‘Blue Beetle’ Takes No. 1 But Slides to $25 Million Box Office Opening

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DC’s latest film and Universal’s R-rated “Strays” are both falling short of pre-release projections

A young Latino man wears a neon blue superhero costume, the blue lit up, with his helmet down, showing his face. There are two antennae sticking up from his shoulders.
Xolo Maridueña as Blue Beetle (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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The reign of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” atop the box office charts has come to an end with Warner Bros./DC’s “Blue Beetle” taking the top spot at the box office, but that’s not much help for the new superhero film as it opens below prerelease projections with an estimated $25 million opening weekend from 3,871 locations.

Prior to release, “Blue Beetle” was projected for an opening weekend of $28-32 million from 3,871 locations, but barring a larger than expected walk-up surge, it won’t get there as the film earned an opening day total of $10 million, including $3.3

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