‘Lightyear’ Opens at No. 2, as ‘Jurassic World’ Holds Strong
Buzz Lightyear failed to reach box office hyperspace over the weekend. But it was unclear why. “Lightyear,” the first Pixar movie to be released in theaters in more than two years, sold an estimated $51 million in tickets at 4,255 locations in the United States and Canada in its first three days in release, according to Comscore, which compiles box office data.
While stout, that total fell nearly 30 percent below prerelease analyst expectations and was not enough to eclipse “Jurassic World Dominion” as the No.
1 multiplex draw. “This is a soft opening for a spinoff of one of the most successful animation series of all time,” said David A.
Gross, a consultant who publishes a subscription newsletter on box office numbers. Overseas, “Lightyear” collected an additional $34.6 million. “In nearly all international markets, ‘Lightyear’ is opening ahead of upcoming school holidays and so long-term play is key,” Disney said in a box office report on Sunday.
