JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Exceeding Expectations; Roaring Toward $145.6 Million Debut

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Exceeding Expectations; Roaring Toward $145.6 Million Debut

Just like its predecessor, Universal's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is also exceeding expectations at the domestic box office and is now projected to score an outstanding $145.6 million opening weekend.

By RohanPatel - Jun 23, 2018 04:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Jurassic Park
Thanks to a ginormous $58.7 million Friday and a spectacular A- CinemaScore, Universal's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is now on track for a monstrous $145.6 million+ opening weekend, which is a projection that could get even higher after Saturday's numbers come in.

Early tracking estimated an opening in the $130 million to $140 million range, so a $144 million plus domestic launch is certainly welcome news for the latest entry in the Jurassic Park franchise. The J.A. Bayona-directed film is already a bona fide global blockbuster, having collected over $466 million from 51 international markets, including a whopping $178 million from China. Its current worldwide haul stands at approximately $524.7 million and it should top $600 million by Monday morning. 

If the numbers hold, Fallen Kingdom will secure the fourth-largest opening weekend of the year and the largest opening weekend for a non-Disney film in 2018. The film is also already the seventh-highest grossing film of the year worldwide and is on course to becoming the fourth-highest by the end of the weekend.

Meanwhile, Disney/Pixar's Incredibles 2 should finish its second frame with approximately $79 million and will near $350 million domestically by the end of the weekend. Worldwide, the Brad Bird-directed animated feature has earned about $368.5 million. However, while Incredibles 2 remains a strong performer stateside, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is besting the sequel overseas, including in China where Fallen Kingdom earned $8.31 million yesterday - its second Friday - while the Parr family only managed $4.65 million on what was their opening day.


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Owen (CHRIS PRATT) comes between the mighty T. rex and Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Franklin (JUSTICE SMITH) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom." When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Welcome to "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Franklin (JUSTICE SMITH) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Owen (CHRIS PRATT) and Blue face off against the monstrous Indoraptor in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Owen (CHRIS PRATT) reconnects with Velociraptor Blue in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Velociraptor Blue in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


JEFF GOLDBLUM returns as Dr. Ian Malcolm in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Owen (CHRIS PRATT) accidentally awakens the mighty T. rex in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


CHRIS PRATT stars as Owen in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Eli Mills (RAFE SPALL) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


BD WONG returns as Dr. Henry Wu in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


The Indoraptor prepares to strike in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


(L to R) Owen (CHRIS PRATT), Franklin (JUSTICE SMITH), Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Zia (DANIELLA PINEDA) try and save Blue in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Velociraptor Blue has imprinted on Owen (CHRIS PRATT) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Franklin (JUSTICE SMITH) are trapped by the Baryonyx in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Franklin (JUSTICE SMITH) are trapped by the Carnotaurus in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Velociraptor Blue has imprinted on Owen (CHRIS PRATT) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


(L to R) Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD), Owen (CHRIS PRATT) and Maisie (ISABELLA SERMON) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


The Indoraptor prepares to strike in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


The mighty T. rex narrowly misses out on a meal in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Owen (CHRIS PRATT)faces the monstrous Indoraptor in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Franklin (JUSTICE SMITH) share a laugh in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Owen (CHRIS PRATT) try not to wake the mighty T. rex in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom." When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Welcome to "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


JAMES CROMWELL as Benjamin Lockwood in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


ISABELLA SERMON as Maisie in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


RAFE SPALL as Eli Mills in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Maisie (ISABELLA SERMON) takes in the Lockwood Estate in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Director J.A. BAYONA with the Indoraptor on the set of "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


(L to R) Eversoll (TOBY JONES) and Eli Mills (RAFE SPALL) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD stars as Claire in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Zia (DANIELLA PINEDA) takes aim in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


DANIELLA PINEDA as Dr. Zia Rodriguez in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


CHRIS PRATT as Owen Grady, TED LEVINE as Wheatley, and DANIELLA PINEDA as Dr. Zia Rodriguez in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Maisie (ISABELLA SERMON) at home in the Lockwood Estate in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


JUSTICE SMITH as Franklin Webb in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Wheatley (TED LEVINE) learns not to mess with Zia (DANIELLA PINEDA) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Director J.A. BAYONA on the set of "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


CHRIS PRATT stars as Owen in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Wheatley (TED LEVINE) with his fellow mercenaries in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


(L to R) Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Owen (CHRIS PRATT) attempt to calm Maisie (ISABELLA SERMON) in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


TOBY JONES as Eversoll in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


(L to R) Owen (CHRIS PRATT), Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Maisie (ISABELLA SERMON) hide from the Indoraptor in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


Maisie (ISABELLA SERMON) prepares for the worst from the Indoraptor in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

 


BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD stars as Claire in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.

