‘Jurassic World Dominion’ it stepped to the top of the box office charts, scoring a whopping $143 million in its domestic box office debut.
Despite rave reviews, the sixth film in Universal’s dinosaur saga looms over a sizzling weekend at the domestic box office. It’s only the third time in the pandemic era that ticket sales have collectively eclipsed the $200 million mark, according to Comscore. That’s also thanks to the enduring popularity of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’still flying high in second place.
Weekend Box Office: JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION dominates with $143.3 million domestically and $319 million worldwide weekend. Read more: https://t.co/rPb7sCpPRL#JurassicWorldDominion #TopGunMaverick #doctorstrange #BobsBurgersMovie #bad boys pic.twitter.com/0aAjZe1gFs
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Even with the almost deafening roar of ‘Jurassic World’Tom Cruise’s beloved blockbuster ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ remained strong, adding $50 million from 4,262 North American theaters in its third weekend in theaters. That’s a huge turnout for any movie at this point in its theatrical run, but it’s even more impressive to pull off those numbers at a time when ‘Domain’ it is also making a big hit at the box office.
Compared, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ grossed $56 million in its third weekend, ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ grossed $32 million in its third weekend, and ‘The Batman’ with Robert Pattinson grossed $36 million in its third weekend. With $50 million between Friday and Sunday (44% less than last weekend), ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ has generated a staggering $393.3 million to date.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK far exceeds the global total of $700 million. Read more: https://t.co/rPb7sCpPRL#TopGun #Dissident #TopGunMaverick #Ticket office pic.twitter.com/ElDiFwR6oK
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For ‘Domain’, the initial box office returns represent a slight decline in popularity, though the big-budget store is still pulling in big bucks. To be fair, the latest installment in the prehistoric series has some Triceratops-sized footprints to keep up with at the box office. ‘Jurassic World’that restarted the popular ‘Jurassic Park’ trilogy in 2015, it opened with a whopping $208 million and ended its theatrical run with $653 million in North America and $1.6 billion globally. Its sequel, the 2018. ‘Fallen kingdom’it debuted with a softer but still spectacular $150 million and finished with $417 million domestically and $1.3 billion worldwide.
Weekend Box Office: JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION Dominates with $143.3 million domestically, $319 million worldwide. Read more: https://t.co/rPb7sCpPRL#Jurassic World #Domain #JurassicWorldDominion #Ticket office pic.twitter.com/9JPgoN4UGt
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“This is an excellent opening,” says David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. “The reviews are weak, but that has never stopped these beasts.”
