Box Office Battle: 'Justice League' to vanquish 'Thor' in debut - InvestingChannel

Box Office Battle: ‘Justice League’ to vanquish ‘Thor’ in debut

The major release opening in theaters this weekend is Warner Bros. (TWX) superhero flick “Justice League,” the latest entry in the DC Comics Extended Universe. The film, which grossed $13M from its Thursday night opening, is expected to lead the weekend with a domestic gross of $115M-$118M. Meanwhile, after achieving the number one spot at the box office in the prior two weekends, Disney’s (DIS) Marvel Comics movie “Thor: Ragnarok” is expected to come in second place this weekend, with a domestic gross of about $26M. Lionsgate’s (LGF.A) “Wonder,” an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel by R.J. Palacio, is anticipated to reach third place in its debut this weekend and gross roughly $16M, while Fox’s (FOXA) mystery drama “Murder on the Orient Express” is expected to come in fourth in its second weekend of release with a domestic gross of $15M-$16M. Rounding out the top five this weekend is Paramount’s (VIAB) “Daddy’s Home 2,” a holiday comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, John Lithgow, and Mel Gibson, which is also expected to gross $15M-$16M a week after its debut. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK) and Sony (SNE).