Lightyear Fails To Beat Jurassic World Dominion at Box Office
Lightyear fails to live up to box office expectations in its opening weekend and earns less than Jurassic World Dominion. Acting as an origin story for Tim Allen's Buzz Lightyear toy in Toy Story, Lightyear sees Chris Evans voicing the titular role this time around, with the movie chronicling the character's attempts to return home after becoming marooned on an alien planet. The film, which is directed by Angus MacLane, earned somewhat mixed reviews, at least by Pixar standards, with critics praising the animation and voice performances but criticizing the film's relatively simplistic story.
Lightyear opened in theaters on June 17th, one week after the release of Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World Dominion. Billed as the «Conclusion of the Jurassic Era» for the franchise, Jurassic World Dominion picks up after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, depicting a world in which humans co-exist with dinosaurs. The film has earned mostly negative reviews from critics, with criticism levied at the film's script and the wasted potential of its premise. In addition to Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard's characters, Jurassic World Dominion sees the return of Jurassic Park legacy characters played by Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum.
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Per a new report from Deadline, Lightyear failed to beat Jurassic World Dominion at the box office, even with the latter film being in its second weekend. Lightyear was projected to earn upwards of $70 million in its opening weekend but instead earned only $51 million, behind Jurassic World Dominion's $58 million. The reasoning behind Lightyear's disappointing opening weekend box office numbers is still
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