Opening this weekend are Sony’s (SNE) “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” and Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK) subsidiary Universal’s “Skyscraper. “Hotel Transylvania 3,” the third film in the animated series starring the voices of Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, is expected to take this weekend’s top spot, opening in the $40M-48M range at over 4,200 theaters. The film already earned $2.6M in Thursday night previews. Action film “Skyscraper,” starring Dwayne Johnson, is expected to open at around $34M in just under 3,800 theaters, after earning $1.3M in Thursday night previews. Disney (DIS) Marvel Cinematic Universe film “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly as the titular superheroes, is expected to earn around $32M in its second weekend at theaters, while Pixar’s animated superhero sequel “Incredibles 2” is expected bring in just over $17M in its fifth weekend at theaters. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include 21st Century Fox (FOX, FOXA), AT&T (T), Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B), and Viacom (VIA, VIAB).
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