“Jurassic World Rebirth” keeps roaring at the box office with ticket sales clearing the $750 million milestone over the weekend.
Universal’s dinosaur tentpole, which rebooted the pre-historic series with Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali at the helm, has grossed $766 million globally after five weekends of release. It’s one of three Hollywood films this year — Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” ($1 billion) and Warner Bros. “A Minecraft Movie” ($955 million) are the other two — to clear the $750 million mark so far. International audiences have been particularly enthusiastic, with overseas revenues contributing a massive $448 million to the total bounty. United Kingdom and Ireland ($42 million), Mexico ($34 million) and Germany ($28 million) rank as the top-earning territories. Those are mighty returns, however the latest “Jurassic” has to keep climbing to near the heights of the prior sequel trilogy led by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, each of which grossed $1 billion globally.
“F1” is also staying strong at the box office, surpassing $545 million globally in its sixth lap around the track. With those ticket sales, the racing drama now stands as Brad Pitt’s highest-grossing film in history, overtaking the haul of 2013’s “World War Z” ($540 million, not adjusted for inflation). “F1” had long ago overtaken Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” ($158 million worldwide) and Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” ($221 million) as Apple’s largest theatrical film ever.
“Superman” also crossed a notable milestone with $550 million globally, a haul that includes $235 million overseas and $316 million domestically after four weekends. Though it’s been the first commercially successful DC film in ages, the comic book tentpole has been underperforming at the international box office. “Superman,” a patriotic adventure about a very American protagonist, has been more popular in the U.S. and Canada, which has accounted for nearly 60% of overall returns. (It’s usually the inverse for all-audience blockbusters.) So far, the biggest markets abroad have been the U.K. with $32 million, Mexico with $21.8 million and Brazil with $15 million.
Meanwhile Disney and Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” remained atop international charts with $39.6 million from 52 territories in its second weekend of release, declining 58% from its debut. So far, the superhero adaptation has grossed $368.7 million worldwide, including $170.3 million internationally and $198.4 million in North America.
In terms of newcomers, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s heist comedy “The Bad Guys 2” landed with $16.3 million from 58 territories. Those ticket sales are slightly ahead of 2022’s “The Bad Guys” in terms of like-for-like markets. Domestically, the sequel debuted to $22.8 million for a global start of $44.5 million. Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson lead the voice cast of “The Bad Guys 2,” which carries an $80 million price tag and follows the newly reformed baddies as they emerge from retirement to perform one last heist.
Another new release, Paramount’s “The Naked Gun” reboot, collected $11.5 million from 46 markets in its opening weekend. The film, starring Liam Neeson as bumbling police detective and Pamela Anderson as his unlikely accomplice, opened to $17 million in North America, bringing its worldwide tally to $28.5 million.
