The video game adaptation will also be going up against an undoubtedly strong second weekend from the first Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
In a little under a month, Assassin’s Creed, Fox’s adaptation of the video game of the same name, hits theaters.
The film, which stars Michael Fassbender as Callum Lynch, boasts a stellar supporting cast that includes Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, and Michael K. Williams. Assassin’s Creed will face stiff competition at the box office as it opens the same week as the Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence vehicle, Passengers, as well as Illumination’s animated movie Sing.
Video game adaptations have traditionally been disappointments at the box office, with only two such films ever crossing $100 million at the domestically (those being Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The Angry Birds Movie).