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91裸聊视频淐ivil War,91裸聊视频� starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura and Cailee Spaeny as a front-line journalists in a near future covering a devastating conflict in the U.S. and trying to make their way to Washington, D.C. The story, written by Garland, who is also the mind behind 91裸聊视频淓x Machina91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淎nnihilation,91裸聊视频� imagines a U.S. in which California and Texas have united against a president who has disbanded the FBI and given himself a third term.

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Going into the weekend, projections pegged the film to debut in the $15 to $24 million range. The film opened on 3,838 screens in the U.S. and Canada, including IMAX. It91裸聊视频檚 the most expensive movie that the studio has ever made, with a production budget of $50 million, which does not account for millions spent on marketing and promotion.

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