At the box office: Jurassic World Dominion flips in front of Lightyear with sudden outrage

Surprise, a new movie from Pixar and Disney light-year He missed his father’s weekend jurassic world domination at the national box office.

This is the first time during a pandemic that three big Hollywood marquees have solid businesses (Top Gun: Maverick is the third). As a result, the total national income reached around US$166 million, which is only 18% lower than in 2019 (generally this difference was much larger). However, it is unclear whether the cash register scheme has been restored enough to support so many products.

light-year It was estimated that it would top the charts with openings of $70 million to $85 million. Instead of, toys Story Spinoff grossed $51 million from 4,255 theaters. While this is a solid number for the COVID-19 era, as well as the biggest pandemic opening for the family animated film, light-yearStill, the beginning is a disappointment, given that it has the historic Pixar logo.

Abroad, light-year It took in $34.6 million from the top 43 markets with global launches of $85.6 million.

The film will not be released in China and has been banned in parts of the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, for same-sex kissing. The scene, starring the female character Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) and her partner, was originally cut from the film but resurfaced after staff at Pixar claimed Disney was censoring “seemingly gay love” and Disney CEO Bob . Chapek’s approval of the Florida Don’t Say Gay bill.

Chris Evans voices the cult space ranger in The Origin Tale, a role previously played by Tim Allen. light-year Celebrate Pixar’s return to the big screen after seeing several of its family-friendly animated films head straight to Disney+ due to the COVID-19 pandemic. light-year The family market serves as a test of resilience as cash registers continue to recover.

The animated film currently has a 78% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is pretty low for Pixar’s offerings, especially. toys Story Franchise. The audience, however, gave it an A-CinemaScore.

Wagon and Amblin jurassic world domination It remained at number one with $58.7 million from 4,679 locations, with a 10-day domestic score of $247.8 million and $622.2 million worldwide (this is Hollywood’s seventh title to exceed $600 million in the pandemic era). Internationally, it generated a further US$76.1 million in 72 markets, with US$372.4 million coming from abroad. China’s total revenue now stands at $92.8 million, making the film one of Hollywood’s most profitable releases.

A comforting note: Possession It is down 60% in the country, which is higher than the last two dinosaur movies.

Monday is a federal holiday honoring June, so Monday might be more like Saturday and Sunday in terms of box office traffic. Universal experts believe jurassic world 3The domestic total could rise to $68 million in four days.

light-year Monday should also see some stimulus.

Paramount and Skydance Top Gun: Maverick Excellent strength remained for the fourth weekend. The water-cooled sensation is down just 15% to $44 million for a total of $466.2 million as it soars to the $500 million mark. Overseas, it raised $39.7 million from 64 markets, with global revenues of nearly $900 million, or $885.2 million.

marvel and disney Dr. Strange in many worlds of madness It ranked 4th with $4.2 million for a total of $405.1 million domestically and $942.5 million globally. It now ranks 10th on the list of top-grossing Marvel movie titles.

Disney and the 20th Century The movie “Bobby’s Burgers”. He finished in the top five with $1.1 million for a total of $29.8 million domestically.

At the Specialty Box Office, British Comedy brian and charles It opened with $2.73 million in 279 theaters, averaging $711 per seat, despite winning the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Experts say Focus Features bought the film from Sundance for a reasonable price.

On June 19th at 8:35 pm. This story was updated with a revised review over the weekend.