New offerings at the specialty box office include Annapurna’s dramedy Sorry to Bother You, about a black telemarketer in Oakland who adopts a white accent. In July 2016, The Purge: Election Year debuted to $31.5 million domestically.įor the weekend, The First Purge is looking at a fourth-place finish behind Ant-Man 2, fellow Universal title Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles 2. In summer 2016, Finding Dory grossed $486.3 million domestically. 2 with a projected $31 million-$32 million each. Incredibles 2 - which passed up Finding Dory this weekend to become the top-grossing Pixar title of all time in North America, not adjusted for inflation - and Jurassic World 2 are in a close race for No. 4 behind Ant-Man and the Wasp, Incredibles 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Y’Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Jovian Wade, Luna Lauren Velez and Marisa Tomei star in the prequel, which also launches this week in its first 27 international markets.

Gerard McMurray directed The First Purge from a script by James DeMonaco, who wrote and helmed the first three films.

Tracking shows the movie appealing to younger, diverse moviegoers. The film - tapping into the current political climate - is a prequel explaining the origins of the annual “Purge,” a 12-hour period during which it’s legal to commit any crime, including murder. The First Purge is the fourth outing in the franchise, which has earned more than $330 million at the global box office against a modest production cost. The pic received a B- CinemaScore, a good grade for a horror title. Universal and Blumhouse’s The First Purge, opening July Fourth, earning $6.1 million on Friday from 3,021 theaters for a projected five-day debut of $32 million, including $18.5 million for the weekend. The sequel is set between the events in Captain America: Civil War and Infinity War, and sees Ant-Man and the Wasp embarking on a new mission from van Dyne’s father and SHIELD inventor Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to find his wife and Hope’s mother (Michelle Pfeiffer).Īnt-Man and the Wasp opens in roughly 45 percent of the foreign marketplace timed to its U.S. Hannah John-Kamen plays the villain Ghost in Ant-Man and the Wasp. Rudd reprises his role as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, while Lilly plays Hope van Dyne/Wasp (her transformation into a superhero was hinted at in the first film). Peyton Reed ( The Break-Up) returns to direct, reuniting him Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly. Currently, the Ant-Man sequel boasts an 87 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The superhero sequel is the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and flies into theaters following the staggering success of Avengers: Infinity War earlier this summer and Black Panther in February.

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