For one, Ready Player One is shaping up to debut with the highest theater count of the year, with an estimated 4,100 theater rollout.
Armed with strong reviews and positive word of mouth, we’re predicting a $43.6 million debut for Ready Player One, which will easily be enough to take the top spot from last weekend’s holdovers and two newcomers as well, Lionsgate’s Tyler Perry’s Acrimony and PureFlix’s God’s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness.
Take a look at our top 10 projections below, and check back for the top 10 estimates on Sunday, courtesy of Box Office Mojo.
This will come in just higher than Black Panther, which debuted in 4,020 theaters in mid-February.