On what will likely end up being one of the quieter weekends of the summer, Sony is launching their latest animated comedy Hotel Transylvania 3, alongside the release of Universal’s action thriller Skyscraper. Meanwhile, Ant-Man and the Wasp hopes to land somewhere between the two, while Annapurna’s Sorry to Bother You is getting a nationwide expansion.

Hotel Transylvania 3 is the first installment to move from the Halloween season to summer, though the brand has proven to be strong enough that this shouldn’t result in any major drop-off. The second Hotel title outperformed expectations by opening higher than its predecessor, and then preceeding to have longer legs than the first film as well – resulting in a significantly higher worldwide gross, despite a smaller budget. That kind of staying power would seemingly make the studio want to do everything they can to repeat that success without changing things, though they also likely didn’t want to cannibalize their own competition, as Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is hitting in mid October. In all likelihood, however, both films likely could’ve coincided without too much damage.

Universal is hoping that The Rock’s star power is enough to fuel the most generic looking action title of all time – Skyscraper. The $125 million Die Hard clone has received a huge last minute marketing push, though it has received a rather weak 51% on Rotten Tomatoes. Of course, Rampage shared many of these issues and still pulled in just shy of $100 million domestically (which it may top when all is said and done) which proves just how big of a star The Rock is at the box office. However, with stronger summer competition and a number of action titles on the horizon (namely The Equalizer 2 and Mission: Impossible Fallout) it may struggle to find its footing. An opening of around $30 million is expected, which sounds about right all things considered.

Last weekends winner Ant-Man and the Wasp looks as though it may take quite a tumble, namely due to its front loaded opening and mediocre weekday holds. Currently, the worst second weekend hold for an MCU title is last years Spider-Man: Homecoming, which also opened over the first weekend in July, and faced competition from War for the Planet of the Apes. A drop of around 60% seems likely.

Finally, Sorry to Bother You is expanding into 805 locations, a fairly large expansion considering it was only in 4 last weekend. Annapurna hasn’t done a ton of marketing for the surrealist comedy that’s been mainly riding a wave of buzz that it garnered several months back. Still, it may prove too unconventional and strange for mainstream audiences. In terms of other specialty market titles, Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far on Foot and Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade both open in 4 locations. Additionally, Three Identical Strangers expands into 170 locations, following what has been an extremely strong summer for documentaries. The film has posted excellent numbers in limited release thus far, and seems accessible enough to continue into a possible nationwide release.

Predictions

Hotel Transylvania 3 – $41 million Ant-Man and the Wasp – $30.5 million Skyscraper – $26 million Incredibles 2 – $16.5 million Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – $15 million

Sorry to Bother You – $3 million