However, March’s remaining weeks are bringing fellow blockbusters Pacific Rim Uprising and Ready Player One into the proverbial game, so Tomb Raider is certainly going to face an uphill battle the longer it stays in theaters.
Even if Tomb Raider doesn’t end up performing exceptionally in the U.S., its foreign performance will hopefully be able to ensure that the movie makes a profit.
It has already opened in Asia (with the exception of China) and made over $14 million.
Along with Black Panther, Tomb Raider’s domestic competition this weekend includes A Wrinkle in Time, which opened last week and is expected to take in around $17 million, as well as smaller opening fare like Love, Simon and I Can Only Imagine, which are projected to make $10 million and between $2 million and $4 million, respectively.