Welcome to "Box Office Battle," The Fly's weekly preview projecting what the top films will be at the box office this weekend.
'JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3' OFF TO STRONG START: Lionsgate's (LGF.A, LGF.B) action thriller "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum," starring Keanu Reeves as the titular assassin in this third film in the series, looks set for a strong opening weekend. While "John Wick: Chapter 2" opened at $30.4M domestically two years ago, this installment is getting a wider opening at 3,850 theaters and has already earned $5.9M in Thursday night previews. It is also listed at 89% "certified fresh" at Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office Mojo suggests an opening of $45M-$55M, well ahead of the studio's estimates of $30M-$35M.
'AVENGERS: ENDGAME' LOOKING TO TOP 'AVATAR' ON ALL-TIME LIST: Disney's (DIS) superhero spectacular "Avengers: Endgame" is now in its fourth weekend at theaters, and is likely to finally cede the top box office spot to "John Wick: Chapter 3." However, it is still looking at a second place finish, likely adding around $30M to its domestic total. This would push the film to the second highest all-time domestic gross, beating out "Avatar," which earned $760.5M, and leaving it only behind "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which earned $936.7M.
OVERALL DOMESTIC PROJECTIONS:
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum: $45M-$55M
Avengers: Endgame: ~$30M
Pokemon Detective Pikachu: $26M
A Dog's Journey: $10M
The Hustle: $6M
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