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Article: `LOST WORLD' FINDING ITS NICHE; DINO-SEQUEL ON PACE TO JOIN TOP 10 : TOP GROSSING DOMESTIC RELEASES.(BUSINESS)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- May 28, 1997
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Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer
How high can it go? Analysts believe ``The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' will continue to generate monster ticket sales and may come close to the $356 million domestic gross taken by ``Jurassic Park'' four years ago.
With a stunning $92.7 million after its first five days, including $2.6 million for Thursday night previews, Universal's dino-sequel already is likely to wind up as one of the top 10 performers in the U.S. market by topping ``Jaws'' at $260 million. And it has a decent shot at cracking the top five by going past ``The Lion King'' at $313 million.
``We think it will top out at $285 ...