Jurassic World took a huge chunk out of the Box-Office this weekend.
Not only did the fourth entry in the Spielberg franchise debut to $208.8 million, surpassing The Avengers to have the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, but it also grossed more than three times all the other movies played this weekend COMBINED.
That's insane.
So what led to the T-Rex size turnout that led the T-Rex size opening weekend? A lot of it certainly has to do with audience's nostalgia for the first movie, and the witty banter between Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard didn't hurt. Nor did the performances of Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson, who play two brothers. And although this is only the second film directed by Colin Treverrow (and the first that cost north of $100 million), Worlds opening has turned him into an A-list director overnight.
But I believe the biggest reason why this movie did so well and far surpassed expectations is because it took us back to the Jurassic Park franchise but with a twist. How many times have we seen someone being eaten by a dinosaur, chased by a dinosaur, or trying to hide from a dinosaur? What we haven't seen before, what makes this movie seem new and exciting, is that we've never before seen a fully operational Dinosaur theme park filled with actual theme park goers. It's as if we finally get to see what John Hammond's vision was when he invited Dr. Grant and everyone else in the first movie. That is what led people to flock to cinemas this weekend.
Jurassic World's Box-Office record might not end with its opening weekend. There's a chance the movie could also surpass Avatar's $760 million gross to become the biggest movie in U.S. Box Office history. To do so, World will have to gross 3.59 times its record-breaking opening weekend, which would require it to have strong legs in the coming weeks but is not entirely out of the question. Inside Out opens this Friday, but that may end up being more of a counter-programming option for families who didn't want to see dinosaurs maul people. And while Ted 2 might hurt it's chances depending on how well the Seth McFarlane flick does, World's biggest competition may be in three weeks when it faces Terminator: Genysis.
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