‘Equalizer 3’ Grabs $3.8M From Thursday Previews – Box Office
deadline.comAntoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer 3 will not let this summer go out quietly in what’s expected to be a $30M-$40M 4-day opening weekend; poised to be the second-best ever for the holiday after Shang-Chi ($94.6M).
Last night from showtimes that began at 3PM, the Sony threequel clocked $3.8M at 3,241 locations. While 76% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Equalizer 3 is 92% with audiences currently.
Sony has extra bullets at the box office with Imax and PLFs this weekend for Equalizer 3. Last night’s previews best those of Equalizer 2 which took in $3.1M at 2,934 theaters from Thursday showtimes that began at 4PM.
That repped 23% of the pic’s $13.3M Friday in what was a No. 1 $36M over the July 20-22, 2018 frame, besting Universal’s opening for Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again which made $34.9M.
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