Box-Office ‘Jurassic World’ Has The Most Teeth; ‘Genisys’ Posts Worst Opening Of The ‘Terminator’ Franchise

We took last weekend off, but to briefly recap: despite tracking reports that suggested “Ted 2” was going to open to around $55 million, the Seth McFarlane comedy sequel disappointed, grossing almost 40% less than the original did on its debut weekend in 2012. Instead, “Jurassic World” took the #1 spot and that trend continues for the fourth week in a row though it was a tight race with Pixar’s “Inside Out” which wasn’t far behind. The behemoth that is Universal’s dinosaur franchise isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. At $558 million in North America, “Jurassic World” is now the highest grossing film of the summer and the fourth highest domestic grossing film ever. The movie is potentially on track to surpass “The Avengers” ($623 million; James Cameron’s records are safe).

Globally, "Jurassic World" eclipsed “Avengers: Age of Ultron” this weekend -- the movie is now at $1,385 billion, making it the fifth highest grossing movie of all time worldwide. And...