Will Smith and Common’s upcoming anti-hero blockbuster in Suicide Squad already has the box office buzzing — and it hasn’t even it even came out yet.
According to projection data compiled by TheWrap, the Warner Bros. supervillain flick, directed by David Ayer, is on pace for a $115 million debut. Numbers around that ballpark would make Suicide Squad the new record holder for films released in the month of August. The current record was set by Disney-Marvel’s surprise box office smash, Guardians of the Galaxy, which opened at $94.3 million back in 2014.
This is especially good news for both Warner Bros. and the DC Universe, coming off a big March opening with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which bowed at $166 million in its first weekend in the United States alone. The film is still anticipated to fall short of the year’s top adjacent superhero ensemble film, Disney-Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, which raked in nearly $180 million this past May.
The movie stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto who are amongst a team of DC supervillains tasked with combating an even bigger force of bad guys in exchange for their freedom. Common, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Jai Courtney and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje also co-star and Ben Affleck will also reprise his role as Batman.
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Suicide Squad hits theaters on August 5th, as does the soundtrack which boasts appearances from Eminem, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross and more. Watch the trailer down below.
