The Fox movie Opened in around 2,800 theaters last night to
earn the biggest Thursday preview gross since Straight Outtalk Compton's $4.9 million in mid-August.
The film, starring Matt Damon as an astronaut who gets stuck
on Mars, will top the weekend. It's opening in 3,826 North American theaters
this weekend, and the strong start indicates that the film will likely surpass
the initial debut estimates in the low $40 million range for a launch between
$45 million and $50 million.
Drew Goddard adapted the script based on Andy Weir's
best-selling book. Damon stars opposite Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael
Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan and Aksel Hennie.
Sony's The Walk, from director Robert Zemeckis, rolls out in
roughly 440 Imax theaters this weekend. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as
French artist Philippe Petit, who gained fame after he walked on a high wire
between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
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