series into a successful film one, hit a speed bump, earning a meagre $8.2 million across 3,261 locations. It had been expected to generate $11 million in receipts. Swapping “Justified’s” Timothy Olyphant for “Homeland’s” Rupert Friend as the titular assassin didn’t provide much sizzle, as the latest “Hitman” failed to match the $13.1 million opening of its 2007 predecessor. “Hitman: Agent 47” cost $35 million to bring to the screen, and attracted an opening weekend audience that was 61% male and 60% over the age of 25.