Senior Film and Media Reporter
Alien: Romulus Big Opening Weekend, Outer Banks Season 4 This Fall, Camila Mendes Cast as Teela!
Welcome to the hottest days of summer.
The box office is set to be slow this weekend, as two new releases — director Zoe Kravitz’s twisted thriller “Blink Twice” and the Bill Skarsgård-starring reboot “The Crow” — are aiming for middling debuts. “Blink Twice” is targeting $7 million to $8 million from 3,000 theaters, while “The Crow” is looking to gross $6 million to $9 million from 2,500 theaters.
Despite the two newcomers, last weekend's champ, "Alien: Romulus," will battle "Deadpool & Wolverine" for the top spot on the North American box office charts. The R-rated "Romulus" is expected to add $16 million to $19 million in its sophomore outing, down 55% to 60% from its $41 million debut. Meanwhile, "Deadpool & Wolverine" is aiming for a similar range of $16 million to $18 million in its fifth weekend of release. Marvel's superhero adventure is the year's second-biggest film with $546 million in North America and $1.14 billion worldwide.
