Do the jurassic saga dinosaurs still have a world box office bite?

Jurassic World: Renaissance manages to scratch almost $ 150 million in the United States, taking advantage of the holiday weekend on July 4. Well, but not great.

The reign of dinosaurs on the American and global box office takes again.

Jurassic World : Renaissanceseventh opus of the saga initiated in 1993 with Jurassic Parkhas garnered $ 147.3 million in five days of operation In North America (in 4,308 cinemas), taking full advantage of the long holiday weekend on July 4 in the United States. It is more than enough to dominate the charts on this strategic period of summer and establish themselves as one of the biggest launches of the season.

But behind these solid figures, the trend is actually downwards for monsters from prehistoric times. On the only traditional weekend (Friday to Sunday), Jurassic World : Renaissance generated $ 91.5 million, a step marked compared to previous episodes: Jurassic World (2015) had started at $ 208 million, Fallen Kingdom (2018) at $ 148 million and The world after (2022) at $ 145 million. Over five days, the figures are even more telling: Jurassic World had then accumulated $ 258 million, Fallen Kingdom 181 m $ and The world after 172 M$.

This erosion of performance reflects a certain shortness of breath of a 32 -year -old franchise, which has managed to make an impression both in the cinema and in themed parks, but which today seems to be to renew itself.

With a production budget of $ 180 million (excluding marketing), Jurassic World : Renaissance However, remains less expensive than its predecessors, who cited around $ 250 million. Worn by Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey et Maharshala alithe film does not need to reach the billion dollars to be profitable, even if it is a threshold that the three previous films have all crossed. Universal hopes to launch a new trilogy with this reboot, but for that, it will be necessary to maintain the interest of the public over time.

Fortunately, internationally, the franchise continues to work well. Jurassic World : Renaissance has already garnered $ 171 million in 82 markets during its first weekend outside the United States, bringing its global total to $ 318 million at the world box office In just 5 days – since its release on Wednesday. The most lucrative territories are:

Behind the dinosaurs, F1 The film clings to second place in the North American ranking with $ 26.1 million harvested in the second week, a decrease of 54 % compared to its start-up. The film now combines 109 M$ au box-office US For the moment. And with $ 56.3 million garnered in 78 markets for its second weekend, the film, carried by Brad Pitt in the shoes of a pilot, already reached 184 M$ internationally. In total, he therefore accumulates almost 300 millions in the world in ten days.

This performance allows the film to become the biggest success in Apple Studios room, ahead Napoleon by Ridley Scott ($ 221 million in 2023). Admittedly, Apple has only five indoor outings to its credit, but F1 Mark an important step in its cinematographic ambitions. The fact remains that the feature film is produced for around 250 million dollars and will still have to seduce at length to be profitable