Opening this weekend is AT&T (T) subsidiary Warner Bros.’ horror film “The Nun,” the latest film in “The Conjuring” Universe. It is opening at 3,876 locations and is expected to domestically gross $45M-$50M. Warner Bros. romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians,” directed by John Chu and featuring a majority Asian cast, is expected to earn an additional $14M-$15M in its fourth weekend at theaters. Also opening this weekend is STX Entertainment’s action thriller “Peppermint,” starring Jennifer Garner, which is expected to open in the $10M-$13M range. Another Warner Bros. film, sci-fi thriller “The Meg,” is expected to finish in this weekend’s top four. The film, starring Jason Statham and an enormous shark, is expected to earn around $5M in its fifth weekend at theaters. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include 21st Century Fox (FOX, FOXA), Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK), Disney (DIS), Lionsgate (LGF.A, LGF.B), Sony (SNE), and Viacom (VIA, VIAB).
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