Despite bad buzz and negative reviews, the new Warner Bros.-DC antihero film “Suicide Squad” is on track for a stellar opening weekend at the box office. According to midweek projections by people who have reviewed tracking surveys, “Suicide Squad" is expected to gross $125 million to $140 million through Sunday in the U.S. and Canada. The previous record-holder was 2014's Disney-Marvel smash “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which scored $11.2 million in its Thursday night opening. That's in spite of a blistering response from critics, indicated by a 27% positive score on movie review website Rotten Tomatoes. How 'Suicide Squad's' pigtailed antihero went from sidekick to Margot Robbie superstarInside the ‘Suicide Squad’ star tour and why Warner Bros. needs the movie to work, and work bigReview: 'Suicide Squad' is a team, and a movie, in search of a mission'Suicide Squad' director David Ayer on unleashing his movie into the 'Roman arena' of fandomGet to know the faces of the 'Suicide Squad'Harley Quinn and the Joker's bonkers 'Suicide Squad' costumes are full of insane details

Source: Los Angeles Times August 05, 2016 16:59 UTC