Columbia Pictures is being even more conservative with its predictions than Variety, with the studio imagining The Dark Tower making around $19 million during that period.
This estimate is a far cry from last year’s first August blockbuster, Suicide Squad, which opened at over $133 million.
However, it will likely still be the financial winner of the weekend, as Detroit is currently projected to haul in between $10 million to $15 million in its wide release, and the Halle Berry-led Kidnap will make around $8 million.
Admittedly, that film had the advantage of being part of the DC Extended Universe and featuring several popular comic book characters, but still, this wouldn’t be a great start for The Dark Tower’s U.S. run.