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Blockbuster dinosaur disaster epic “Jurassic World” remains No 1 – with Pixar’s “Inside Out” less than $1 million behind – as new releases “Terminator Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL” struggle to make an impact

Blockbuster dinosaur disaster epic “Jurassic World” remains No 1 – with Pixar’s “Inside Out” less than $1 million behind – as new releases “Terminator Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL” struggle to make an impact

Sci-fi blockbuster “Jurassic World” continued to reign at the US box office over the key Fourth of July weekend, scoring $30,9 million to hold off challenges from Pixar’s “Inside Out” and newcomers “Terminator Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL”.

Colin Trevorrow’s film also overtook “Avengers: Age of Ultron” to hit the top five highest-grossing films of all time, with $1,385 billion. In its fourth week of release, it boasts $558,1 million in North America alone, the fourth best figure ever.

“Inside Out” also held up extremely well in its third week on release, taking $30,1 million to come in a close second. The tale of competing emotions inside the mind of a troubled 11-year-old girl has now pulled in $246 million.

“Terminator Genisys”, which sees Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to play the cyborg T-800 for a fourth time on the big screen, could only manage third place with $28,7 million for the weekend. The time travel-themed action reboot, which also stars “Game of Thrones”’ Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor and Jason Clarke as her son, John, struggled to overcome derisive reviews.

Alan Taylor’s film needed to come out of the blocks much faster to have a chance of recouping its $150m production budget. However, a long-term plan for two additional sequels may yet be saved by the film’s strong performance outside the US, where it took an impressive $85 million. Taken together with the movie’s $44,1 million North American total since opening last week, a $129,6 million global first-week haul suggests the series might just survive its own day of reckoning.

Also disappointing in north America, but with a far lower $14,8m budget to recoup, was “Channing Tatum” male stripper sequel “Magic Mike XXL”. With Matthew McConaughey opting not to return for part two, and Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh dropping to a cinematography role, the follow-up failed to cross over beyond its core audience this time around. Ninety six percent of attendees were female, compared to 73 percent for the original film. XXL, which also opened last week and has $27 million so far, sees Tatum’s title character taking his muscle-bound cohorts on a road trip to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina for one last show.

Rounding out the top five was Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted 2”, with just $11m in its second week for a total of $58,3 million.

There were no further new releases in this week’s top 10. However, the buzzy Amy Winehouse documentary “Amy” scored a highly-impressive $222 015 from just six cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on limited release.

US box office chart, July 3-5

1. Jurassic World: $30,9m, $558,1m

2. Inside Out: $30,1m, $246,1m

3. Terminator Genisys: $28,7m ($44,1m since last Wed) – NEW

4. Magic Mike XXL: $12m ($27m since last Wed) – NEW

5. Ted 2: $11m, $58,3m

6. Max: $7m, $25,7m

7. Spy: $5,5m, $97,8m

8. San Andreas: $3m, $147,3m

9. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: $1,3m, $4m

10. Dope: $1m, $14,1m. – The Guardian.