Box Office Battle: 'Solo' looking to shoot first, take out 'Deadpool 2'

Disney's (DIS) Han Solo origin tale "Solo: A Star Wars Story" is opening this weekend, and expected to top the box office with a three-day total around $105M-112M, and a four-day Memorial Day weekend total of around $130M-136M. The "Star Wars" spin-off, starring Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo and Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, already earned between $13M-$15M in Thursday night previews, according to Deadline. The estimated opening weekend totals for "Solo" lag behind previous "Star Wars" spin-off "Rogue One," but "Solo" has stronger competition at the box office in the form of 21st Century Fox's (FOX, FOXA) "Deadpool 2" and Disney's "Avengers: Infinity War." The R-rated "Deadpool 2," starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular anti-hero merc with a mouth, is expected to earn $53.5M over the three-day weekend and $67.5M over the four-day weekend, its second at theaters. "Infinity War," which is in its fifth weekend at theaters, is expected to add $17.5M over the three-day weekend and $22.2M over the four-day weekend. Publicly traded companies in the space include Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK), Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B), Sony (SNE), Time Warner (TWX), and Viacom (VIA, VIAB).