“Jurassic World: Dominion” even dominated the US and Canadian box office with a release on 4,676 theaters this weekend. The Universal Pictures production opened with $ 143.4 million in gross, according to projections by Universal studio and consulting firm Comscore.
For the era of the pandemic, that’s a monstrous figure, representing the second largest opening of the year in North America, behind “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” ($ 187.4 million).
But in the Jurassic era (before the pandemic), the performance is lower than in the previous chapters of the trilogy, behind the “Falled Kingdom” of 2018 (148 million dollars) and the first “Jurassic World” of 2015 (208 million dollars). .8 million).
The film also had the worst critical score of the entire trilogy, with only 30% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, but was received by the public, with an A score on CinemaScore, a note that results from an opinion poll in exit. of US theaters.
Released a week early on the international market, “Jurassic World: Dominion” also reached 57 new countries, taking first place out of 52 of them. With that, its worldwide turnover is now $ 389 million.
In China alone, it earned $ 52.5 million in the past three days, resulting in the biggest debut of a Hollywood title in this market in 2022. The result is significant given the new wave of covid-19 infections in the country, where 20% of cinemas remain closed, including all in Shanghai and some in Beijing.
Faced with dinosaur success, “Top Gun: Maverick” has taken a lower flight but continues to perform wildly, ranking second in North America with $ 50 million.
After three weekends, the Paramount Pictures production has nearly $ 400 million in domestic grosses and is on the verge of becoming the highest-grossing film of the year in the US and Canada. In all, it came in at $ 393.3 million, just $ 4 million behind “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”.
The fight between supersonic jets and superheroes is also global. “Top Gun: Maverick” hit $ 747 million globally, after adding another $ 52.7 million from the international market between Friday and Sunday. Next week, Tom Cruise’s blockbuster is expected to exceed $ 770.3 million “Batman”, which currently occupies the 2nd place in the world rankings. The leader is the sequel to “Doctor Strange” with $ 930.2 million.
Despite Disney’s plans to stream the Marvel movie in ten days, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” remains in the Top 3 in North America after six weekends. The film has grossed $ 4.9 million in the past three days, practically the difference that keeps it at the top of Paramount’s production in the national charts.
The North American Top 5 is completed with two animations: “Bob’s Burgers: The Movie” ($ 2.3 million and a national total of $ 27.1 million) and “Petty Boys” ($ 2.2 million, total of $ 91.5 million and a global sum of $ 229.6 million).
Source: Terra
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