Will any films be able to compete with the box office juggernaut that is Disney and Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame”?That’s a question Warner Bros.
and Legendary’s “Detective Pikachu” will attempt to answer this weekend as the studio’s live-action Pokemon adaptation takes on the mother of blockbusters at the domestic box office.
Industry analysts are projecting a wide range between $56 million and $80 million when “Detective Pikachu” debuts in 4,200 North American theaters.
Warner Bros.
is more conservatively predicting a three-day haul closer to $50 million.
But if the movie is able to reach the higher end of that range, it could give “Avengers: Endgame” a run for the No.
1 spot.“Avengers: Endgame,” the culmination to the current phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has generated a massive $644.5 million in the States, making it the seventh-biggest domestic release ever after less than three weeks in theaters.
The superhero behemoth is
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