With Five More New Releases, Can Any Movie Break Through at the Box Office in August?

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With Five More New Releases, Can Any Movie Break Through at the Box Office in August?
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August’s box office traffic jam is turning into full-on pileup. After five new nationwide releases last weekend, most of which failed in spectacular fashion, five more newcomers are arriving …

” look to have the best start among fresh offerings, but there’s a chance those will be the only films to hit double-digit debuts.” is getting a jump on the weekend by launching on Tuesday and anticipates to earn $16 million to $18 million from 3,800 theaters during its first six days of release. Some box office watchers estimate that figure could reach $20 million, but even that would be a huge drop from its predecessor, 2016’s “Angry Birds.

“Angry Birds 2” enters an already crowded family market and will face competition from PG offerings including Paramount’s “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” Disney-Fox’s “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” and Disney’s “The Lion King” and “Toy Story 4.”” might star three youngsters — Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon, and Keith L. Williams — but make no mistake, the R-rated film isn’t for the whole family, unless that family loves sex toys, drugs and the F-word.

It’s looking a little bleaker for the rest of this weekend’s newcomers — Warner Bros.’ musical comedy “

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