'Birds of Prey' Set for $50M-Plus Bow in North America | THR News - video Dailymotion

Starring Margot Robbie, the female-led superhero pic opens in theaters Feb. 7.

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00:00Birds of Prey is expected to fly in hot with a strong domestic debut.

00:05The Margot Robbie-led flick, which is the first Hollywood superhero pick of 2020,

00:09is tracking for a domestic debut of $50 million plus at the North American box office.

00:14The Suicide Squad spin-off is the eighth title in the DC Extended Universe and stars

00:19Robbie as supervillain Harley Quinn. Directed by Cathy Ann and based on the DC Comics

00:23team of the same name, the movie follows Quinn as she teams up with Black Canary,

00:27Huntress and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord Black Mask.

00:33Robbie, who personally pitched the idea for the pick and serves as a producer,

00:37stars alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Journey Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez,

00:41Chris Messina, Ella J. Basco, Ali Wong and Ewan McGregor.

00:45Richard Newby for The Hollywood Reporter notes how the film is looking to flip the script

00:49in the superhero genre, saying the first superhero film release of the new decade,

00:54in a year dominated by comic book films directed by women,

00:57Birds of Prey looks to break ceilings, smash in a few windows along the way and of course

01:01cause a controversy or two. Birds of Prey is set to debut February 7th and counting on

01:06strong word of mouth to build its grosses versus a mega debut.

01:10For more updates to this story, head to THR.com.

01:13For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.