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With no major movies on the horizon, the summer slowdown has continued at the box office. Universal\u2019s action movie \u201cBeast,\u201d starring Idris Elba,\u201d picked up just $925,000 in Thursday previews after launching in 2,900 theaters. It will expand to 3,743 locations on Friday.<\/p>\n

The survival thriller is expected to bring in $10 million in its opening weekend, and the film cost $36 million to produce, not to mention more to promote. Internationally, \u201cBeast\u201d has already earned $4.9 million.<\/p>\n

Elba plays a father who travels to South Africa with his two daughters, and while in the savannah he faces the titular predator in \u201cBeast\u201d \u2014 a rogue, ferocious lion. The cast includes Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Jeffries.<\/p>\n

Domestically, \u201cBeast\u201d looks like it\u2019ll be tamed by the anime movie \u201cDragon Ball Super: Super Hero,\u201d the latest feature in the long-running and popular \u201cDragon Ball\u201d series. Released by Crunchyroll, which specializes in Japanese anime films and TV series, \u201cSuper Hero\u201d is targeting $13 million to $15 million in its opening weekend.<\/p>\n

The movie marks the widest release ever for Crunchyroll, and it looks to surpass the preview feature film in the franchise, 2018\u2019s \u201cDragon Ball Super: Broly.\u201d Opening over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, \u201cBroly\u201d took in $9.8 million in its first three days of release and ended the long weekend with $11.9 million. \u201cBroly\u201d ended its run with $30 million domestically and $115 million worldwide, a mark \u201cSuper Hero\u201d hopes to beat.<\/p>\n

In other limited releases this weekend, Aubrey Plaza and Alison Brie star in the new comedy \u201cSpin Me Round\u201d from IFC Films, while Paul Walter Hauser and Marisa Tomei co-lead the crime drama \u201cDelia\u2019s Gone\u201d from Vertical Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Box Office: Idris Elba\u2019s \u2018Beast\u2019 Earns $925,000 in Thursday Previews<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With no major movies on the horizon, the summer slowdown has continued at the box office. Universal\u2019s action movie \u201cBeast,\u201d starring Idris Elba,\u201d picked up just $925,000 in Thursday previews after launching in 2,900 theaters. It will expand to 3,743 locations on Friday. The survival thriller is expected to bring in $10 million in its opening weekend, and the film cost $36 million to produce, not to mention more to promote. Internationally, \u201cBeast\u201d has already earned $4.9 million. 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