‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Challenges 'Top Gun: Maverick' With Projected $125 Million USD at Weekend Box Office
Possibly pushing Tom Cruise down to No. 2.
Jurassic World: Dominion is challenging Top Gun: Maverick for the top spot at this weekend’s box office.
The sci-fi action film, led by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, is reportedly looking to earn a total of $125 million USD across 4,600 cinemas in North America during its opening weekend. So far, it has also earned $55.7 million USD from 15 international markets like Mexico, Korea, Brazil and Italy and will open in more countries like France, Germany, Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, China and Japan throughout June.
Meanwhile, Top Gun: Maverick pocketed $90 million USD in its second weekend and could earn an additional $45 million USD to $55 million USD this weekend. The film debuted with $160 million USD during Memorial Day weekend and is closing in at $300 million USD in domestic earnings so far, making the sequel to the 1986 film Tom Cruise’s best-selling film in North America.
Dominion is the third film in the Jurassic World trilogy and sixth film in the Jurassic Park franchise. Fans can expect original stars like Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neil to reprise their roles from the previous films.
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