BOX OFFICE: ANT-MAN Expected To Open BIG, But May Not Reach #1 Stateside
A Marvel Studios movie not debuting at #1? Say it ain't so! However, that's looking like a possibility this weekend in North America for Ant-Man. Luckily, it seems as if the movie is going to perform a lot better overseas. Hit the jump for details...
Deadline has the latest projections for Peyton Reed's Ant-Man, and things are looking very good indeed. Globally, the latest movie from Marvel Studios is expected to bring in a haul of around $115 million - $125 million. That puts it ahead of Thor's global debut back in 2011, and means it will be off to a strong start. However, it unfortunately faces some pretty stiff competition domestically.
The site believes that the film will debut somewhere beneath $65 million, which is a fantastic debut, but might see it fail to reach #1. That's because Judd Apatow's Trainwreck could take a chunk out of its haul with older moviegoers, but the real problem is Minions. After debuting with an amazing $115.7 million last weekend, it's expected to drop only around 50%, and may even near the $60 million mark. If it does better than expected, that could cause Ant-Man a headache.
It ultimately seems unlikely though, and based on how Guardins of the Galaxy overperformed last year, don't be surprised to see Ant-Man do the same. What are you seeing this weekend?
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