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Steven Spielberg's big-budget 'Ready Player One' is ready for its Thursday launch, 
with hopes for a North American start of $45 million-$50 million by the time Easter Sunday wraps.
The movie -- which cost Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow an estimated 
$175 million to produce before marketing -- hits theaters only one week after
the big-budget 'Pacific Rim Uprising' opened, and two weeks after the debut of ‘Tomb Raider.' 
Both of those event films have disappointed, contributing to a 
tough March at the domestic box office. Spielberg's sci-fi adventure, 
which has been embraced by critics, hopes to reverse that trend.
'Ready Player One', based on Ernest Cline's novel about a teen's quest to 
win control over a virtual universe, will have no trouble topping the holiday box office, 
but will need to do big business during its run to land in the black.
At 'Ready Player One''s Los Angeles premiere earlier this week, 
Spielberg said it felt good to make a popcorn flick after period dramas 
'The Post' and 'Bridge of Spies.' "It reminds me of the days when I did 
'Jurassic Park' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,'” he said. 
“I had so much fun on this, it was like a vacation, even though it was incredibly hard work." 
Littered with references to the 1980s, 'Ready Player One' stars Tye Sheridan 
as Wade Watts, a young man who gets caught up in the virtual-reality world
known as the OASIS, which was created by the brilliant and eccentric 
James Halliday played by Mark Rylance. Watts and his friends are determined 
to find the Easter eggs that will give them control of OASIS.
Two other films open nationwide over Easter weekend: 
Tyler Perry's psychological thriller 'Acrimony' 
and the faith-based 'God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness.'
'Acrimony' is the 19th film that Perry has made for Lionsgate, 
and it’s tracking to open in the $10 million range. 
The movie features Taraji P. Henson playing a wife who decides to take 
revenge on her cheating husband. Henson stars 
opposite Lyriq Bent, Jazmyn Simon and Crystle Stewart.
From Pure Flix Entertainment, 'A Light in Darkness' is the third film in the 
'God's Not Dead' series, and is tracking to open in the $5 million range. 
The last film debuted to $7.6 million and grossed $20 million for its whole run. 
However, 'God's Not Dead 3' faces tough competition from holdover 
'I Can Only Imagine' and 'Paul, Apostle of Christ,' from Sony's Affirm label.
So, will you be heading to the theater over Easter weekend to see 'Ready Player One'? 
Were you a fan of the book and are you excited for some 80’s nostalgia? 
Let us know in the comments. 
For The Hollywood Reporter, I’m Lyndsey Rodrigues. 
