'No Good Deed' dominates the box office over 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
The thriller 'No Good Deed' and the family-friendly movie 'Dolphin Tale 2' took first and second place, respectively, putting summer box office champion 'Guardians' at third place. However, 'Deed' received mainly negative reviews.
'No Good Deed' stars Idris Elba.
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