Welcome to "Box Office Battle," The Fly's weekly preview projecting what the top films will be at the box office this weekend.
IT SEQUEL FLOATS INTO THEATERS: AT&T (T) subsidiary Warner Bros.' horror film sequel "It: Chapter Two" is looking to kick off the Fall movie season, opening at 4,570 theaters domestically. The film, adapted from a Stephen King novel, already earned $10.5M from preview showings Thursday night, and is looking to domestically gross $105M or more in its first weekend at theaters.
ALSO PLAYING: No other film is expected to earn much more than $5M this weekend, with Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B) and Millennium's action film "Angel Has Fallen," Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK) subsidiary Universal's R-rated comedy "Good Boys," Disney's (DIS) live-action remake of "The Lion King," and Sony (SNE) and AFFIRM's faith-based drama "Overcomer" expected to round out the top five.
OVERALL DOMESTIC PROJECTIONS:
- It: Chapter Two: $105M+
- Angel has Fallen: $5.5M
- Good Boys: $5.25M
- The Lion King: $4.5M
- Overcomer: $3.7M
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