Disney’s (DIS) latest Marvel superhero spectacular, “Thor: Ragnarok,” starring Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo. is expected to again win the box office this weekend, its second in theaters. It is expected to earn an additional $54M-$57M domestically this weekend, following up its $122.7M domestic opening last weekend. Opening this weekend are 21st Century Fox’s (FOX, FOXA) “Murder on the Orient Express” and Viacom (VIA, VIAB) subsidiary Paramount’s “Daddy’s Home 2,” which pulled in $1.6M and $1.5M in Thursday night previews, respectively. Agatha Christie mystery adaptation “Murder on the Orient Express,” directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring an ensemble cast, is expected to open in the $20M-$24M range, with the Thursday night preview numbers making the higher end more likely. Holiday comedy “Daddy’s Home 2,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, is expected to open in the $20M-$23.5M range. STX Entertainment’s “A Bad Moms Christmas,” is expected to deliver between $9M-$10M in its second weekend at theaters. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK), Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B), Sony (SNE), and Time Warner (TWX).
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