Sci-fi action tentpole “Pacific Rim Uprising” has opened with a solid $2.4 million at 2,850 North American locations in Thursday night previews.Universal-Legendary’s “Pacific Rim Uprising” — the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 “Pacific Rim” — has been forecast to score from $22 million to $29 million as it expands to 3,708 locations at this weekend’s domestic box office.
That will probably be enough to surpass Disney-Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther” following its stellar five-week reign at the top of the domestic box office.The original “Pacific Rim,” set in the near future and starring Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, and Charlie Hunnam, opened with $37 million domestically in 2013 on its way to $101.8 million.
It went on to gross $411 million at the worldwide box office, led by $112 million in China.“Pacific Rim Uprising” is set 10 years after the Battle of the Breach with a new generation of Jaeger pilots ready to combat the evolving Kaiju monsters.
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