10 movies poised to dominate the box office in 2017
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The third entry in the Thor series will see the title character joined by The Hulk and Doctor Strange, putting the November 3 release in good shape to gross more than $700 million.
Thor: Ragnarok
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2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy delivered great reviews and more than $770 million in ticket sales. Look for the 2017 sequel to beat the original’s box office haul.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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The 2016 version of Jungle Book did great business overseas, and set a record for India's top-grossing Hollywood film. A sequel is already in the works.
Beauty and the Beast
Disney is finding huge success with live-action versions of its biggest animated classics. Beauty and the Beast opens March 16, and looks to be another winner.
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Justice League will bring together the DC Comics universe’s biggest heroes, and stands a good chance of surpassing Batman v Superman’s gross of roughly $870 million.
Justice League
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Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming will likely benefit from crossover with Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. The presence of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark should help make Homecoming one of the year’s top-grossing pictures.
Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Across four series entries, the Pirates films have averaged worldwide ticket sales of more than $930 million. Ticket sales for the fifth installment have a good chance of landing in that range.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Given the incredible success of Despicable Me 2 ($971 million) and Minions ($1.16 billion), Despicable Me 3 is in good shape to cross the $1 billion ticket sales mark.
Despicable Me 3
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Big performance in China should help Comcast’s Transformers 5 deliver a great box office run. The last two entries in the series each did more than $1 billion in ticket sales.
Transformers 5: The Last Night
With more than $1.5 billion in ticket sales, 2015’s Furious 7 stands as the sixth-highest grossing film ever. The sequel drops April 14, and looks primed for big performance.
The Fate of the Furious
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Both Episode VII and Rogue One landed as huge hits, and Star Wars Episode VIII is the odds-on favorite to be 2016’s top-grossing release. The picture could go on to do roughly $2 billion in global ticket sales. Image source:Disney.
Star Wars Episode VIII
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