Despite having a lot of talent involved, Paramount's expensive "The Running Man" remake didn't connect with moviegoers in its first weekend of release. Directed by Edgar Wright ("Hot Fuzz") and starring Glen Powell ("Twisters") in the lead role, this new take on Stephen King's dystopian story of the same name is going to go down as a pretty significant box office flop.

"The Running Man" opened to $17 million domestically, placing at number two on the charts behind "Now You See Me: Now You Don't," which surprised with a $21.3 million debut. That means Wright's big-budget blockbuster failed to live up to already modest pre-release expectations, which had "The Running Man" pulling in between $19 and $28 million . Overseas audiences weren't much help, either, only adding $11.1 million to th

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