Will ‘Alien: Romulus’ Continue Disney’s Summer Box Office Streak?
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Alien: Romulus” is expected to rip into the box office with $28 million to $38 million in its first weekend of release.
Rivals and independent tracking services are bullish on Disney and 20th Century’s sci-fi sequel, though, believing that inaugural ticket sales could wind up closer to $40 million or $50 million.
Should those loftier projections hold, “Alien: Romulus” will continue Disney’s stellar summer streak which ignited with “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (May’s highest grossing movie with $397 million), “Inside Out 2” (June’s highest grossing movie with $1.59 billion) and continued through “Deadpool & Wolverine” (July’s highest grossing movie with $1.03 billion).
By August, the studio became the first of 2024 to surpass $3 billion in worldwide ticket sales. Disney has “Moana 2” (Nov. 27) and “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Dec.
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