Paramount’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:ย Out of the Shadows” is poised to come out on top this weekend as early tracking sets it at $40 million, with studio estimates closer to $37 million.
Based on the popular 1980s cartoon series, “Out of the Shadows” should emerge the victor on Sunday,ย beatingย Fox’s “X-Men: Apocalypse” for first place.ย But don’t let the action sequel’s probable box office supremacy fool you: The movie is swimming in treacherous waters.
The production budget for the sequel was $10 million more than the $125 million spent on making the 2014 reboot, also starring Megan Fox and Will Arnett.