It went on to gross $11.7 million in its opening weekend and $17 million over the five days, topping the box office. The film made $3.9 million on its first day of release, including $1.8 million from advance screenings the weekend before and $815,000 from Tuesday night previews. In the United States and Canada, the film was projected to gross around $15 million from 3,331 theaters over its five-day opening weekend. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard grossed $18,555,846 worldwide on a budget of around $50-70 million. Lionsgate Films released the film on June 16, 2021, after being delayed before to Augfrom an original release date of Augdue to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming also took place in Italy (Trieste), Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom. Grant reprising his role from the first.įilming began on Main Europe. In March 2019, Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, and Tom Hopper joined the cast of the film, with Richard E. Reynolds, Jackson, and Hayek also officially signed on to star in the sequel. rights from Millennium Media, while Matt O'Toole and Les Weldon would produce the film through Millennium and Campbell Grobman Films, and Hughes would return to direct the film from a script by Tom O'Connor, Brandon Murphy and Phillip Murphy. In November 2018, Lionsgate acquired the U.S. distribution rights, Patrick Hughes was also in talks to return for directing duties. While Lionsgate Films was in talks to secure the U.S. Jackson, and Salma Hayek were in early talks to reprise their roles for a sequel to the 2017 film The Hitman's Bodyguard, with plans to begin filming later in the year. In May 2018, it was announced that Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (alternative title).