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“Finding Dory” has already broken a major box office record with a $9.2 million haul on Thursday, easily topping “Minions,” which previously held the record for highest grossing animated movie during Thursday previews.

“Minions,” released by Universal in 2015, grossed $6.2 million on a Thursday, while previous franchise installment “Despicable Me” grossed $4.7 million on a Thursday, as well.

“Dory,” a sequel to “Finding Nemo,” crushed previous Pixar opening performances, including $4 million for “Toy Story 3” and $3.7 for “Inside Out.”

Also Read: 'Finding Dory' Deep-Sixes 'Minions' to Become Fandango's Top Animated Pre-Seller Ever

“Finding Dory” is expected to open with an estimated $125 million, and is fighting for the position of the top opening for animated film of all time, currently held by “Shrek the Third” with $121.6 million. If it beats the opening of “Toy Story 3,” which earned $110 million in 2010, it would at least break a Pixar record.

Heading into the weekend, “Dory” was Fandango’s top pre-selling animated movie of all time, beating previous record holder “Minions.”

The sequel comes 13 years after “Finding Nemo,” which opened to $70.2 million and has grossed $936.7 million worldwide since.

“Finding Dory” features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell,Diane Keaton and Albert Brooks, and currently holds a “fresh” score of 95 percent on critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart‘s action comedy “Central Intelligence” fought its way to $1.84 million at the Thursday previews.

Heading into the weekend, the film is projected to earn $35 million.

Also Read: 5 Reasons Why 'Central Intelligence' Might Blow Past Expectations

“Central Intelligence” is about a man named Calvin (Hart) whose life didn’t turn out the way he had anticipated. Enter Bob Stone (Johnson), Calvin’s once-bullied high school classmate turned CIA agent. Bob enlists Calvin to help him on a top-secret mission, causing all sorts of ruckus.

The action-comedy now has a score of 60 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and social media hype has been strong — Johnson and Hart asked for video reactions of fans after the Thursday night showings.

The Thursday preview gross is a great start — in comparison, Hart’s “Ride Along 2” earned $1.26 million on that day back in January. “Barbershop: The Next Cut” made $735,000.

New Line, Warner Bros. and Universal’s “Central Intelligence” cost roughly $50 million to produce.

The Ultimate Guide to Dwayne Johnson's Upcoming Movie and TV Projects (Photos)

The Rock has gone from being one of the biggest names in WWE to one of the hardest working men in Hollywood, as he continues to announce new projects via social media, TheWrap lists Dwayne Johnson's insane schedule for the upcoming years. Disclaimer: Some of these projects are in script phase or have just been announced, so are subject to changes.
"Ballers" (Season 4)
The fourth season of "Ballers" was green lit in August, with Johnson reprising his role of retired NFL player turned financial manager, Spencer Strasmore.
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"San Andreas 2"
Last year, we learned a sequel to 2015’s “San Andreas” is in the works at New Line. Johnson is set to return, as is producer Beau Flynn and director Brad Peyton. Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario, who played Johnson’s wife and daughter in the first film, respectively, are also expected to be back, along with Paul Giamatti, who played the seismologist who predicted the quake and its after shocks.

Also Read: ‘San Andreas’ Sequel Greenlit: Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario and Carla Gugino Expected Back
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"Skyscraper"
Last year, Legendary won the bidding for Johnson's China-set action film "Skyscraper." Rawson Marshall Thurber is directing from his own script.

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"Doc Savage"
Johnson teased a meeting with the "Doc Savage" director on his Instagram post, shortly before he was confirmed to star in Shane Black's adaptation about the "Man of Bronze." No release date has been set yet.

Also Read: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Play ‘F—ing Hilarious Weirdo’ ‘Doc Savage’ in Shane Black Adaptation
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"Jungle Cruise"

Johnson is attached to star in Disney’s live-action “Jungle Cruise,” which is based on its popular theme-park ride. “Jungle Cruise” has been docked for the last few years, as there hasn’t been much movement on the project since the “Toy Story” duo of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen became attached in early 2011. That iteration of “Jungle Cruise” was set in modern times, though The Rock’s version is expected to be a period picture.
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"Jumanji"
In case you've been living under a rock, yes, the 1995 adventure fantasy starring the late Robin Williams is getting a reboot, with Johnson set to star. Tom Holland, Jack Black and Kevin Hart are also attached to the project that has a Dec. 20 release date.

Also Read: Dwayne Johnson Says ‘Jumanji’ Remake Will Honor Robin Williams
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"Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon"
In 2012, it was reported that Johnson would reprise his role as Hank from "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" in a third installation. He replaced Brendan Fraser, who starred as Trevor Anderson, in the 2008 "Journey to the Center of the Earth."
New Line Cinema
"Big Trouble in Little China"
In 2015, The Rock was in negotiations to star and produce the remake of John Carpenter's cult classic "Big Trouble in Little China," written by "X-Men: First Class" scribes Ashley Miller and Zach Stentz.
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"Rampage"
Johnson will star in a film adaptation of the 1980s arcade game, "Rampage." He teased the plot as follows: "The basic storyline is three mutated gigantic monsters (Silverback, Alligator and Wolf) destroy major cities and landmarks across the US."
Bally Midway
"The Janson Directive"
This film is optioned, with Johnson set to take on the role of Navy SEAL Paul Janson. Universal foresees the project as potentially launching a franchise akin to its successful “Jason Bourne” series, also based on the late Robert Ludlum's best-selling novels.
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"Alpha Squad Seven"
DreamWorks won the rights to the sci-fi pic "Alpha Squad Seven" in May 2015, to which Johnson is attached to star. The film is still in script phase.

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"Fighting With My Family"
Johnson stars with Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Merchant and Nick Frost in the film about a former wrestler. It will hit theaters next year.
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"Black Adam"
Earlier this year, it was announced Johnson would star in a "Black Adam" spin-off movie. Johnson has been attached to play the character since 2008. In November, Adam Sztykiel was attached to pen the screenplay.
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"Suicide Squad 2"
In November, TheWrap broke that Black Adam may be introduced in the sequel to "Suicide Squad. “Suicide Squad 2” is scheduled for an October 2018 production start.
DC Comics
Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham "Fast" spin-off
Universal set a "Fast and Furious" spin-off starring Johnson and Jason Statham on their schedule, slated for July 26, 2019.
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From “Jumanji,” which opens Dec. 20, to “Rampage” and China-set action movie “Skyscraper” — The Rock sure has some busy years ahead of him

The Rock has gone from being one of the biggest names in WWE to one of the hardest working men in Hollywood, as he continues to announce new projects via social media, TheWrap lists Dwayne Johnson's insane schedule for the upcoming years. Disclaimer: Some of these projects are in script phase or have just been announced, so are subject to changes.

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