Expendables 4 box office collection: Sylvester Stallone starrer Expend4bles debuts positively
Expendables 4' or 'Expend4bles' jointly produced by Millennium Media and Lionsgate, made its debut as the sole new wide release on Thursday night, garnering $750,000 in preview showings. This action-thriller, featuring Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone as elite mercenaries embarking on a daring mission, is anticipated to claim the top spot at the box office upon its official release.
With an R rating, the film is projected to open with approximately $15 million, marking the lowest opening among all entries in the franchise. Some estimates suggest it could reach $17 million, surpassing the $15.8 million opening of «Expendables 3» in 2014. The series began with a bang as the original 'Expendables' kicked off with a $34.8 million opening in 2010, followed by «Expendables 2» in 2012, which started with $28.5 million. In comparison, 'Expendables 3' earned $875,000 in Thursday preview grosses back in 2014, as per reports.
The latest installment, «Expendables 4,» reunites iconic stars such as Stallone, Statham, Randy Couture, and Dolph Lundgren, while introducing new additions like Megan Fox and Curtis «50 Cent» Jackson into the mix. Directed by Scott Waugh, the movie plunges this group of battle-hardened mercenaries into a mission fraught with Russian operatives and nuclear warheads.
Although the film came with a hefty $100 million production price tag, it is expected to perform well in international markets, similar to its predecessors.
'Expend4bles', a Lionsgate release, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association “for strong/bloody violence throughout, language and sexual material.” Running time: 103 minutes.
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