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By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press Sun., July 1, 2018 The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom dinosaurs ruled the box office for a second weekend in a row, but also left a little room for more modest newcomers like Sicario: Day of the Soldado and the basketball comedy Uncle Drew to overperform in the crowded marketplace. Studios on Sunday estimated that the blockbuster sequel to Jurassic World earned an additional $60 million (U.S.) in its second weekend in North American theatres, bringing its domestic total to $264.8 million. While its second weekend drop is about 10 per cent steeper than that of the first film, worldwide, the film has grossed $932.4 million to date and is barrelling toward the $1-billion mark. The dinosaurs didn’t gobble up all the attention this weekend, however. Incredibles 2, now in its third weekend in theatres, took second place with $45.5 million, bringing its domestic total to $439.7 million. North American audiences came out in … [Read more...] about ‘Jurassic World’ rules the box office
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‘Jurassic World 2’ roars to No. 1 again at box office
A scene from "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom." (Universal Pictures via AP) LOS ANGELES — The “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” dinosaurs ruled the box office for a second weekend in a row, but also left a little room for more modest newcomers like “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and the basketball comedy “Uncle Drew” to over-perform in the crowded marketplace. Studios on Sunday estimate that the blockbuster sequel to “Jurassic World” earned an additional $60 million in its second weekend in North American theaters, bringing its domestic total to $264.8 million. While its second weekend drop is about 10 percent steeper than that of the first film, worldwide, the film has grossed $932.4 million to date and is barreling toward the $1 billion mark. The dinosaurs didn’t gobble up all the attention this weekend, however. “Incredibles 2,” now in its third weekend in theaters, took second place with $45.5 million, bringing … [Read more...] about ‘Jurassic World 2’ roars to No. 1 again at box office
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Dominates Chinese Box Office with $112M
While fans in the U.S. have to wait a few more days for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom to hit theaters, the action-packed sequel is already raking it in at the Chinese box office with a huge opening weekend of $112 million. In local currency, the tally is RMB 715 million, the fourth highest tally for an American film in China, behind Transformers: The Last Knight (RMB 795 million), Avengers: Infinity War (RMB 1.2 billion) and the all-time record holder, The Fate of the Furious (RMB 1.3 billion). Included in the whopping $112 million tally is $10 million earned from 520 IMAX venues across the Middle Kingdom. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom earned an astonishing 85% of the market share during its opening weekend, with the second place finisher, a local action comedy entitled The Way of the Bug, earning just $9.94 million followed by the Hong Kong crime film The Leaker with $5.33 million and the European animated comedy The Seventh Dwarf in fourth place with $1.87 million. This weekend … [Read more...] about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Dominates Chinese Box Office with $112M
China box office: Aamir Khan’s ‘Secret Superstar’ goes top
Secret Superstar shot to the top of the Chinese box office in the week of Jan 22-28, while Maze Runner: The Death Cure narrowly won the weekend and Forever Young hit $100m.Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s Secret Superstar stole the weekly crown with $40.4m for $69.6m after 10 days. The coming-of-age story about a young girl who dreams of becoming a famous singer reunites Khan with his Dangal co-star Zaira Wasim. Already China’s second highest grossing Indian film after its first weekend, it’s now one of the top grossing non-Hollywood foreign films although it’s still a long way off from Dangal.Former champion Forever Young, featuring an A-list cast toplined by Zhang Ziyi, dropped to the second place but still held well with $28.2m for $101.2m after 17 days.Fox’s young adult adventure Maze Runner: The Death Cure came in third overall with $24.1m from its first three days, narrowly taking the weekend crown. While its opening debut was comparable to that of … [Read more...] about China box office: Aamir Khan’s ‘Secret Superstar’ goes top
China box office: Aamir Khan’s ‘Secret Superstar’ makes strong debut
Zhang Ziyi’s Forever Young fended off five new titles and climbed to the top of the chart in the week of Jan 15-21, but Indian singing drama Secret Superstar captured the hearts of Chinese audiences over the weekend.Local drama Forever Young gained stronger traction in its second week with $49.6m for $72.8m after 10 days. It moved to the No.1 spot from Tuesday, overtaking Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, until Secret Superstar pushed it to second place on Friday.With an ensemble cast of Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Chen Chusheng, Chang Chen and Wang Leehom, the film covers four generations of Tsinghua University students over a century. It’s originally planned for the 100th anniversary of Beijing’s Tsinghua University in 2011.Following the mega-success of last year’s Dangal, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan returns to China with much fanfare. His latest film Secret Superstar was the top performer over the weekend, taking $29m from its first three days. This has … [Read more...] about China box office: Aamir Khan’s ‘Secret Superstar’ makes strong debut