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 "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" topped estimates to devour $150
million from 4,475 locations in North America this weekend.
While it fell short of its predecessors' record-shattering
$208.8 million launch, the dinosaur sequel is off to a mighty
start. The Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard-led tentpole has
already amassed $711.5 million worldwide, including $561.5
million overseas.
"Fallen Kingdom" easily led the weekend as the lone wide
release, though "Incredibles 2" enjoyed a heroic second weekend.
The Disney-Pixar sequel picked up another $80 million, bringing
its domestic total to $350.3 million. The superhero blockbuster,
directed by Brad Bird, launched with $182.7 million, making it
the best opening for an animated feature and the eighth-biggest
debut of all time.
"Incredibles 2" also earned $56.8 million overseas, taking the
international tally to $134.6 million. With a global total of
$485 million, "Incredibles 2" has already surpassed the entire
run of the original film, "The Incredibles."
Universal, the studio behind "Fallen Kingdom," is celebrating
its second-best opening ever, only behind 2015's "Jurassic
World."
"We are obviously thrilled with our opening at the North
American box office," Jim Orr, head of domestic distribution at
Universal, said. "We found that we are playing very broadly in
all four quadrants. [J.A. Bayona] really crafted an
extraordinarily intense film. I expect word of mouth to be
stellar."
The tentpole, co-produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin
Entertainment, is the fifth installment in the "Jurassic"
franchise. The film has received a mixed critical response with
a 50 percent average on Rotten Tomatoes and an A- CinemaScore.
Moviegoers under the age of 25 accounted for 56 percent of
audiences, while 54 percent were males.
Of "Fallen Kingdom's" $711 million haul, $380 million came from
3D ticket sales, along with $105 million from RealD. It also
opened on 410 Imax screens, where it brought in $13 million.
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Meanwhile, "Ocean's 8" has crossed a major milestone of its own.
In its third weekend, the female-led spinoff hit the $100
million mark in North America. The Warner Bros. and Village
Roadshow Pictures film pocketed $11.6 million this weekend.
Overseas, the heist movie stole $26.9 million for a global total
of $171 million.
Another Warner Bros. title, "Tag," landed in fourth with $8.2
million. The comedy has brought in $30 million domestically,
officially clearing its $28 million production budget.
Rounding out the top five is Ryan Reynolds' "Deadpool 2" with
$5.2 million. The 20th Century Fox sequel passed the $300
million mark domestically and $700 million globally. The
original "Deadpool" finished its box office run with $363
million in North America and $783 million worldwide.
Elsewhere, "Solo: A Star Wars Story" reached $200 million in
North America five weeks in. With another $2 million
internationally, the Disney and Lucasfilm picture's worldwide
total sits at $353.5 million.
At the specialty box office, Won't You Be My Neighbor" pocketed
$1.8 million and expanded to 348 theaters. Morgan Neville's
documentary on Mister Rogers, which secured the 10th spot at the
domestic box office, has earned an impressive $4.1 million in
three weeks. The biopic will expand to 500 theaters next
weekend.
Thanks to the roaring success of "Fallen Kingdom" and "Incredibles
2," the box office is 97.3 percent bigger than the same weekend
last year, according to comScore. Overall, the box office is up
8.5 percent in 2018.
"Notably, the $150 million earned by 'Jurassic World: Fallen
Kingdom' is more than the $141.9 million generated by the entire
marketplace of 105 films (led by 'Transformers: The Last
Knight') over the comparable weekend last year," said Paul
Dergarabedian, a box office analyst at comScore.
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