When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission. Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.

With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful series in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs—along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before. Welcome to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.


 
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom features:
Director: J.A. Bayona
Chris Pratt as Owen Grady
Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing
Ted Levine as Ken Wheatley
Rafe Spall as Eli Mills
Toby Jones as Gunnar Eversol
Justice Smith as Franklin Webb
B.D. Wong as Dr. Henry Wu
James Cromwell as Benjamin Lockwood
Geraldine Chaplin in an undisclosed role
Daniella Pineda as Zia Rodriguez
Isabella Sermon as Maisie Lockwood
Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm


Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is now in theaters!

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Ronan3Accuser
Ronan3Accuser - 6/23/2018, 4:04 PM
Ronan3Accuser
Ronan3Accuser - 6/23/2018, 4:08 PM
Subtlespammer24
Subtlespammer24 - 6/23/2018, 4:11 PM
Who the hell is Rafe Spall what a stupid name.
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 6/23/2018, 4:49 PM
@Subtlespammer24 - Relation of Timothy’s?
DoubleD
DoubleD - 6/23/2018, 4:17 PM
First one did 208 million this one 144 or less with a

AUDIENCE SCORE

62%
liked it
Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 20,271

Will lose its legs next week
Starscream24
Starscream24 - 6/23/2018, 4:27 PM
@DoubleD - Exactly. And when Disney does finally get X-men rights from Fox they should release a Marvel crossover focused in the Savage Land the same year that Universal releases another JW sequel and really eat their lunch!
Starscream24
Starscream24 - 6/23/2018, 4:22 PM
Don't care. Didn't like that last one and not watching this one unless it's with an Incredible's 2 ticket.
TheBeard
TheBeard - 6/23/2018, 4:28 PM
didn't care for the last one. wont watch this one.
Mattygrand
Mattygrand - 6/23/2018, 4:32 PM
Good stuff. Loved the last one and thoroughly enjoyed this one. Found it to be very fun and also got pretty damn dark when it needed to be, very horror like. Looking forward to the third one for sure.
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 6/24/2018, 9:55 AM
@Mattygrand - I also enjoyed it and yes it gets pretty dark too.
grif
grif - 6/23/2018, 4:33 PM
whatever. i want to see sicario 2 next week.
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 6/23/2018, 4:54 PM
Anyone else hanging out at the non-Ant-Man and the Wasp threads in case of spoilers?😉😁
TheBeard
TheBeard - 6/23/2018, 5:13 PM
@ChangAlang -
QuiGonsGhost
QuiGonsGhost - 6/23/2018, 5:21 PM
There's always a stupid kid involved
BAS
BAS - 6/23/2018, 5:49 PM
@QuiGonsGhost - why can’t the dinosaurs finally eat a kid in one of these movies? I can’t be the only one who wanted the Indominus Rex to eat both of those brats in Jurassic World. Kid in FK didn’t bother me that much
CapHindsight
CapHindsight - 6/23/2018, 6:54 PM
@BAS - You're not the only one. I hate most kids in movies.
Let them get eaten, I don't care.
MrMasculinity
MrMasculinity - 6/23/2018, 6:34 PM
Unworthy.
CapHindsight
CapHindsight - 6/23/2018, 6:51 PM
@Velvet: How is this not bigger than Infinity War? You predicted it!

DarkArrow19
DarkArrow19 - 6/23/2018, 7:15 PM
I don’t care what people say, I liked it. Sure, it may not be as powerful as the first, which I think is due to Nostalgia and such different ideas. In the end I thought it was enjoyable but I wish there was more Blue and Owen moments
santoanderson
santoanderson - 6/23/2018, 7:38 PM
This movie… was not great. It felt like a Saturday morning cartoon version of Jurassic Park. Dumb characters, nonsensical plot, and a whole lot of forgettable action. It felt like a movie written by a ten-year old. But you know what, that’s this series’ target audience.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/23/2018, 7:52 PM
This movie is making money because it's for the kiddies, it was also written by a man baby. What in the [frick]..
csims1885
csims1885 - 6/23/2018, 9:30 PM
[frick] all y'all. It's got [frick]ing dinosaurs. That's enough. There's not another dinosaur franchise out there, so I'll sit my grown ass down in the theater and let my inner child go insane. Not everything needs an adult's view.
greyjedi
greyjedi - 6/24/2018, 12:53 AM
Maybe Universal should try telling the stories from the dino perspective like Planet Of The Apes franchise or Kong. Tired of seeing dino chasing humans. Get creative for freaking sake
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