Lightyear May Lose #1 Spot In Major Box Office Upset With Jurassic World 3
Lightyear is facing more competition from Jurassic World Dominion than originally anticipated and may end up losing the number 1 spot at the box office to the dinosaur flick. Dominion is in its second weekend in theaters while Lightyear was released June 17. Telling the film that exists within the Toy Story universe, Lightyear portrays the story that inspired the Buzz Lightyear toy line. The film received positive reviews from critics, although not the same universal praise that the previous four Toy Story movies received.
This is the third time a Pixar movie and Jurassic World film have faced off at the box office. In 2015 Jurassic World remained number 1 at the box office, beating Inside Out but the Pixar film did overtake Jurassic World the following weekend. Then in 2018, Pixar got out ahead of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by releasing Incredibles 2 the week before the dinosaur sequel and both movies ended up being two of that summer's biggest hits. Many industry insiders expected Lightyear to have a big opening weekend and overtake Jurassic World Dominion at the box office due to the connection to the highly successful Toy Story franchise.
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According to Deadline, Lightyear is performing below expectations. The film opened to about $20 million and is projecting an opening weekend between $51 and $55 million, well below the originally estimated $70 to $85 million. Meanwhile, Jurassic World Dominion is looking to generate $57 million in its second weekend and while that is a 61% drop off from its previous week it is enough for it to secure the number one spot at the box office.
While Lightyear's opening weekend would still be above that of the previous film
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