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New offerings daring to go up against the female-fronted superhero pic include 'Wonder Park,' 'Five Feet Apart' and 'Captive State.'

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00:00Captain Marvel, the first female-led superhero pick from Marvel Studios and Disney,

00:04is expected to continue kicking butt in its second weekend at the North American

00:07box office, with tracking suggesting it will pull in $60 to $70 million.

00:11The Brie Larson-led film has already soared past the $500 million mark in worldwide

00:16ticket sales, including nearly $190 million in the U.S. through Wednesday.

00:20So you'd be justified in feeling just the slightest bit sorry for the movie's opening

00:25opposite the girl-powered tentpole this weekend. Those offerings include

00:28Paramount's animated family pic Wonder Park, CBS film's teen drama Five Feet Apart

00:34and Focus features sci-fi adventure Captive State.

00:38Wonder Park is tracking to debut in the $8 to $13 million range.

00:42The story follows a young girl named June, played by Brianna Densky,

00:45who discovers she's the only one who can save an amusement park full of magical rides

00:49and talking animals. The star-centered voice cast also features Matthew Broderick,

00:53Jennifer Garner, Kenan Thompson, Ken Hudson-Campbell, Ken John, Mila Kunis and John Oliver.

00:58Five Feet Apart is expected to debut anywhere from $6 to $10 million, as it remains unclear

01:03if Captain Marvel will steal the attention of younger females. The film, which cost less

01:07than $7 million to produce before marketing, follows Stella, played by Hayley Lee Richardson,

01:12and Will, played by Cole Sprouse, two teenage cystic fibrosis patients who fall in love

01:16but must remain a certain distance away from each other at all times due to their illness.

01:20The film was directed by Justin Baldoni, who is better known for playing Rafael Solano

01:24on CW's Jane the Virgin and, fun fact, Hayley Lee Richardson is engaged to Baldoni's

01:29Jane co-star and on-screen nemesis, Brett Dyer.

01:32Meanwhile, participant media in Amblin's Captive State is also opening everywhere and is

01:36tracking to open to $3 million. The thriller, directed by Rupert Wyatt, stars John Goodman,

01:41Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Machine Gun Kelly and Vera Farmiga and tells the story of a

01:46young man who leads a rebellion against an alien race that has invaded Earth.

01:50To read more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.