‘Equalizer,’ ‘Mamma Mia’ Sequels Head Toward $30 Million Domestic Openings

Sony’s “The Equalizer 2” and Universal’s “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” are heading for solid North American launches in the $27 million to $33 million range for the July 20-22 weekend, early tracking showed Thursday.“The Equalizer 2” is a thriller starring Denzel Washington as retired CIA operative Robert McCall, who decides to punish the perpetrators of the murder of a longtime friend.

It’s the first sequel in Washington’s movie career, which dates back to 1981.

Antoine Fuqua has returned to direct with Ashton Sanders, Pedro Pascal, Melissa Leo, and Bill Pullman also starring.“The Equalizer” opened four years ago during the Sept.

26-28 weekend with $34.2 million domestically and wound up with $101 million in North America and $192 million worldwide.

The movie was based on the 1980s CBS series of the same name.“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is launching a decade after the original musical romantic comedy with Meryl Streep,

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