- Jurassic World Rebirth (review)- $147.3M
Universal’s standalone sequel Jurassic World Rebirth got off to a massive, call it a Jurassic-sized debut. The seventh movie in the dino-franchise devoured $91.5M over three days, and a whopping $147.3M over the 5-day July 4th weekend. The global number is even better with $318M, not bad considering there were no legacy characters and little connection to the earlier films. Critical reviews weren’t great at 51% on RT, although audiences were more forgiving with 72%.
2. F1: The Movie– $26M/$109.5M
Brad Pitt’s F1: The Movie fell 54% in its second lap, earning $26M and bringing the domestic total to $109M. Globally, the racer is closing in on $300M, the 12th biggest haul of his thirty-year career.
3. How to Train Your Dragon– $11M/$224M
4. Elio– $5.7M/$55M
5. 28 Years Later– $4.6M/$60.2M
6. M3GAN 2.0– $3.8M/$18.5M
7. Lilo & Stitch– $3.8M/$408.5M
8. Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning– $3.2M/$191.1M
9. Materialists– $1.3M/$33.5M
10. Ballerina– $725K/$57.2M
Also…Magnolia Pictures opened the post-apocalyptic thriller 40 Acres into 340 locations for just $475K. Danielle Deadwyler, who struck out with another horror film with The Woman in the Yard earlier this year, plays the matriarch of the descendants of slaves who settled in Canada who must defend her farm against invading cannibals. Reviews have been very good with critics giving it 91% on RT, and audience opinion at 88%. Perhaps a wider release is in order?
