Jurassic World Has $18.5 Million Opening Night

While the dinosaurs are extinct, public interest in them certainly isn’t.Jurassic World, [...]

By Andrew Steinbeiser

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While the dinosaurs are extinct, public interest in them certainly isn't.

Jurassic World, Universal Studios' long-anticipated Jurassic Park follow-up, stomped out an impressive $18.5 million for its Thursday night box office returns. Screenings, which began at 7:00 p.m. last night, were spread across 3,229 theaters. Surprisingly, these numbers beat Universal Pictures' other darling film of 2015, Furious 7, which only made $15.8 million on its Thursday opening night.

As Jurassic World opens nation-wide today, it is expected to hit 4,273 theaters—including 3D and IMAX 3D screens. Before the Colin Trevorrow film closes its opening weekend, it is expected to earns $125 million state-side and $200 million internationally.

Want to see where the box office numbers for Jurassic World stand among the rest? Check out ComicBook.com's Top 100 Grossing Movies Of All Time list!

Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World. Colin Trevorrow directs the epic action-adventure based on the novel "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton. The screenplay is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Trevorrow & Derek Connolly. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley join the team as producers.

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