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“Tomb Raider” Tops US Friday Box Office, But “Black Panther” Should Win Weekend

The new “Tomb Raider” will take second place on the weekend chart.

The new “Tomb Raider” film predictably ranked as Friday’s top-grossing film in the United States.

It is not, however, expected to win the weekend.

That honor will likely go to “Black Panther.”

“Tomb Raider” earned $9.1 million on Friday, which marked its first day of release. It is expected to close the weekend with $21-25 million in receipts.

That opens the door for “Black Panther” to secure a fifth consecutive weekend at #1. While it took second place with $7.5 million Friday, it should close the weekend with $26-31 million. In doing so, it will win the weekend box office race — and cross the $600 million cumulative mark.

New release “I Can Only Imagine” took third with $6.2 million Friday, while fellow newcomer “Love, Simon” grabbed fourth on the strength of its $4.6 million.

“A Wrinkle In Time” was fifth at the Friday box office with $4.6 million, but it may move up to #3 for the full weekend.

Current weekend projections have “Wrinkle” taking third with $15-18 million, “I Can Only Imagine” earning fourth with $13-17 million, and “Simon” debuting at #5 with $10-13 million.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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