Tomb Raider, 20th Century Fox’s Love, Simon, Roadside Attractions’ I Can Only Imagine and Focus Features’ 7 Days in Entebbe.
We’re projecting a modest drop of 40%, which would bring its fifth weekend tally to $24.6 million, so if Black Panther overperforms or Tomb Raider underperforms, neither of which would be surprising at this point, it could be Black Panther on top for an amazing fifth weekend in a row.
We’re predicting that T’challa and Company’s hot streak is at its end, with Tomb Raider taking the top spot with an projected $28.3 million.
Of the four new releases this weekend, Tomb Raider has a massive theater count advantage, opening in an estimated 3,600 theaters, while Love, Simon arrives in 2,400 theaters and 7 Days in Entebbe debuts in roughly 800 theaters, although there was no theater estimate posted for I Can Only Imagine.