Will Angelina Jolie's MaleficentMistressOfEvil defeat Joker at the box office this weekend?
should have no trouble casting a winning spell at the weekend box office, toppling early October blockbusterThe live-action Disney pic, rated PG, is on course to earn $45 million to $50 million in its domestic debut, and north of $140 million globally. The follow up opens five years after— inspired by the villainous sorceress in Sleeping Beauty — launched with $69.4 million in North America on its way to earning $758 million globally.
Directed by Joachim Rønning from a script by Linda Woolverton, Noah Harpster and Micha Fitzerman-Blue, the sequel follows Maleficent and her goddaugher Aurora as they question the ties that bind them together on the eve of the latter's nuptials., a water-cooler sensation, could earn more than $25 million in its third weekend, putting it in a close race for No. 2 with with new entrywhich debuted last weekend to a better-than-expected $30.
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