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699301, 2nd biggest opening of all time domestically. 1st worldwide.
Posted by tingum, Sun Jun-14-15 12:40 PM
shit damn near DOUBLED original estimates out the blue.

how is this shit this big but nobody is really talking about it on social media or in life? theres usually a shitload of convo around avengers, fast & furious, etc. this shit opened up better than both those flicks and hasnt generated anywhere near the amount of discussion. seems kinda weird.


http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?ref=rss&id=4068

'Jurassic World' Indomitable, Rex Box Office

Doubling the original weekend estimate proffered by Universal Jurassic World is now coming in at a reported $204.6M ($204,596,380) for its opening weekend, the 2nd biggest of all time, taking an Express Pass by this May's Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.2M) and almost catching Marvel's The Avengers ($207.4).

World, which nicely also doubled as a confirmation that Chris Pratt is an A-list lead, pulled in a healthy $47.8K per theater in 4,274 venues. That number just makes it the best top weekend theater average over The Avengers' $47.7K average.

Not only is Jurassic World the biggest opening weekend that Universal has ever had (the next closest film is Furious 7 with $147.1M) it's the biggest that co-financier Legendary has ever had, which includes the Dark Knight films.

Jurassic World outperformed even the most optimistic of forecasts for the last four days, surprising nearly everyone. Its $82.8M Friday was the third best Friday opening on record, with only Age of Ultron ($84.4M) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ($91M) still ahead of it.

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http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/box-office-jurassic-world-sets-biggest-worldwide-debut-ever-with-511-million-opening-weekend-20150614


While critics and fanboys were mixed on "Jurassic World," that didn't stop audiences for one moment. Colin Trevorrow's dinosaur blockbuster took a huge bite out of the box office with $204.6 million domestic, making it the second biggest Friday to Sunday opening in history, sandwiched between "The Avengers" and "Avengers: Age Of Ultron." And those numbers helped make the worldwide haul of $511 million the biggest debut of all time, passing the previous record of $494 million by "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part II." And did ticketbuyers like it? You bet they did. They gave the movie a solid A Cinemascore, which bodes very well for "Jurassic World" having some strong legs for the rest of the summer.

It doesn't need to be said, but the numbers are simply huge any way you look it. Domestically, "Jurassic World" beat the opening weekends of all three previous movies in the franchise combined. Nearly half of the domestic total came from 3D screenings, with another 10% from IMAX and frankly, rival studios were right to stay very, very far away from the movie, which Universal opened to no competition from the other majors. The demographics are interesting too. 61% of ticket buyers were over 25 years old, with a nearly even split between men and women. And this marks another big blockbuster success for Chris Pratt, though it still puts him in an unknown position. Is he a certified new superstar, or just lucky enough to lead movies that are part of an already established brand? And maybe it's time for director Colin Trevorrow to be given a hand for taking a monumental leap from indie movie to tentpole picture, and executing it with skill to spare (I'd argue "Jurassic World" is better directed than 'Ultron' by a mile) and delivering a hugely crowd-pleasing experience.