The tentpole, co-produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, is the fifth installment in the “Jurassic” franchise. really crafted an extraordinarily intense film. “We found that we are playing very broadly in all four quadrants. “We are obviously thrilled with our opening at the North American box office,” Jim Orr, head of domestic distribution at Universal, said. Universal, the studio behind “Fallen Kingdom,” is celebrating its second-best opening ever, only behind 2015’s “Jurassic World.” With a global total of $485 million, “Incredibles 2” has already surpassed the entire run of the original film, “The Incredibles.” “Incredibles 2” also earned $56.8 million overseas, taking the international tally to $134.6 million. The superhero blockbuster, directed by Brad Bird, launched with $182.7 million, making it the best opening for an animated feature and the eighth-biggest debut of all time. The Disney-Pixar sequel picked up another $80 million, bringing its domestic total to $350.3 million.
“Fallen Kingdom” easily led the weekend as the lone wide release, though “Incredibles 2” enjoyed a heroic second weekend.
The Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard-led tentpole has already amassed $711.5 million worldwide, including $561.5 million overseas. While it fell short of its predecessors’ record-shattering $208.8 million launch, the dinosaur sequel is off to a mighty start. “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” topped estimates to devour $150 million from 4,475 locations in North America this weekend.