‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Stomps to $245 Million at International Box Office, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Clears $700 Million Globally
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterUniversal’s dino-sized “Jurassic” franchise is showing no signs of extinction at the box office.“Jurassic World Dominion,” the sixth installment in the long-running series, pulled in a monster $176 million from 72 international markets over the weekend, bringing its overseas total to $245 million.
Combined with its $143 million domestic debut, the film stands at a robust $389 million and will imminently cross the $400 million mark.Directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt, “Dominion” opened in 57 new foreign markets this weekend, including China, the United Kingdom and France.China, which has been increasingly hostile to Hollywood films, embraced the film, where it opened in first place with $52.5 million.
Those ticket sales are far behind the opening weekend of its franchise predecessor 2018’s “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($109 million between Friday and Sunday) but closer to 2015’s “Jurassic World” ($62 million between Friday and Sunday).
However, neither of those films had to grapple with a COVID-impaired moviegoing market. Since China has hardly imported any movies during the pandemic, “Dominion” easily secured the biggest non-local release in 2022, as well as the third-best showing since the beginning of the pandemic, falling below only “F9: The Fast Saga” ($136 million to start) and “Godzilla vs.
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