Salvation does not appear to be readily at hand, since the coming weekend offers few sure-fire box office winners.
A combination of sizzling temperatures and World Cup football saw box office receipts plummet in the UK, as audiences shunned the cinema in favour of TV screens and outdoor pursuits.
It also beat Adrift and Patrick – new titles released far more widely – in pure box office terms.
Gross for Fallen Kingdom so far is £34.5m, which compares with £53.8m for 2015’s Jurassic World at the same stage of its run.