LOS ANGELES - "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," the sequel to the 2015 blockbuster, brought in an estimated $150 million during its opening weekend in North America. The Universal Pictures' film won the weekend and is the fourth biggest opening of the year, behind "Avengers: Infinity War," "Black Panther," and Disney and Pixar's "Incredibles 2"
The big weekend adds to the film's worldwide haul of $711.5 million since opening overseas earlier this month.
The movie stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard as they try to rescue genetically recreated dinosaurs from a volcano-threatened island and move them to - why not? - a sprawling California mansion. Might some of them escape into the world? Might pteranodons fly around the Eiffel Tower? Who knows?
Sliding to second over the three-day weekend, Disney's "Incredibles 2" still earned a respectable $80.9 million as the North American box office continued a recovery from last summer's downturn.
The film tells the story of the Parr family - centered this time on matriarch Helen (Holly Hunter) as she battles to help bring the world's hiding superheroes back into the open, while husband Bob (Craig T. Nelson), left at home in charge of their frighteningly talented but scarily unpredictable kids, finds the homemaker's job more challenging than that of superhero.
In third spot was Warner Bros.'s heist flick "Ocean's 8," at $11.7 million. Its female-centric cast has Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) assembling a gang of talented women (Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter) to plan a seemingly impossible diamond heist from the Met Gala in New York.
Adult comedy "Tag," also from Warner Bros., came in fourth at $8.2 million. It tells the story of childhood pals (led by Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner) who keep up a game of cross-country tag for decades, sometimes at the oddest of moments.
Staying alive in fifth was "Deadpool 2," the R-rated superhero flick from Fox, at $5.3 million. It stars Ryan Reynolds as the irreverent, foul-mouthed title character. - Agencies
