Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania projected to take in a franchise high $120M domestic

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The first big blockbuster of 2023 is arriving this weekend with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which is eyeing the biggest debut in franchise history with $280 million worldwide.Box office analysts are predicting a $120 million domestic tally over the four-day President's Day holiday weekend, according to Deadline.

The third movie in the Ant-Man franchise is also projected to take in an additional $160 million in foreign markets over the opening weekend for $280 million worldwide.Disney's own projections, as per usual, are a bit softer than other analysts, with the studio hoping for $95 million over the three-day weekend and between $105 million and $110 million over the four-day holiday frame.The superhero sequel starring Paul Rudd - who revealed he got down to 7% body fat for the first Ant-Man but the scene showing off his shredded physique was cut for time -  is expected to open in roughly 4,300 theaters, and even if it meets Disney's more modest projections, it will still surpass both the previous Ant-Man movies.

Blockbuster: The first big blockbuster of 2023 is arriving this weekend with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which is eyeing the biggest debut in franchise history with $280 million worldwide Big weekend: The third movie in the Ant-Man franchise is also projected to take in an additional $160 million in foreign markets over the opening weekend for $280 million worldwide Studio: Disney's own projections, as per usual, are a bit softer than other analysts, with the studio hoping for $95 million over the three-day weekend and between $105 million and $110 million over the four-day holiday frame The original Ant-Man debuted in August 2015 to a modest $57.2 million opening, which is the second-lowest in.