As it rolls the dice at the weekend box office, “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is aiming to emerge victorious over last weekend’s champion “John Wick: Chapter 4.”

A natural 20 isn’t guaranteed, but Paramount and eOne’s adaptation of the popular role-playing game is hoping to collect $30 million to $40 million from 3,850 North American locations. It’ll be a close race for first place between that and the fourth “John Wick,” which topped the box office with $73.5 million and looks to add about $36 million in its sophomore outing.

Internationally, “Dungeons & Dragons” is opening in 58 markets, where it’s aiming for $25 million or more.

“Dungeons & Dragons” cost $150 million, not including marketing fees and a stop to premiere the film at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Even if its opening weekend isn’t one for the record books, box office analysts and rival studios believe the movie, which has received exceptional reviews,
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