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In the days, weeks and months leading up to Suicide Squad's debut at the box office, the projections kept getting bigger and bigger. At first, analysts predicted a $115 million debut, which would have still been enough to break the August opening weekend record of $94.3 million set by Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy two years ago. As the release got closer, the projections started to swell, with some believing it could take in more than $140 million. While Suicide Squad still couldn't hit that mark, it still shattered the record with $135.1 million.

Box Office Mojo reports that Warner Bros. rolled out Suicide Squad in 4,255 theaters, with The Weinstein Company's Nine Lives also opening in wide release in 2,264 theaters, opening in sixth place with $6.5 million. The 4,255-theater rollout for Suicide Squad is fairly close to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's 4,242-theater debut back in March, which kicked off the DC...

The month of August always signifies that the summer movie season is winding down, as kids across the country start getting ready to go back to school. Two years ago, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy kicked off the month with a record-breaking box office opening weekend of $94.3 million, en route to $333.1 million domestic and $773.1 million worldwide, the highest ever for a movie opening in August. If the projections and predictions for this weekend's massive comic book adaptation Suicide Squad turn out to be true, that record will be shattered this weekend with what we're predicting is an opening weekend gross of $145.6 million.

Box Office Mojo reports that Warner Bros. is releasing Suicide Squad in approximately 4,150 theaters, with The Weinstein Company's Nine Lives also opening in wide release although there is no theater count estimation quite yet. The estimated 4,150-theater rollout for Suicide Squad is fairly close to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice...

The Star Trek franchise proved it still has some box office firepower last weekend by winning with $59.2 million. While, admittedly, it was the lowest debut since filmmaker J.J. Abrams rebooted the franchise in 2009, it received glowing reviews and it may have more longevity in theaters than its predecessors. This weekend, it went up against Universal's Jason Bourne, Stx Entertainment's comedy Bad Moms and Lionsgate's Nerve. As predicted, Jason Bourne easily came out on top with an estimated $60 million.

The original Bourne movie trilogy is one of the few to have a bigger box office performance each time out, with many franchises increasing with the second movie and dropping with the third. 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum earned $69.2 million in its opening weekend, en route to a franchise best $227.4 million domestic and $442.8 million worldwide, from a $110 million budget. While Universal tried to keep the franchise alive by going in a somewhat different...

Last weekend, Star Trek Beyond proved there is still life in the iconic Star Trek franchise after 50 years, taking the top spot at the box office with $59.2 million. While, admittedly, it was the lowest debut since filmmaker J.J. Abrams rebooted the franchise in 2009, it received glowing reviews and it may have more longevity in theaters than its predecessors. This weekend, it will go up against three newcomers, Universal's long-awaited Jason Bourne, Stx Entertainment's comedy Bad Moms and Lionsgate's Nerve, which actually opens in theaters tomorrow. We're predicting that Jason Bourne should have no trouble coming out on top in its opening weekend with $60.3 million.

The original Bourne movie trilogy is one of the few to have a bigger box office performance each time out, with many franchises increasing with the second movie and dropping with the third. 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum earned $69.2 million in its opening weekend, en route to...