Box Office: ‘Hellboy’ Powers to $1.4 Million on Thursday Night

Lionsgate’s “Hellboy” remake launched to $1.4 million at 2,700 North American locations on Thursday night.The number compares favorably with 2017’s “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,” which scored $1 million in previews and opened with $13.6 million.Universal’s body-swap comedy “Little” opened with $735,000 at 2,200 sites during Thursday previews.“Shazam!” will probably repeat as the box office champ in North America after the DC Comics superhero tentpole debuted with $53 million.

As of Wednesday, it had earned $67 million at the domestic box office.

“Shazam!” launched at the top end of forecasts with an “A” Cinemascore from audiences.

It could add another $24 to $28 million in its sophomore frame at 4,306 sites.“Hellboy,” starring “Stranger Things” actor David Harbour, is expected to take in between $16 million to $20 million when it hits 3,303 screens.

Directer by Neil Marshall, “Hellboy” is the third movie based on the Dark Horse comic about the half-demon superhero.

The cast includes Ian McShane, Sasha Lane and Daniel Dae Kim.

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