Dog Man' is expected to lead the box office with a $20M+ opening after $1.36M in previews. R-rated horror movie 'Companion' will be second.

Dog Man,” an animated adventure set in the “Captain Underpants” universe, will sniff and scratch its way to the top of box office charts over the weekend. Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s canine-crime-fighting film is expected to collect $25 million to $30 million from 3,

DOG MAN, a movie from the world of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, is expected to make $25-$30 million over the weekend. Booked at 3,800 theaters, some estimators even venture it could get as much as $40 million. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE opened to $23.8 million and ended with $125 million globally, per Variety.