After an earth-shattering $111.9 million opening weekend from China, Universal's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has totaled over $370 million worldwide. The J.A. Bayona-directed blockbuster is now swiftly approaching another major milestone as it's well on its way to topping the $400 million, possibly $450 million or $500 million, mark before the film's domestic launch on Thursday night.
Fallen Kingdom's China opening is currently the second-best of the year, behind only Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, and it is currently the fourth-best opening of all-time in the Middle Kingdom for a U.S. release, behind Universal's Fate of the Furious, Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, and Paramount's Transformers: The Last Knight. While it fell short of yesterday's bullish $125 million projection, it's expected to receive a major boost tomorrow, thanks to the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, which means it should rake in another $25M-$30M from China alone before the end of business tomorrow.
As for the film's long-awaited U.S. release, Fallen Kingdom is currently tracking for a potential $140 million to $150 million launch, which, if the numbers hold, would secure it the fourth-biggest debut of the year.
Meanwhile, Disney/Pixar's Incredibles 2 opened to a record-breaking $180 million domestic to win the weekend and it's international haul stands at approximately $231.5 million. Warner Bros.' Ocean's 8 finished second at the domestic box office with $19.5 million while newcomer Tag opened in third with a respectable $14.6 million.
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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 roars into theaters on June 22