While Disney's Lightyear looks to score the highest box office opening for an animated movie since the onset of the pandemic in North America, the spin-off may not even gross half of the $120.9 million debut of 2019’s “Toy Story 4.”
Pixar’s spinoff of its “Toy Story” series blasted off on Thursday night with a respectablefrom preview screenings. However, the film is now tracking for an opening in the range of $50 million to $55 million from 4,255 theaters in North America, below the initial expectations that pegged the film for a debut between $70 million and $80 million.
With a hefty $200 million production budget, “Lightyear” has a ways to go before landing itself securely in the black. The film looks to gain an extra bump from family audiences through Saturday matinees and Father’s Day business on Sunday. Critics have generally been favorable, as the film scored a 61% aggregate approval percentage from top critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Should the current projections for “Lightyear” hold, “Jurassic World Dominion” could be primed to repeat as the apex predator of the domestic box office.massive $143 million debut
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