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"Terminator Genisys" was expected to kick off a new trilogy of Terminator movies.
"Terminator Genisys," the fifth film in the franchise, grossed just $44.2 million over the five-day holiday weekend.
In three days, the film made $28.7 million.
Remember, it was less than a month ago that the fourth installment of "Jurassic World" opened to a surprising $209 million.
A week after that, Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out" had a $90 million opening weekend.
"Genisys" had the worst opening of nearly all the "Terminator" movies.
| Movie | Release date | Opening Weekend (3-day) | Budget | Worldwide Gross |
| "The Terminator" | 10/26/84 | $4 million | $6.4 million | $78.4 million |
| "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" | 7/3/91 | $31.8 million | $102 million | $519 million |
| "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" | 7/2/03 | $44 million | $200 million | $433.4 million |
| "Terminator Salvation" | 5/21/09 | $42.6 million | $200 million | $371.4 million |
| "Terminator Genisys" | 7/1/15 | $28.7 million | $155 million | $129.7 million so far |
Mind you, the original "Terminator" film opened in 1984.
"Terminator Genisys" had the widest release of any "Terminator" film opening in 3,758 theaters. The film was made on an estimated $155 million budget.
The film is Schwarzenegger's fifth movie in a row to opening under $30 million in a pure three-day box-office weekend proving American audiences are pretty much over the "Terminator" actor.
Paramount, which released the film, appeared to be aware of it, focusing a big portion of its publicity ahead of the domestic release overseas. So it's little surprise the film opened to $85 million in foreign grosses. Schwarzenegger's still a star - just internationally.
Raphael Dias/Getty Images Arnold Schwarzenegger at a fan event for "Terminator Genisys" in Brazil June 4. Dominique Charriau/Dominique Charriau/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and director Alan Taylor at the Paris, France press junket June 21 for "Genisys."
For the fourth weekend in a row, the fourth film in the dinosaur franchise starring Chris Pratt has led the box-office weekend.
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"Jurassic World" has now made over $1.3 billion at theaters.
Meanwhile "Inside Out" has now made $363 million worldwide.