The ticket sales of the spin-off from the “Toy Story” series are a disappointment for Pixar, which has huge successes in the world of animation such as “The Incredibles” “Superheroes” and (Finding Nemo) “Finding Nemo.” And (up) “above”, especially after the film cost 200 million dollars to produce, not to mention tens of millions to promote it.
A source said that the Walt Disney Company was unable to obtain permission to screen (Lighttier) in 14 countries in the Middle East and Asia, as it seems unlikely that the film will be released in China, the largest market for cinema in the world.
The Disney co-produced movie was expected to raise at least $70 million over the weekend, but has been fiercely contested by Universal’s “Jurassic World: Dominion” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” A production by Paramount thwarted the ambitions of the film’s producers.
Despite taking the number two spot at the box office, “Lighttier” became one of the rare Pixar films that didn’t jump to the top spot when it hit theaters.
Even with a massive 60 percent drop in revenue, “Jurassic World: Dominion” managed to retain the top spot for a second week. The series’ latest film collected $58.6 million from 4,697 theaters in its second weekend, bringing its domestic earnings to $259 million.
And “Top Gun: Maverick” came in third place, with a whopping $44 million from 4,035 theaters in North America. Thriller “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” took fourth place, bringing in $4.2 million from 2,455 theaters.
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