Weekend Theater Counts: Suicide Squad Lands in 4,255 Locations

August 4, 2016

Suicide Squad may end up not living up to the hype, but it won’t be for lack of trying. The dark superhero movie will open in 4,255 theaters this weekend, according to Warner Bros.. That’s far more than Deadpool’s 3,558 back in February, which was enough for a $132 million opening weekend. It’s on par with the 4,242 theaters that played Batman v Superman, which delivered a $166 million debut, on the back of similarly-dismal reviews. A performance somewhere between those two numbers is widely expected, although an August release date works against it, and we’re going with a more modest $125 million.

Looking ahead to next weekend, Sausage Party is expected to start out in a relatively modest 2,800 locations while Florence Foster Jenkins is slated for 1,500 venues. Pete’s Dragon will try to improve on the weak start posted by The BFG ($18.7m from 3,357) from a roughly equivalent 3,400 theaters.

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