‘Wicked’ Triumphs Over ‘Moana 2’ In Weekdays, ‘Kraven The Hunter’ $2M, ‘Lord Of The Rings: War Of The Rohirrim’ $625K Previews – Friday AM Box Office

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Sony’s $110M Spider-man universe spinoff Kraven the Hunter collected $2M in previews last night while Warner Bros/New Line $30M+ anime movie Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim counted $625K.

Neither is expected to wow in their openings in a weekend that will be dominated again by Disney’s Moana 2 which is eyeing a -45% third frame ease with around $28M.

Kraven the Hunter is pacing like an R-rated male action movie expected to do around $15M ala Amazon MGM Studios’ Beekeeper which did $2.4M in previews for a $16.5M opening.

Lord of the Rings is looking at a mid-single digit opening. Sony and Warner Bros put these 18-34 guy demo movies in the pre-Christmas frame given each of their challenges and to benefit off the holiday multiple after Christmas, both of these movies seen as counterprogramming to upcoming family laden frame of Disney’s Mufasa and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3.