WithJustice Leagueonly a few weeks away and tickets now on sale, early tracking has come out for Warner Bros’ big superhero crossover. According to Deadline, industry estimates have the film opening around $110M-$120M in the U.S. and Canada. Deadline also notes that some ofJustice League’s projection is being taken byThor: Ragnarok, which opens two weeks prior. Once that film is out of the way, more fans may turn their attention to the DCEU movie, and its projection could be higher.
It will be interesting to see how highJustice Leaguecan go in its opening weekend. The wholeJustice Leagueenterprise was concocted in response toThe Avengers, which opened to $200 million on its opening weekend. But even if you take that film out of the equation and only compareJustice Leagueto other DCEU movies, it still has some serious competition. The only movie it’s currently on pace to beat isWonder Woman, which opened to $103 million, but then showed some serious legs at the box office to earn $821 million worldwide. As for the other DCEU movies,Man of Steelopened to $116 million,Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceopened to $166 million, andSuicide Squadopened to $133 million.
It’s possible thatJustice Leaguehas the highest opening weekend of any DCEU if its tracking improves, but it also has a much tougher frame.Batman v Supermanopened in March andSuicide Squadopened in August. Meanwhile,Justice Leaguewill have to fend offThor: Ragnarok,Daddy’s Home 2,Murder on the Orient Express, andCoco. Warners is pretty much hoping thatJustice Leagueis THE movie to see over the Thanksgiving holiday, but that depends on critical response and word of mouth.
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