Jurassic World: Dominion breaks box office record

Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), the newest film in the iconic franchise Jurassic Parkdid not have a good reception from the specialized critics, but it has found good box office results so far, especially in China, one of the largest cinema markets in the world, where it has set an impressive record.

According to information from Variety, the production grossed an estimated $53 million at the Chinese box office in just three days. With that mark, the film became the most successful opening of any Hollywood film in the territory in 2022. However, it is worth remembering how few blockbusters reached Chinese theaters this year, whether due to tensions between the US and China or censorship.

To compare: Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets debuted with $9.7 million in China, The Batman raised US$ 11.6 million and Matrix Resurrections made $7.5 million on opening. Some of these films were also affected by piracy, after being released in theaters and HBO Max – but the precise impact is unknown.

Jurassic World: Character in the movie is based on Indiana Jones

Next franchise movie Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) is coming soon to theaters. in production, DeWanda Wise gives life to Kayla — and revealed that the character is based on Indiana Jones.

In an interview with variety, the actress explained that her character, Kayla, was described as “smart and resourceful… Possessing a relaxed charisma à la Indiana Jones.”

Nonetheless, wise already heard some criticism about her character, even before the movie premiered. “As soon as you put a woman, a woman of color, a woman of color on screen, for some people it will have a connotation. They don’t know the story of the film yet, but my image is inherently politicized. I know that,” he concluded. .

More about Jurassic World: Dominion

Jurassic World: Dominion It will be the longest film in the entire franchise. Jurassic Parkaccording to information from the Collider. Like most previous titles, the next feature film will exceed 2 hours in length, making a total of 2 hours and 26 minutes of film.

The film follows the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), in which dinosaurs escape the island. Now the creatures will wreak havoc on the rest of the world. Names like Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and BD Wong return to the cast, which also features original actors from Jurassic Parkas Sam Neill (Dr. Alan Grant), Laura Dern (Dr. Ellie Sattler) and Jeff Goldblum (Dr. Ian Malcolm).

Movie hits theaters on June 2, 2022. Check out the official trailer for Jurassic World: Dominion: