Fresh off a Golden Globe win for Best Picture, Sam Mendes’ and Universal’s war epic “1917” earned $3.25 million in box office previews from 2,900 on Thursday as the film expands into wide release on 3,434 North American screens this weekend.So far the movie has earned an estimated $5.97 million at the box office after opening in limited release on Christmas Day.
It opens wide against Warner Bros.’ “Just Mercy,” which also expanded after a holiday limited opening, as well as 2020 new releases “Like a Boss” from Paramount and “Underwater” from Disney and Fox.“1917” is projected to earn between $20-25 million at the box office, and it should be enough to topple “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” from the top spot.Set during the first World War, “1917” stars George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman as two soldiers tasked to deliver a message to a battalion to call off an attack that will lead them,
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