The Losers is the most-recent comic book movie looking to win the weekend box office.
The Warner Bros. release, which stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana and Chris Evans, is opening in just under 3,000 cinemas. The film is based on the DC/Vertigo comic book series about a group of renegade intelligence operatives.
The series, which ran from 2003 to 2006, is itself a re-imagining of a 1970s DC Comics war series. It features visual effects from Image Engine Design, Proof and Makeup Effects Laboratories.
The only other major releases of the week are the romantic comedy The Back-up Plan from CBS Films in about 3,200 theaters; and the documentary Oceans, from Disney, which opened Thursday in just over 1,200 cinemas.
The films enter a level competitive field. Last week’s results saw another comic book adaptation, Kick-Ass, top the chart when the final numbers came in, reversing an apparent win for the DreamWorks Animation 3D feature How to Train Your Dragon.
Also still in the VFX mix mix are Disney’s 3D re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton; and Clash of the Titans.
