JUNE 29 (Reuters) — “Jurassic World” surprised box office experts by topping the North American charts for a third consecutive weekend. Universal’s dinosaur thriller now ranks as the fifth highest grossing domestic release of all time with $500 million in stateside receipts, and the fastest that a film has ever crossed the $500 million mark.
Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out” pulled in $52.1 million putting it in second place for the week.
Universal’s “Ted 2”, which experts had predicted would be the summer’s biggest comedy, debuted to an underwhelming $32.9 million across 3,442 theaters, roughly $15 million less than most analysts had expected the pot-smoking teddy bear comedy would bring in during its opening weekend.
The weekend’s other new release, Warner Bros. “Max,” an uplifting drama about a military dog, came in fourth, bringing in $12.2 million across 2,855 locations.
“Spy,” the 20th Century Fox espionage comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy, rounded out the top five, with $7.8 million, bringing its total to $88.3 million.
