Brad Pitt and M3GAN the menacing A.I. doll are set to face off against each other at the box office this weekend...but who will come out on top? According to box office pundits...Pitt's Formula 1 racing film 'F1: The Movie' is set to cross the finish line first with an impressive domestic opening of $40 million to $50 million. Warner Bros., which is distributing the big-budget summer tentpole for Apple Original Films, is being more conservative. As for the 'M3GAN' sequel, 'M3GAN 2.0'...Universal is forecasting a $20 million-plus opening, which would be $10 million less than the first film's $30.4 million record domestic opening in December 2023.
00:00Brad Pitt and Megan, the menacing AI doll, are set to face off against each other at the box office this weekend, but who will come out on top?
00:07According to box office pundits, Pitt's Formula One racing film F1 The Movie is set to cross the finish line first, with an impressive domestic opening of $40 to $50 million.
00:17Warner Brothers, which is distributing the big-budget summer tentpole for Apple Original Films, is being more conservative.
00:23They suggest the movie will debut in the high $30 million range.
00:26The film sees Pitt play an injured former F1 driver who comes out of retirement to team up with a younger driver, played by Damson Idris.
00:34Formula One is a team sport, it always was.
00:41Listen, let's get this straight.
00:43We all lose our jobs if you can't pull off a miracle.
00:46As for the Megan sequel, Megan 2.0, Universal is forecasting a $20 million-plus opening, which would be $10 million less than the first film's $30.4 million record domestic opening in December 2023.
00:59That movie earned $117.7 million in North America and $226.3 million globally, not adjusted for inflation.
01:07Megan 2.0 is set two years after the AI doll went on a murder spree to protect her young human charge and was subsequently shelved.
01:14Her creator, the aunt of the young girl, played by Allison Williams, is now a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI.
01:21But when another AI creature emerges that is even more dangerous, Megan is resurrected and mayhem ensues.
01:28Amelia's stronger than you can imagine.
01:30And she's coming after anyone who can stop her.
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