JURASSIC WORLD Breaks Box Office Records With $511 Million Global Haul

Audiences couldn’t wait to return to JURASSIC PARK.

After huge anticipation around the globe, JURASSIC WORLD debuted in the number one spot at the domestic box office with an estimated $204.6 million, according to Rentrak.

Globally the blockbuster became the first film ever to break the $500 million mark for a single weekend opener with an estimated $511.8 million.

Co-financed by Universal Pictures and Legendary, the PG-13 film bowed in 4,274 U.S. theaters. Final weekend box office numbers will be released by the studio on Monday.

Here’s a rundown of the all-time box office leaders for an opening weekend (Box Office Mojo)

1 Marvel’s The Avengers  $207,438,708
2 Jurassic World  $204,600,000
3 Avengers: Age of Ultron  $191,271,109
4 Iron Man 3  $174,144,585
5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2  $169,189,427
6 The Dark Knight Rises  $160,887,295
7 The Dark Knight  $158,411,483
8 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire  $158,074,286
9 The Hunger Games  $152,535,747
10 Spider-Man 3  $151,116,516
11 Furious 7  $147,187,040

Directed by Colin Trevorrow and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, JURASSIC WORLD is the third in a series of blockbusters for actor Chris Pratt, who also starred in the 2014 box office hits GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and THE LEGO MOVIE.

In addition to its record-breaking box office achievements, the film is the highest grossing domestic debut ever for RealD. The film surpassed the first movie in THE AVENGERS franchise, which earned more than $70 million in RealD ticket sales in May, 2012.

JURASSIC WORLD director Colin Trevorrow believes the moviegoing experience is enhanced when his film is seen in 3D. Said Trevorrow, “My goal with this movie was always to make sure Jurassic World felt like a real place and in 3D you feel like you are there… For us, it was about creating the most visceral, immersive experience possible. And this kind of technology (3D) does what I hope the whole movie does, which is make everyone in the audience—regardless of their age—feel like a kid again.”

In the new film, when the massive and mysterious Indominus rex stages an escape and disappears into the jungle, order turns to mayhem and guests turn into prey. Dinosaurs escape into the open, skies and water to engage in an all-out war for survival, and no corner within the world’s greatest theme park is safe anymore. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, BD Wong and Irrfan Khan star.

Melissa McCarthy’s comedy SPY took the No. 2 spot in its second weekend in theaters with $16 million, while Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s SAN ANDREAS was in third place with $11 million, bringing it’s domestic total to $119.3 million, with more than $300 million worldwide, since it’s May 29th debut.

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, June 14, 2015, are below.

1. Jurassic World – Universal – $204.6M
2. Spy – 20th Century Fox – $16.0M
3. San Andreas – Warner Bros. – $11.0M
4. Insidious Chapter 3 – Focus Features – $7.3M
5. Pitch Perfect 2 – Universal – $6.0M
6. Entourage – Warner Bros. – $4.3M
7. Mad Max: Fury Road – Warner Bros. – $4.1M
8. Avengers: Age Of Ultron – Disney – $3.6M
9. Tomorrowland – Disney – $3.4M
10. Love & Mercy – Roadside Attractions – $1.8M
11. Aloha – Sony – $1.0M
12. I’ll See You In My Dreams – Bleecker Street – $0.8M

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, June 14, 2015, are below.

1. Jurassic World – Universal – $511.8M
2. San Andreas – Warner Bros. – $53.5M
3. Spy – 20th Century Fox – $29.5M
4. Insidious Chapter 3 – Sony – $14.0M
5. Mad Max: Fury Road – Warner Bros. – $9.5M
6. Tomorrowland – Disney – $8.0M
7. Pitch Perfect 2 – Universal – $8.0M
8. Entourage – Warner Bros. – $6.2M
9. Avengers: Age Of Ultron – Disney – $5.6M
10. Hamari Adhuri Kahaani – 20th Century Fox – $4.1M
11. Stand by Me Doraemon – Multiple – $4.0M
12. Poltergeist – 20th Century Fox – $1.9M