A box office battle is brewing between Glen Powell’s dystopian thriller “ The Running Man ” and the heist threequel “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.” Those new releases will compete against last weekend’s champion, Disney’s “ Predator: Badlands ,” for the No. 1 spot in North America.

According to projections, “Running Man” and “Now You See Me 3” are each targeting debuts of $20 million to $25 million. Meanwhile “Badlands” is aiming for $18 million to $20 million in its second weekend. For the newest “Predator,” that’s a standard decline of 50% from its franchise-best $40 million domestic debut.

Paramount produced “The Running Man,” which is sprinting to 3,400 domestic theaters as well as 55 international markets. The film will test the box office bankability of Powell, who has been in

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