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Despite blistering reviews, the sixth film in
Universal's dinosaur saga is looming large 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," which is
still flying high in second place.
Even with the near-deafening roar of "Jurassic World," Tom
Cruise's beloved blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick" stayed strong,
adding $50 million from 4,262 North American cinemas in its
third weekend in theaters. That's a huge turnout for any film at
this point in its theatrical run, but it's even more impressive
to pull in those numbers at a time in which "Dominion" is also
packing a major punch at the box office.
By comparison, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" grossed $56 million in
its third weekend, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
drummed up $32 million in its third weekend, and "The Batman"
with Robert Pattinson collected $36 million in its third
weekend. With $50 million between Friday and Sunday (a 44%
decline from last weekend), "Top Gun: Maverick" has generated a
staggering $393.3 million to date.
For "Dominion," initial box office returns represent a slight
decline in popularity, though the big-budget tentpole is still
raking in huge amounts of money. To be fair, the latest
installment in the prehistoric series has some Triceratops-sized
footprints to live up to at the box office. "Jurassic World,"
which rebooted the popular "Jurassic Park" trilogy in 2015,
opened to a gargantuan $208 million and ended its theatrical run
with $653 million in North America and $1.6 billion globally.
Its sequel, 2018's "Fallen Kingdom," debuted to a
softer-but-still-spectacular $150 million and tapped out with
$417 million domestically and $1.3 billion worldwide.
"This is an excellent opening," says David A. Gross, who runs
the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research.
"Reviews are weak, but that has never stopped these beasts."
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