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Monday 25 June 2018

‘Jurassic World’ sequel stomps its way to $150 million debut

By JAKE COYLE 106-year-old Universal.
AP Film Writer It only follows “Jurassic
NEW YORK (AP) — The dino- World.”
saurs still rule the box office. After notching the biggest
“Jurassic World: Fallen King- opening ever for an ani-
dom” surpassed expec- mated release last week-
tations to open with $150 end, Brad Bird’s “Incred-
million in ticket sales in U.S. ibles 2” held on strongly
and Canada theaters over considering the family-film
the weekend, according competition. Its global
to studio estimates Sunday. gross is now up to $485 mil-
While that total didn’t ap- lion, including a $21.2 mil-
proach the record-break- lion debut in China, a Pixar
ing $208.8 million debut best.
of 2015’s “Jurassic World,” The female-fronted heist
it proved the 25-year-old This image released by Universal Pictures shows Chris Pratt in a scene from, “Jurassic World: Fallen film “Ocean’s 8,” star-
franchise still roars loudly Kingdom.” ring Sandra Bullock and
among moviegoers. Associated Press Cate Blanchett, crossed
It also gave Hollywood its what it was the same June “Jurassic World: Fallen King- on Rotten Tomatoes but $100 million domestically,
first back-to-back $100 mil- weekend last year, ac- dom” has already tallied received an A-minus Cin- with $11.7 million in its third
lion-plus openings in a non- cording to comScore. hundreds of millions in over- emaScore from audiences. week. Thanks to drive-in
holiday period. After open- “The normal course of box seas ticket sales over the Universal Pictures, which double-features with “In-
ing with $182.7 million last office is that the two films past two weeks. Its world- is planning a third “Juras- credibles 2,” Ava DuVer-
week, Pixar’s acclaimed would cannibalize each wide total already stands sic World” film, heavily nay’s “A Wrinkle in Time”
sequel “Incredibles 2” slid other’s box office in some at $711.5 million. promoted the $170 million also cleared the $100 mil-
56 percent in its second way,” said Paul Dergarabe- The film, starring Chris Pratt production. Drawing audi- lion milestone, a first for a
week, with an $80.9 million dian, senior media analyst and Dallas Bryce Howard, ences equally young and black female director.
haul. for comScore. “This week- moves the action away old, male and female, and The Fred Rogers documen-
The combined firepower end proves that if you have from an isolated tropical from a diverse array of eth- tary “Won’t You Be My
of “Fallen Kingdom” and two incredibly appealing island. In “Fallen Kingdom,” nicities, “Fallen Kingdom” Neighbor” became the
“Incredibles 2” fueled $280 movies in the marketplace directed by J.A. Bayona, played like a classic crowd- summer’s second docu-
million in total ticket sales, at the same time, the mar- the dinosaurs are again pleaser. mentary to crack the top
making it Hollywood’s ketplace will expand. The threatened with extinction “We’re seeing exit polls 10. Following the Ruth Bad-
fourth-biggest overall year-to-date box office because of a soon-to-ex- that indicate all quadrants er Ginsberg documentary
weekend ever, not ac- jumped 2.5 percent in one plode volcano. came out to see this mov- “RBG,” Morgan Neville’s hit
counting for inflation. Busi- weekend, from 6 percent But they are trapped by ie,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s documentary on the man
ness was roughly double to 8.5 percent.” a band of mercenaries, a distribution chief. “The ma- behind “Mister Rogers’
plot intended to mirror real- jority of the audience was Neighborhood” grossed
life animal poaching . under 25. Obviously, we’re $1.9 million on 348 screens.
Like 2015’s “Jurassic World,” playing very broadly, and Sony Pictures Classics’
‘’Fallen Kingdom” was to families overall, and so “Boundaries,” a father-
able to shrug off medio- thus the result at the very daughter road trip starring
cre reviews — something high end of our expecta- Vera Farmiga and Chris-
that many other franchises tions.” topher Plummer, made a
have struggled to do lately. The domestic opening is muted debut with $29,000
It sits at just 50 percent fresh the second best for the from five theaters.q

‘Game of Thrones’ co-stars Kit

Harington, Rose Leslie wed

LONDON (AP) — Former
“Game of Thrones” co-stars
Kit Harington and Rose Les-
lie married Saturday with a
church service and a cel-
ebration at the bride’s an-
cestral castle in Scotland.
The couple and guests ar-
rived at Rayne Church,
close to the 900-year-old
Wardhill Castle in northeast
Scotland, which is owned
by Leslie’s family. Haring-
ton, wearing a morning Actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie react as they leave after
suit, and Leslie, in a flowing their wedding ceremony, at Rayne Church, Kirkton of Rayne
ivory gown and veil, smiled in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Saturday June 23, 2018. Former
at members of the public “Game of Thrones” co-stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie
who had gathered outside married near the bride’s family castle in Scotland.
Associated Press
the church.q