Jurassic World: DominionPhoto: Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment
Proving once and for all that in the long arms race between the power of the written word and the power of the big, knife-filled dinosaur’s mouth, the giant reptile will win, the box office return has already begun to enjoy a lot of positive for Jurassic World: Dominion. This, although the film was the least accepted by critics in the entire Jurassic six-franchise franchise, with our own text calling it a “deeply unsatisfactory finale” and ruining his dinosaur encounters of being “routine” and “uninspiring.” “. ”
But you know what they say: The money printer is gone [insert dinosaur roar sound here]. The deadline Dominion brought $ 60 million to the United States and Canada yesterday, putting it on track for the first weekend of $ 142 million. This is in addition to the international markets, where it has been on the market for a week and where it is expected to bring in a total of $ 244 million by Sunday.
Among other things, this makes the Dominion the biggest start of the pandemic era, which is not focused on superheroes, surpassing the previous record holder Top Gun: Maverick (which raised $ 52 million at its opening on Friday a few weeks ago) by no small amount. Also, surprisingly, is almost exactly what its predecessor, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, brought in its first weekend in 2018; Third-party franchises are usually declining commercially compared to their predecessors, so it’s a little strange to see that Dominion is doing so well – especially in light of these reviews.
The question now, of course, is whether the film (which is currently shaking off a particularly sharp 31 percent rating of Rotten Tomatoes’ Rotten Critics) could retain its unexpected lead for more than a week. Recent films – most notably Maverick – have shown unexpected endurance at the box office recently, holding on to high profits long after they usually drop out. It will be interesting to see if Dominion’s apparent resilience to critical dismissal can last another week.
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