How High Will Harley Quinn and ‘Birds of Prey’ Fly This Oscar Weekend?

After three straight weeks of Bad Boys for Life topping the weekend box office, Warner Bros.

is bringing their own R-rated actioner to the fray with Birds of Prey featuring Margot Robbie back as Harley Quinn, a character she first brought to life in 2016’s Suicide Squad.

The film will easily top this Oscar weekend, but can it deliver a top ten February opening?February has seen its share of big openings, most notably the $200+ million debut for Black Panther two years ago, but after that three R-rated features in Deadpool, Fifty Shades of Grey and The Passion of the Christ fill out the list and this weekend Birds of Prey, another R-rated film hoping to join the list of February’s top ten openers.

Warner Bros.

will open the film in over 4,200 locations and is anticipating a debut topping $45 million while tracking we’ve seen is much higher, looking for an

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