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2017-07-21 15:38:03 FOXA Fox Corp. $27.79 / +0.15 (+0.54%) , LGF.B Lionsgate $27.43 / -0.13 (-0.47%) … 15:38 07/21/17 07/21 15:38 07/21/17 15:38	Box Office Battle: 'Dunkirk' expected to open in top spot This weekend sees three new major releases, Time Warner's (TWX) Warner Bros. "Dunkirk," Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK) subsidiary Universal's "Girls Trip," and STX Entertainment's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets." Expected to take the top spot is action thriller "Dunkirk," Christopher Nolan's non-linear World War II film, with a domestic opening in the range of $45M-$55M at 3,720 theaters. "Dunkirk" already earned $5.5M in Thursday night previews. Female-led comedy "Girls Trip," starring Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah, is expected to earn $25M-$30M in its first weekend at theaters. 21st Century Fox's (FOX, FOXA) third film in the rebooted franchise, "War for the Planet of the Apes," is expected to earn an additional $25M in its second weekend at theaters. Sony's (SNE) "Spider-Man: Homecoming," starring Tom Holland as the web-slinging superhero, is expected to earn $21M-$22M in its third weekend at theaters. Rounding out the top five will likely be original science fiction feature "Valerian," directed by Luc Besson, which is expected to open in the $16M-$18M range. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Disney (DIS), Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B), and Viacom (VIA, VIAB). FOXA Fox Corp. $27.79 / +0.15 (+0.54%) LGF.B Lionsgate $27.43 / -0.13 (-0.47%) DIS Disney $107.05 / -0.315 (-0.29%) VIAB VIAB / + LGF.A Lionsgate $29.39 / -0.11 (-0.37%) VIA Via Renewables $40.80 / -0.2 (-0.49%) SNE Symbol now SONY $40.74 / +0.11 (+0.27%) FOX Fox Corp. $27.61 / +0.15 (+0.55%) TWX Acquired by T $99.49 / +0.07 (+0.07%) CMCSA Comcast $39.49 / +0.15 (+0.38%) CMCSK Comcast $58.00 / + (+0.00%)	27 Jul 03 Aug 08 Aug 08 Aug 09 Aug 27 Sep

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Fox Corp.

$27.79 / +0.15 (+0.54%)

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Lionsgate

$27.43 / -0.13 (-0.47%)

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Box Office Battle: 'Dunkirk' expected to open in top spot

This weekend sees three new major releases, Time Warner's (TWX) Warner Bros. "Dunkirk," Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK) subsidiary Universal's "Girls Trip," and STX Entertainment's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets." Expected to take the top spot is action thriller "Dunkirk," Christopher Nolan's non-linear World War II film, with a domestic opening in the range of $45M-$55M at 3,720 theaters. "Dunkirk" already earned $5.5M in Thursday night previews. Female-led comedy "Girls Trip," starring Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah, is expected to earn $25M-$30M in its first weekend at theaters. 21st Century Fox's (FOX, FOXA) third film in the rebooted franchise, "War for the Planet of the Apes," is expected to earn an additional $25M in its second weekend at theaters. Sony's (SNE) "Spider-Man: Homecoming," starring Tom Holland as the web-slinging superhero, is expected to earn $21M-$22M in its third weekend at theaters. Rounding out the top five will likely be original science fiction feature "Valerian," directed by Luc Besson, which is expected to open in the $16M-$18M range. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Disney (DIS), Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B), and Viacom (VIA, VIAB).

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