This weekend, it's a box-office showdown between a faith-based drama and the new Conjuring spinoff. The former, the inspirational true story drama "Breakthrough" is the first Disney release of a 20th Century Fox film, and so far it brought in $1.55 million from Thursday previews and is on track to finish the weekend with around $13 million from 2,824 theaters.
The other major contender is "The Curse of La Llorona" starring Linda Cardellini, the sixth installment in "The Conjuring" universe. Although loosely tied to the popular franchise, the film is poised to top the charts this weekend with as much as $17 million from 3,372 theaters after grossing an estimated $2.75 million from previews.
The two other new releases this weekend are the Disneynature documentary "Penguins", which is expected to bring in $4.5 million from 1,815 theaters, and the expanded release of "Teen Spirit" starring Elle Fanning.
Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, and more after the jump.