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Box Office Weekend: Primeval Battle as Inside Out and Jurassic World Vie for Top Spot

Seth Paul
Box Office Weekend

Will Jurassic World be the big box office winner for a fourth week counting? Most likely, yes, though Inside Out certainly tried its best. At estimates of $30.9 million and $30.1 million respectively, it would take a big effort for the Pixar effort to topple the dinosaurs, but to say both films are successes Jurassic Worldis an understatement. At $558.1 million, Jurassic World is far and away a winner domestically, while the latest Pixar effort has drummed up $246.2 million so far. Bad news appears to be in the works for two sequel debuts: Terminator Genesys has been roundly mocked by critics despite the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to the title role, while Magic Mike XXL might be a mild success if it was budgeted at the same $7 million as the original. Still, the big names did not bring much to their debuts even counting a Wednesday opening, with Terminator Genesys an underwhelming estimated $28.7 million and XXL an estimated $11.6 million.

Ted 2 (estimated $11 million) and Max (estimated $6.6 million) continue to put up lower than average numbers while Spy (estimated $5.5 million) pushes ever closer to a $100 million domestic total. San Andreas made an estimated $3 million, but remains a solid contender with $446.6 million worldwide. And in the final two slots, the indie critical darlings Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (estimated $1.3 million, finally entering the top ten after four weeks in release) and Dope (estimated $1.1 million) are possibly making enough back on their costs, but at $4 million and $14.1 million in total domestic earnings, they are not likely to blow the lid off of the box office anytime soon.

Weekend Box Office (July 1st – July 5th)

  1. Jurassic World…$30.9 million
  2. Inside Out…$30.1 million
  3. Terminator Genesys…$28.7 million
  4. Magic Mike XXL…$11.6 million
  5. Ted 2…$11 million
  6. Max…$6.6 million
  7. Spy…$5.5 million
  8. San Andreas…$3 million
  9. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl…$1.3 million
  10. Dope…$1.1 million

Seth Paul

When not failing to write novels and screenplays, box-office guru Seth writes humorous comedy tracks for films under the name "The One Man Band" that can be found at Rifftrax.com. Although, he has recently succeeded in writing the novella "Jack Alan and the Case of the Not-Exactly Rocket Scientists," available as an eBook on Amazon. He is also the English voice of Zak in "Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space."
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