“Inside Out” tops the five-day holiday weekend box office

 

Inside_OutJULY 6 (Reuters) — “Inside Out” took the top spot over the five-day holiday weekend box office to finish ahead of “Jurassic World” and new entries “Terminator: Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL.”

The Disney-Pixar’s animated comedy with the voices of Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader brought in an estimated $45.3 million in the U.S. over the five days, according to reports. The strong weekend showing gives it $246.2 million stateside in its third week at 4,158 locations. _Jurassic_World__set_to_stomp_Pixar's__Inside_Out__at_box_office_001

The fourth weekend of Universal’s “Jurassic World” showed that dinosaurs have staying power. The Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard film took in $43.8 million at 3,737 screens and now ranks as the fourth highest domestic grosser of all time with $568.2 million.

Estimates show that “Jurassic World” beat out “Inside Out” with $30.9 million to $30.1 million from Friday to Sunday.

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Newcomer “Terminator: Genisys” followed with $44.2 million for the five-day weekend. The Paramount-Skydance film starring Emilia Clarke and Arnold Schwarzenegger needs a strong global performance to make its money back with a reported $155 million price tag.

 

 

_Inside_Out__tops_the_five-day_holiday_weekend_box_officeWarner’s stripper sequel “Magic Mike XXL” brought in $27 million at 3,355 sites with a reported 96% female audience with Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer reprising their roles from the 2012 sleeper hit.