Box Office: ‘Expend4bles’ Targets Franchise-Low $15 Million Debut
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Expend4bles,” the fourth action-thriller starring Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone as elite mercenaries on a mission, is expected to top the box office in its debut.
It’s aiming for $15 million in its opening weekend, which would be the lowest of the franchise. There’s a chance, though, it could slightly exceed expectations with $17 million.
The first “Expendables” opened in 2010 with $34.8 million, the 2012 sequel arrived to $28.5 million and 2014’s threequel landed with $15.8 million.
Though the series has drastically declined in popularity at the domestic box office (the original ended up with $103 million in North America while the most recent tapped out with a paltry $39 million), these films have been much bigger draws with international audiences.
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