LOS ANGELES - Another thundering performance for “Jurassic World” at the box office snapped up $102 million for Universal this weekend, handing Pixar a second place opening for its first time. “Jurassic World” has had a record-breaking opening two weeks, pulling in a total of $398.2 million in North America and shattering US and global opening records, estimates showed Sunday.
The fourth film in the popular “Jurassic Park” series, “Jurassic World” returns to the famous island featured in the original film and follows an experiment gone wrong at a dinosaur theme park.
The film's strong performance put Pixar's “Inside Out,” an animated film about the emotions inside the mind of a young girl, into the second spot in its debut weekend with $91.1 million, estimates from Exhibitor Relations said.
That marks the first debut outside the top spot for animation studio Pixar, which is owned by Disney, since its first film was released in 1995. “Inside Out” has received rave reviews, and sees comics Amy Poehler, Lewis Black and Bill Hader voice the animated emotions for Riley as the little girl tries to come to terms with her uprooted life.
Comedy “Spy” grabbed an estimated $10.5 million in ticket sales for the third spot. The spy comedy follows a CIA analyst (Melissa McCarthy) who leaves her desk job to do deep undercover to avenge her former partner (Jude Law). - AP
