BOX OFFICE: JURASSIC WORLD Takes Yet Another Of THE AVENGERS' Records

BOX OFFICE: JURASSIC WORLD Takes Yet Another Of THE AVENGERS' Records

It looks like Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is going to have to congratulate Universal Pictures and Jurassic World for a second time, because the Colin Trevorrow has now broken another significant record set by The Avengers in 2012. Which one? Read on for details...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 19, 2015 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Jurassic Park
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
After defeating Loki, Ultron, the Chitauri, who would have ever guessed that Earth's Mightiest Heroes would be taken down by dinosaurs? After beating The Avengers' opening weekend by debuting with $208.8 million, Jurassic World has now beaten another record held by the 2012 movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Jurassic Park follow-up is today expected to pass the $300 million mark, an amazing accomplishment in less than a week. How long did it take The Avengers? Nine days. Chances are that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will beat them both anyway!

Anyway, Jurassic World just needs to earn more than $103.1 million this weekend to top The Avengers' record for the biggest ever second weekend, but it faces stiff competition from Pixar's Inside Out, making it somewhat unlikely (a Pixar movie has never not opened at #1). Stay tuned to CBM this weekend for further updates. What are you guys planning on watching this weekend? 
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While he's also written for websites like Batman-News, HeyUGuys, and WhatCulture, Josh is CBM's Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and the site's #1 contributor with nearly two decades of experience covering film and TV news (including interviews with Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Gary Oldman, Halle Berry, Jon Bernthal, Tom Welling, and hundreds more).

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Browntable
Browntable - 6/19/2015, 6:46 PM
Ah damn. Oh well, it's at least a good movie.
MrJillyMcBeam
MrJillyMcBeam - 6/19/2015, 6:47 PM
"a Pixar movie has never not opened at #1"

Well, there's a first time for anything.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 6/19/2015, 6:48 PM
I fear for what Star Wars is going to do.
KingJames
KingJames - 6/19/2015, 6:50 PM
ah [frick] it..
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 6/19/2015, 6:51 PM
"Avengers' better" - Thor
KingJames
KingJames - 6/19/2015, 6:52 PM
Dinosaurs > The Avengers
blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 6/19/2015, 6:55 PM
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 6/19/2015, 6:55 PM
I knew it was a Wilding article from the [frick]ing thumbnail. Lol
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 6/19/2015, 6:56 PM
Anyway, congrats to Universal again! They are killing it right now
Kyos
Kyos - 6/19/2015, 6:59 PM
It was an enjoyable movie, if somewhat lacking in memorability. The Jurassic Park shirt wearing guy in the control room was my personal highlight when it came to the human characters, followed by Irrfhan Khan's eccentric Masrani and Pratt's Owen as a somewhat distant third.

I did like Bryce Dallas Howard, but there was one little detail that annoyed me to the point of disliking her character. I... just leave this here as a hint about what I might be talking:
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 6/19/2015, 7:01 PM
I liked the movie a lot but that total is shocking. So much bank.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 6/19/2015, 7:04 PM
Still have to see this baby, crazy how well it's doing.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/19/2015, 7:07 PM
STAR WARS IS GONNA BEAT BOTH OF THEIR RECORDS ANYWAY
Nickk
Nickk - 6/19/2015, 7:16 PM
@ComicsBornAndBred i think star wars will not only beat that record but probably will make a new record.
FrozenDiamondz
FrozenDiamondz - 6/19/2015, 7:16 PM
@ComicsBornAndBred

You mean the same way The Phantom Menace was supposed to beat Titanic? lel
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 6/19/2015, 7:21 PM
Kevin Feige better call the art department and get that other congrats picture ready.
113
113 - 6/19/2015, 7:21 PM
BvS will beat all these including Star Wars.
Battabing
Battabing - 6/19/2015, 7:22 PM
Skip Inside Out. Go see Dope!
Kyos
Kyos - 6/19/2015, 7:22 PM
@ManCalledSting

Yeah, after a while everytime the camera caught her feet I was making "what, seriously?!" gestures in the theater. Not sure what they wanted to achieve by that, but they managed to annoy me and get some giggles from other parts of the audience.

But whatever, all in all I'm just happy that this guy is now a leading man in big, successful movies:
PanochaLibre
PanochaLibre - 6/19/2015, 7:23 PM
What I'd Star Wars doesn't break this record? Maybe then they'll regret not casting Pratt as Hans Solo
Pigdango
Pigdango - 6/19/2015, 7:23 PM
@Josh Wilding Star Wars is unlikely to break those "speed" records due to when it is being released. Christmasime releases tend to spread their box office out a bit more.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 6/19/2015, 7:24 PM
Really random, but I just saw Chappie. I'd give it a 7.5/10 That ending though!!

Battabing
Battabing - 6/19/2015, 7:26 PM
I feel like Star Wars is the most overrated thing in the history of life!

Also, I don't see Star Wars beating Jurassic World with a December opening. Holidays and the weather are big factors at this time of year, especially if the weather is as big a bitch as it's been the last couple of years. We'll see.
MrMartyMarvel
MrMartyMarvel - 6/19/2015, 7:30 PM
Damn, did not expect it to do this well. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't just a little bit butthurt about this. It's the power of dinosaurs, man.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 6/19/2015, 7:30 PM
@Battabing

Ehhh, I dunno. I think Star Wars is going to do BIG numbers. But I do have some beliefs that it's opening in season may cause people to watch the bootlegged/streaming copies. I think it'll still do good though. Kingsman and the Hobbit movies are good examples.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 6/19/2015, 7:31 PM
@PanochaLibre

Why would they regret not getting Pratt when they have the real Han Solo?
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 6/19/2015, 7:42 PM
I feel like if Nostalgia played a role in this then man oh man Star Wars will [frick] up everything known to man
GuyOfSteel
GuyOfSteel - 6/19/2015, 7:44 PM
I think I'll buy a ticket for something else when Star Wars comes out and then just walk into Star Wars just so that knocks their ticket sale down $13.49. Star Wars isn't as good as everyone makes it out to be. They are actually pretty [frick]in boring.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/19/2015, 7:48 PM
@FrozenDIAMONDZ touche lol
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 6/19/2015, 7:59 PM
T-rex is my favorite dinosaur becasue it's the only one I can spell
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