The reboot of the dinosaur film is still devouring the screens at theaters as Universals “Jurassic World” is on track to come up with big numbers in its second weekend with more than $100 million, according to estimates. The film featuring Chris Pratt broke records in its debut last week.
Other competitors like Disney-Pixar’s “Inside Out” will probably take lots of millions too but not take the top spot at the office. “Inside Out” estimates for the weekend are at around $78-$82 million. Disney-Pixar estimated that the animated film would bring in around $29–$32 million on Friday.
Records Set
“Jurassic World” set a U.S. opening weekend record with $208.8 million, then added a whopping $87 million in the next four days through Thursday to hit almost $300 million. The reboot of the classic dinosaur thriller may even take the second weekend record of $103 million set by the first movie of “The Avengers” three years ago. The reboot will easily surpass the second best number of $77.7 million set by the latest Avengers movie, “Age of Ultron.”
“Jurassic World” is expected go over the $300 million mark after just eight days in theaters. That right there would break the record for quickest to hit the milestone, also held by The Avengers,” which did it in just nine days back in 2012. The film starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, also grabbed headlines with a $524.4 million global opening last weekend.
About The Film
About The FilmThe success of the dinosaur film means “Inside Out” will be the first movie made by Pixar that does not get to the top stop. The American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, released by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Pete Docter, features the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kaling. It is about a girl named Riley and in her mind, five personified emotions are created over time: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger, who reside in the “Headquarters” of Riley’s mind. The film has received really good reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 98%, based on 178 reviews, with a rating average of 8.9/10. The site’s critical consensus reads, “Inventive, gorgeously animated, and powerfully moving, Inside Out is another outstanding addition to the Pixar library of modern animated classics.” On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 93 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating “universal acclaim.”
“Inside Out” brought a really good $3.7 million in Thursday night preview showings. This number was the best for any animated toon from Disney and Pixar.
At the lower table of the box office are films like comedy-drama “Dope” and Melissa McCarthy’s “Spy”.
“Dope” made just 425,000 in Thursday night showings but that number will increase when it expands to 2,002 locations. It is expected to finish the weekend with around $10 million. “Spy” now in its third weekend will battle the one mentioned above for the third spot with a decline of about 35 percent. The film has been a huge success the first two weeks, topping $63 million.
