The first Jurassic World had the benefit of the franchise laying dormant for nearly a decade-and-a-half, which ramped up excitement for its return, but Universal Pictures will definitely not be upset with the numbers posted by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
It may be about $58 million less, but the film is already a major blockbuster, and positioned to be one of the biggest hits of the year.
It’s already been in theaters internationally for a few weeks, and it’s global total now stands at $711.5 million – already big enough to make it the third most successful film of the year.
It still has a long way to go if it is going to catch up to Avengers: Infinity War ($2.03 billion) and Black Panther ($1.3 billion), but it one hell of a start.