Box Office: ‘Game Night’ Edges ‘Annihilation’ With $1 Million Opening

New Line’s R-rated comedy “Game Night” has opened with $1 million in Thursday night previews in North America, while Paramount’s sci-fi thriller “Annihilation” took in $900,000 from approximately 1,850 locations.“Game Night,” is expanding to 3,488 locations Friday at it opens against the second weekend of Disney-Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther” — which is poised to take in as much as $100 million during the Friday-Sunday period.

“Annihilation” is launching at 2,012 sites and Orion’s romancer “Every Day” will debut at 1,625 venues.

“Every Day” took in $115,000 in Thursday previews on under 1,000 screens.“Game Night,” starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, has been tracking in the $12 million-$14 million range recently.

The film is directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein with Bateman and McAdamas as couple whose regular game night suddenly turns into a murder mystery.

The cast includes Kyle Chandler, Billy Magnussen, Sharon Horgan, Lamorne Morris, and Kylie Bunbury.“Annihilation” is expected to open in the $10 million-$12 million

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