Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell's holiday comedy 'Daddy's Home 2' with John Lithgow and Mel Gibson also debuts.

Fox’s ensemble pic Murder on the Orient Express pulled in a pleasing $1.6 million from Thursday previews at approximately 2,775 theaters.


Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in the mystery movie opposite Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Willam Dafoe, Judi Dench, Michelle Pfeiffer, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr. and Daisy Ridley. It marks the fourth big-screen or television adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic tale. It opens this weekend on 3,341 screens and is tracking to debut in the low $20 million range.


Murder on the Orient Express' Thursday debut topped the preview numbers for Arrival ($1.45 million) and The Girl on the Train ($1.23 million), fellow adult-skewing fall films that were released wide in November and October 2016, respectively.


Paramount’s holiday comedy Daddy's Home 2 unwrapped $1.5 million from Thursday previews at approximately 2,800 locations. The sequel sees the return of Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, with Mel Gibson and John Lithgow joining the budding franchise. This time out, Dusty (Wahlberg) and Brad (Ferrell) join forces to provide their kids the best Christmas, but their newfound union is put to the test when their own fathers show up. Linda Cardellini, John Cena and Alessandra Ambrosio are also among the cast.


Daddy’s Home 2 opens on 3,575 screens this weekend and is tracking to open in the low $20 million range. That’s under the unveiling of its original movie, which earned $38.7 million over its Christmas 2015 weekend debut.


New offerings at the specialty box office include Fox Searchlight's awards contender Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, starring Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson.