‘Jurassic World’ sequel stomps to top
The dinosaurs still rule the box office.
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” surpassed expectations to open with $150 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. While that total didn’t approach the record-breaking $208.8 million debut of 2015’s “Jurassic World,” it proved the 25-yearold franchise still roars among moviegoers.
It also gave Hollywood its first back-to-back $100 million-plus openings in a non-holiday period. After opening with $182.7 million last week, Pixar’s acclaimed sequel “Incredibles 2” slid 56 percent in its second week, with an $80.9 million haul.
The combined firepower of “Fallen Kingdom” and “Incredibles 2” fueled $280 million in total ticket sales, making it Hollywood’s fourth-biggest overall weekend ever, not accounting for inflation.
The Fred Rogers documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” became the summer’s second documentary to crack the top 10. After the Ruth Bader Ginsberg documentary “RBG,” Morgan Neville’s film on the man behind “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” grossed $1.9 million on 348 screens.
Sony Pictures Classics’ “Boundaries,” a fatherdaughter road trip starring Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer, made a muted debut with $29,000 from five theaters.