Universal Pictures Jurassic World Rebirthstomped its competition this weekend with a staggering $91.5 million open at the domestic box office and $318.3 million globally. How To Train Your Dragoncontinues to soar, whileEliocontinues to disappoint. Next week, James Gunn's new take onSupermanis the only force in the universe strong enough to pose an existential threat toJurassic World Rebirth. Universal's a champion, and you're going to hear it roar. Jurassic World Rebirthopened to an earthshaking $91.5 million at the domesticbox officeand $318.3 million globally this weekend. The sequel to 2022'sJurassic World Dominion, fourthJurassic Worldfilm, and seventh in the overall franchise that began with 1990'sJurassic Parkdropped a meteor on its closest competition,Brad PittandJoseph Kosinski'sF1: The Movie, which dropped over 50 percent from its $55.6 million domestic open for a $26 million second-week take. Laments over the box office's sluggish pace, which rose to a chorus in the first few months of the year, can officially be put to rest after premieres like this, and that ofA Minecraft Movie,Lilo & Stitch,Sinners, andHow to Train Your Dragon.Days past 2025's mid-point, the domestic box office currently stands at a total gross of $4.3 billion, on track to meet or perhaps exceed 2024's year-end gross of $8.5 billion. Disney/Pixar; Universal Pictures, Apple Studios Jurassic World Rebirthhas more than recouped its estimated $180 million budget, and in just three days in theaters, holds the distinctions of being the franchise's second-biggest premiere after 2020'sJurassic Worldand Universal's biggest premiere of the year. Coming in third, fourth, and fifth on the domestic charts areHow to Train Your Dragon,Elio,and28 Years Later. The live-action remake of the 2010 animated classic grossed $11 million in its fourth week of release for a $224 million domestic gross ($516.9 million globally); Pixar's extraterrestrial adventure beamed up only $5.7 million in its third week, for a disappointing $55 million domestic gross ($96.7 global); andDanny BoyleandAlex Garland's grand return to the blood-spattered horror franchise they began in 2002 scared up $4.6 in its third week, grossing $60.2 million domestically and $125.8 globally against an estimated $60 million budget. The rest of this weekend's box office readouts contain several exciting twists for box office prognosticators, includingM3GAN 2.0's continued failure, against all expectations, to live up to its 2022 predecessor.Blumhouse's AI-powered bomb grossed only $3.8 million in its sophomore slump at the box office, making for an $18.5 million domestic gross. At this point in its release history, for comparison,M3GANhadalready grossed$56.8 million. Want more movie news? Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free newsletterto get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. On the other end of the spectrum,Materialists, Celine Song's quietly engrossing romantic dramedy starringDakota Johnson,Chris Evans, andPedro Pascalis still holding firm in the domestic top 10, adding $1.3 million in week four for an impressive $33.5 million domestically. The independently produced film was only budgeted at an estimated $20 million and released into a market that has been trending down on romantic comedies for over a decade. Jessica Miglio/Warner Bros Next weekend's slate of new releases contains a diverse array of offerings, from screenlife horrorSkillhouse, starringCurtis "50 Cent" Jackson, to the political thrillerSovereign, starringNick OffermanandJacob Tremblay, and finally, the big kahuna,James Gunn's new crack atSuperman. StarringDavid Corenswetas DC's new man in tights andRachel Brosnahanas Lois Lane, GunntoldEntertainment Weeklyin June that withSuperman, "I wanted to tell the story about someone who was truly good in a world that doesn't value goodness, in a world that makes fun of basic kindness and basic human values." Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
