The film about Baton Rouge’s Barry Seal debuted in the No. 2 spot at the box office.<\/b>
\n\u201cAmerican Made,\u201d Tom Cruise\u2019s very much embellished crime drama based on Baton Rouge drug-smuggler-turned-federal-informant Barry Seal, was barely edged by the surprisingly durable horror-thriller \u201cIt\u201d for the box office crown this past weekend, but it\u2019s got no reason to be ashamed. Its estimated $17 million haul was above analysts\u2019 expectations and, coming in just $300,000 behind \u201cIt,\u201d ended up tying \u201cAmerican Made\u201d with holdover \u201cKingsman: The Golden Circle\u201d for the No. 2 spot.
More importantly for Tom Cruise, who this past summer starred in the box-office flop \u201cThe Mummy,\u201d audiences and critics alike seemed genuinely to like \u201cAmerican Made.\u201d It currently boasts an 87 percent approval rating on movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ rating on the audience-driven CinemaScore.
Whether it can hang onto that momentum this coming weekend, which brings the much-anticipated sci-fi sequel \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d remains to be seen. In the meantime, here are 10 cool things to know about director Doug Liman\u2019s \u201cAmerican Made,\u201d which is now playing in theaters nationwide.<\/p>\n

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