“Jurassic World Dominion” climbed to the top of the box office charts, grossing $143 million in its debut at the domestic box office.
Despite sharp reviews, the sixth movie in Universal’s Dinosaur Saga looms large during a tumultuous weekend at the domestic box office. It’s only the third time in the pandemic era that ticket sales collectively have topped $200 million, according to Comscore. This is also thanks to the continued popularity of “Top Gun: Maverick”, which is still flying high in second place.
Even with the almost deafening roar of “Jurassic World,” the beloved Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun: Maverick” remained strong, adding $50 million from 4,262 North American cinemas in its third weekend in theaters. It’s a blockbuster for any movie at this point in its theatrical path, but what’s even more impressive is pulling in those numbers at a time when “Dominion” is also delivering a major punch at the box office.
By comparison, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” grossed $56 million in its third weekend, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” earned $32 million in its third weekend, and The Batman with… Robert Pattinson on $36 million in his third weekend. With $50 million between Friday and Sunday (down 44% from last weekend), Top Gun: Maverick has grossed $393.3 million so far.
For “Dominion,” the initial box office returns represented a slight dip in popularity, although the big budget still made huge amounts of money. To be fair, the latest installment in the prehistoric series has some triceratops-sized footprints to live up to at the box office. “Jurassic World,” the reboot of the popular “Jurassic Park” trilogy in 2015, opened to $208 million and ended its theatrical run with $653 million in North America and $1.6 billion globally. The film’s sequel, 2018 Fallen Kingdom, debuted with $150 million – but still a staggering – and grossed $417 million domestically and $1.3 billion worldwide.
“This is an excellent opening,” says David Gross, who runs film consultancy Franchise Entertainment Research. “The comments are weak, but that has never stopped these monsters.”
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