Universal Pictures and Legendary’s Jurassic World stunned the domestic box office this weekend with an outstanding $204.6 million in over 4,273 theaters, and an estimated $511.8 million worldwide – making it the highest-grossing global opening ever.
Launching 22 years after Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, the $150 million-produced blockbuster exceeded all expectations, scoring much more than what analysts predicted.
Jurassic World, directed by Colin Trevorrow, started the weekend with a bang when it debuted with $82.8 million – the biggest opening day for the month of June, the all-time biggest debut for a PG-13 launch, and the third-biggest opening day ever. It finished the weekend with a strong sum, ranking as the second-biggest opening in history, just ahead of this May’s Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.3 million) and behind 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers ($207.4 million debut).
“This is really unprecedented in terms of shattering expectations,” said Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at BoxOffice.com. “They rebooted it in just a really smart way. Universal’s marketing campaign was exceptional. They just nurtured this thing and the trailers were excellent.”
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The film, which stars Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt as a skilled dinosaur trainer at the massive Jurassic World park, is yet another major victory for Universal Pictures, whose other recent hits include Furious 7, Fifty Shades of Grey and Pitch Perfect 2.
Audience members, who were 52 percent male and 39 percent under the age of 25, gave Jurassic World an A CinemaScore, while critics gave it a 70 percent “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Following in second place at the box office is Melissa McCarthy’s Spy with $16 million in its sophomore weekend. Fox’s comedy action film has generated a domestic total of $56.9 million.
Warner Bros.’ San Andreas finished in third place, picking up $11 million with a domestic total of $119.3 million. Rounding out the fourth and fifth spot at the box office is Insidious: Chapter 3 and Pitch Perfect 2, with $7.3 million and $6 million, respectively. The horror film, released by Focus Features, generated a domestic total of $37.4 million in two weeks. The singing comedy has gathered a domestic haul of $170.7 million.
Top 10 Films at Weekend Box Office: June 12-14
- Jurassic World — $204.6 million
- Spy — $16.0 million
- San Andreas — $11.0 million
- Insidious: Chapter 3 — $7.3 million
- Pitch Perfect 2 — $6.0 million
- Entourage — $4.3 million
- Mad Max: Fury Road — $4.1 million
- Avengers: Age of Ultron — $3.6 million
- Tomorrowland — $3.42 million
- Love & Mercy — $1.8 million
