‘Shazam!’ Poised for Second Weekend at #1, Topping ‘Hellboy’ & ‘Little’

This weekend sees four new wide releases hitting theaters, though it will be WB’s Shazam! enjoying a second go round as the weekend’s number one film.

As for the week’s new releases, look for Hellboy and Little in what could be a tight race for runner-up position, while Laika’s latest, Missing Link, vies for a spot in the top five and Aviron’s After settles near the bottom of the top ten.

After a solid start last weekend, which saw Shazam! exceed industry expectations, the superhero feature is likely to take a bit of a dive this weekend, though should remain in the top spot barring an over performance from a couple of the weekend’s newcomers.

We’re currently anticipating a -58% dip for a three-day around $22.5 million and a ~$92 million domestic cume by the end of the weekend.

Second place could be a tight race between Lionsgate’s R-rated adaptation

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