Box Office Battle: 'A Quiet Place' expected to creep back into top spot

Expected to return to the top spot in its third weekend at theaters is Viacom (VIA, VIAB) subsidiary Paramount's horror film "A Quiet Place," which is expected to earn an additional $21M domestically at over 3,800 theaters. Expected to drop into second is last weekend's winner, Time Warner (TWX) subsidiary Warner Bros' "Rampage," based on the classic arcade game of the same name, and starring Dwayne Johnson alongside giant CGI animals-turned-monsters. "Rampage" is expected to earn around $17M in its second weekend at theaters. Rounding out the top three is expected to be STX's release of Amy Schumer's "I Feel Pretty," which is expected to open in the $13M-$15M range after a mixed early response to the comedy. Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK) subsidiary Universal and Blumhouse's thriller "Truth or Dare" is expected to earn an additional $7M-$8M in its second weekend at theaters. In its fourth weekend at theaters, Warner Bros. sci-fi action flick "Ready Player One," directed by Steven Spielberg, is expected to earn an additional $7M, taking the domestic total of the film over $125M. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include 21st Century Fox (FOX, FOXA), Disney (DIS), Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B), and Sony (SNE).