Disney-Marvel’s “Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-2018-movie-posters/”>Ant-Man and the Wasp” is on its way to an estimated $83.7 million opening weekend from 4,206 North American locations.The 20th Marvel film, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, totaled an estimated $33.8 million Friday, including $11.5 million in Thursday previews.
It’s tracking in line with Disney’s earlier projections in the $70 million to $85 million range.The fourth weekend of Disney-Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” will battle it out for the second place slot with the sophomore frame of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” which are each pegged for around $30 million.The original “Ant-Man” opened to $57 million two years ago, and went on to earn $519 million worldwide.
If estimates hold, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” will be the seventh-highest domestic debut of the year, behind “Solo: A Star Wars Story’s” $84.4 million.Rudd and Lilly reprise their roles as Scott Lang/Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne/The Wasp, respectively — superheroes
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