It looks like Disney’s “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” won’t be rising from the ashes anytime soon.According to Friday’s early estimates, the 12th and final installment in the Marvel-owned franchise is heading for a disappointing $37.7 million opening weekend, after a lackluster Friday showing.
Originally, Disney estimated a start between $40 million and $50 million which would have already ranked the film as one of the franchise’s lowest openings.Also opening this weekend is Universal-Illumination’s “Secret Life of Pets 2,” which should pull around $48.5 million following $17 million in Friday grosses.
The numbers are close to early predictions for the film, which estimated a $50 million to $55 million opening.
However, it will likely fall short of its predecessor, which opened to a surprise $104 million its opening weekend and holds the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for an original film.“Dark Phoenix” is the first X-Men film to be distributed by Disney
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