‘Thunderbolts’ Surpasses $100M, Targets $30M+ Weekend; ‘Minecraft’ Hits $401M; ‘Sinners’ Soars Past $200M; ‘Cornfield Clown’ Earns $600K in Previews – Box Office Race Heats Up

Disney and Marvel Studios’

Thunderbolts*

is set to dominate the weekend box office in its second round with an expected

$30M

; –60% or lower. The film directed by Jake Schreier will surpass the $100 million milestone domestically today, amidst a lineup of several movies opening with under $10 million each this weekend. Intense summer competition begins only next week when New Line’s
Final Destination: Bloodlines
debuts with $30M-$40M.
Thunderbolts*
will include all the IMAX and premium large format theaters this weekend.

Warner Bros.’

Sinners

isn’t headed for failure at the box office; instead, it keeps rising, concluding week three with

$46.6M

, with a cumulative total of

$193.3M

. The Ryan Coogler directed, Michael B. Jordan starring vampire movie is crossing

$200M

today with a fourth weekend anticipated to be strong with

$23M-$25M

, -30%, according to industry predictions.
Sinners
will feature IMAX 70mm theaters from May 15 to 21.

Warner Bros/Legendary’s

A Minecraft Movie

is aiming for an additional reduction of 35% to 40% during weekend 6, expecting approximately $8 million after garnering $16.5 million in week 5, bringing the cumulative total to

$401M

as of yesterday.

Amazon MGM Studios’

The Accountant 2

concludes its second week with

$13.1M

and a cumulative total of

$44.7M

.

Regarding the remaining movies, the one anticipated to make a splash is IFC’s.

Clown in the Cornfield

At approximately 2,277, it is anticipated to perform around

$5M.

Critics love the movie at 80% fresh in the wake of its SXSW premiere back in March. The Eli Craig directed title is set in a fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge. We just heard the movie did

$600K

previews.

Lionsgate’s Kerry Washington and Omar Sy action movie

Shadow Force

is eyeing

$3M-$4M

at 2,170. The movie was greenlit during the Joe Drake administration at the studio. Critics aren’t hot on it with 50% Rotten. Last night’s previews were

$200K

. In
Shadow Force,
an estranged couple with a bounty on their heads must go on the run with their son to avoid their former employer, a unit of shadow ops that has been sent to kill them.

Vertical is very excited about their airplane action movie

Fight or Flight

which carries a 78% fresh with both critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The Josh Hartnett starring, James Madigan directed pic has the best previews of anyone with

$550K

, and that’s from last night and Monday Mystery screenings. Outlook is

$2.5M

. Out of the news movies tracked on PostTrak last night,
Fight or Flight
achieved the highest ratings with a 49% definite recommendation and three stars. The synopsis reads: A hired gun accepts a mission to locate a specific individual aboard an aircraft, only to find themselves compelled to safeguard this person from various parties intent on eliminating both of them.

Briarcliff Entertainment has

Juliet & Romeo

At 1,350 theaters, this film features Jason Isaacs, Rupert Graves, and Rebel Wilson. Directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, the musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s work hits the big screen.
Romeo and Juliet
It seems likely to achieve approximately

$1M

.