Academy Award winner Denzel Washington in ‘The Magnificent Seven’. Movie stars don’t open movies anymore? Tell that to Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks. The pair, once co-stars in Philadelphia, have together dominated the last three weeks of the box office. After Clint Eastwood’s Miracle on the Hudson docudrama Sully – stars Hanks as Captain Chesley Sullenberger – topped ticket sales of the last two weeks, The Magnificent Seven rode Washington’s star power to an estimated US$35-million debut over the weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Though both Washington and Hanks are in their early 60s, their box-office clout might be just as potent as ever. The debut of Sully was Hanks’ fourth-best opening of his career; the opening of The Magnificent Seven, Antoine Fuqua’s remake of John Sturges’ 1960 western (itself a … Read entire article »