Universal's hotly-awaited Jurassic World: Dominion is off to a strong start overseas, and is expected to gross over $45 million from 15 foreign markets, including a big $6 million start in Korea, which is the fourth-biggest opening day ever in that market.
It will also open in Mexico, Brazil, and Italy this weekend and is currently tracking on par with the international performances of 2015's Jurassic World and 2018's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Domestically, Jurassic World: Dominion to still projected to open somewhere in the $160 million to $210 million range next weekend, which would give it the second-highest opening weekend in the franchise's history, behind only Jrassic World ($208.8M). There's also a strong chance the Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel will open near the higher end of that range, especially with the studio pushing this installment as the final chapter in the franchise along with the heavy marketing focus on the returning legacy cast members.
On another note, while none of the previous films have featured any sort of alternate cut, franchise newcomer DeWanda Wise did tease a potential extended cut that could be coming to home media. Speaking to Collider about crafting her character's backstory, she teased,
“She had this moment, and it’s probably gonna be in the extended cut, maybe, we’ll see, but she has this beautiful pair of brass knuckles and we have this entire backstory of this adventure that she had gone on in South Africa — [laughs] Girl, I love backstories! — where she procured these knuckles. Because a lot of Kayla has this kind of Indiana Jones, she’s been everywhere. Some of her travels are for work and she goes on them because she has to go on them, and some are just for her.”
While it's unlikely an extended cut will be released, it is certainly an interesting prospect and could prove to be fun supplemental material for a gargantuan film that is already expected to run 146 minutes.
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The star-studded cast of the Jurassic World: Dominion will feature Jurassic alums Chris Pratt (Owen Grady), Bryce Dallas Howard (Claire Dearing), 3x Golden Globe-nominee Sam Neill (Alan Grant), Academy Award-winner Laura Dern (Ellie Sattler), Academy Award-nominee Jeff Goldblum (Ian Malcolm), BD Wong (Dr. Henry Wu), Omar Sy (Barry Sembane), Justice Smith (Franklin Webb), Daniella Pineda (Zia Rodriguez), and Isabella Sermon (Maisie Lockwood).
Newcomers to the franchise include DeWanda Wise (She's Gotta Have It) as Kayla Watts, Mamoudou Athie (Sorry for Your Loss) as Ramsay Cole, Campbell Scott (The Amazing Spider-Man) as Dr. Lewis Dodgson, Scott Haze (Venom) as Rainn Delacourt, Dichen Lachman (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Soyona Santos, Kristoffer Polaha (Wonder Woman 1984) as Wyatt Huntley, Elva Trill (Starstruck) as Charlotte Lockwood, Dimitri Thivalos in an undisclosed role, and Varada Sethu (Now You See Me 2) as Shira.
Jurassic World: Dominion roars into theaters June 10!
This summer, experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Oscar®-winner Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill in Jurassic World Dominion, a bold, timely and breathtaking new adventure that spans the globe. From Jurassic World architect and director Colin Trevorrow, Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.