Box office update: 'Bourne Legacy' scores $14 million on Friday, tops 'The Campaign'

Universal’s $125 million Matt Damon-less thriller The Bourne Legacy easilytopped the box office on Friday with $14 million. The Jeremy Renner action entry may take in about $40 million over the weekend period, and while that total would fall short of its 2007 predecessor, The Bourne Ultimatum, which started with $69.3 million, it’s a solid start for the rebooted franchise.

In second was Warner Bros.’ The Campaign, which grossed $10.3 million on its opening day. The political comedy, which stars Will Ferrell and Zack Galifinakis, may ride the campaign trail all the way to $29 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period — in line with Galifinakis’ last non-Hangover comedy, Due Date, which started with $32.7 million in 2010.

With those two openers off to strong results, The Dark Knight Rises got bumped into third place with $5.6 million on its fourth Friday. Christopher Nolan’s final Batman movie may finish the weekend with about $19 million.

Next up was Hope Springs, the Meryl Streep/Tommy Lee Jones dramedy, which grossed $4.7 million — more than the $4.4 million the film earned on Wednesday and Thursday combined. Hope may spring to about $14 million over the full frame, which would lift its five-day total to $18.5 million.

Rounding out the Top 5 was Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, which fell 40 percent from its first Friday to $2.9 million. the kiddie flick could reach $10 million in its second frame — a strong hold after its lackluster debut. (Sony did not report numbers for last weekend’s top opener, Total Recall, which was expected to plummet following terrible reviews this weekend.)

Check back tomorrow to see how high the The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, and Hope Springs climb, and follow me on Twitter for up-to-the-minute box office updates.