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Sony released Black and Blue on Thursday night in 1,962 locations, where it earned $675,000. The studio is projecting a $6 million weekend, with industry experts tracking for a $8.5 million debut.

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00:00Even with new offerings from both Sony and STX hitting theaters, we might still be

00:04coming up on a sleepy box office this weekend.

00:07First up, Sony released Black & Blue overnight where it earned $675,000 in Thursday

00:13night previews. The studio is projecting a $6 million weekend with industry experts

00:18tracking just a bit higher with an $8.5 million debut. Naomi Harris and Tyrese

00:22Gibson star in the action thriller about a rookie cop who inadvertently captures a

00:27murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. Sony is also bringing back an extended

00:31version of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood which has already grossed

00:35$140 million at the domestic box office. Meanwhile, STX released Countdown which earned

00:40$515,000 on Thursday night at just over 2,000 theaters but a wider release is expected

00:46on Friday. The horror flick rolling out just in time for spooky season follows a young

00:51nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to

00:55die, but the app tells her she only has three days left to live. Freaky.

00:59Elsewhere, a current war director's cut is tracking for a $3 million bow. The pic

01:04about the tight race between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to illuminate the

01:071893 Chicago World's Fair was sidelined during the Harvey Weinstein controversy but

01:12now it's the first release from 101 Studios, the new company launched by former

01:16Weinstein COO David Glasser.

01:18And finally, holdovers from both Disney and Warner Brothers, Maleficent and Joker, look to be

01:23locked in a close battle for the number one spot. Each is tracking in the $14 million to $15

01:28million range. For more on this story, head to THR.com and until next time, for the

01:32Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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