Away from home "at the top," Stuber "- Variety

The second weekend of Sony "Spider-Man: Away from home" promises to be the first of the $ 37 million, easily exceeding "Toy Story 4", "Crawl" and "Stuber", according to preliminary estimates Friday .

The fourth weekend of Disney's "Toy Story 4" will end with $ 20 million, followed by Paramount's "Alligator Disasters" movie ($ 12 million) and Fox's comedy "Stuber" with nearly $ 7 million.

"Spider-Man: Far From Home" is down about 59% from its first weekend, which followed the Independence Day holiday, and is expected to end on week-end end with about $ 265 million during its first 13 days in North America. Tom Holland's superhero adventure, the 23rd participation in the Marvel Film Universe, also generated $ 392 million internationally, for a total of $ 613 million.

"Toy Story 4" shows an impressive performance with a 40% drop. The latest installment of the 24-year-old animated comedy franchise generated $ 320 million in its first 20 days in North America and $ 667 million worldwide.

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"Crawl" exceeded expectations, estimated at about $ 10 million on 3,170 sites. It is also debuting in 20 foreign markets. The R-rated horror film follows a father and daughter (played by Barry Pepper and Kaya Scodelario) who are forced to escape the unrelenting attack of a group of people. alligators after a Category 5 hurricane hits their Florida city.

"Crawl" generated mainly positive reviews, with a rating of 88% "fraiche" on Rotten Tomatoes. Alexandre Aja directed from a screenplay by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen.

"Stuber" is at the bottom of expectations, ranging from $ 7 million to $ 10 million in 3,050 institutions. This is Disney's first R-rated title in six years since "The Fifth Estate".

Fox started developing "Stuber" in 2016 with Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March, shortly before the end of Disney's acquisition of Fox's assets. The film reports that Uber's driver, Kumail Nanjiani, involuntarily participated in an arrest operation with Dave Bautista, in which he represented an aggressive officer of the Los Angeles Police. Directed by Michael Dowse from a Clancy Tripper script, "Stuber" is also starring Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino and Karen Gillan.

The North American box office will continue to lag behind last year as it enters the weekend with a total of $ 6.05 billion on July 10, down 8.7%. Disney's "Lion King" is expected to raise concerns in the US domestic market next weekend with a launch of up to $ 150 million.