MGMB - 'Dear Evan Hansen' latest comer for 'Shang-Chi' box office crown

September, 24 2021 03:09 PM Mgm Holdings Inc Class A

Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (NYSE:DIS) has prevailed over would-be box-office rivals for three weeks; now its latest challenge comes from a Broadway musical. Universal's (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Dear Evan Hansen is the weekend's only wide release. A (critically savaged) adaption of the hit musical, it features Ben Platt reprising the role that won him a Tony award, as well as Julianne Moore and Amy Adams. And this weekend may be a close call. Musical films are tough to predict, but Dear Evan Hansen is projected to open with around $10 million domestically (which could range anywhere from $8 million-$12 million). Meanwhile, if Shang-Chi continues its recent decline trajectory it could end up around $10 million as well. In any case, Shang-Chi will come out of the weekend as 2021's top film: At $178 million domestically, it's a hair behind Black Widow (DIS) with $182 million. (Yes, those

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'Dear Evan Hansen' latest comer for 'Shang-Chi' box office crown

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