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Jurassic World Is Now No. 3 Movie of All Time; Surpasses AVENGERS Box Office
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:01 pm
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The opening weekend record was just the beginning. Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World is the biggest hit of 2015, and following a massive $208.8 million opening weekend—which surpassed previous record holder The Avengers—the film continued to climb up both the domestic and international charts. Well the dino-hit has notched another milestone in its belt, and this one’s a biggie: At $1.522 billion worldwide, Jurassic World has now become the third highest grossing film of all time, sitting behind Titanic at No. 2 with $2.186 billion and Avatar at No. 1 with $2.788 billion (per THR). In order to hit that spot, Jurassic World edged out—you guessed it—Marvel’s The Avengers, which was the previous No. 3 with $1.520 billion.
Now this doesn’t account for inflation, which posits a very different list (domestically, accounting for inflation, the top three films are Gone with the Wind, Star Wars, and The Sound of Music), but it’s still a boatload of money any way you slice it. And with the number three spot, Jurassic World has solidified itself in movie history as one of the biggest films ever made—which is kind of impressive for something as forgettable and benign as Jurassic World. Looking at Avatar and Titanic I totally get why those were insane worldwide hits, but Jurassic is a bit harder to swallow; it feels, at its core, like just another blockbuster in a sea of blockbusters. But such is the world we live in now, where feature films are American exports, meant to satisfy, enrapture, and definitely not offend the widest audience possible.
Domestically, The Avengers still sits atop Jurassic World—for the time being. At the No. 4 position, the Universal pic has grossed a total of $612.6 million stateside versus The Avengers’ $623.3 million. But Jurassic World made $11.4 million last weekend alone—a full month out from release—so it’s likely that it’ll surpass Avengers on the domestic chart to take the No. 3 all-time slot within the next couple of weeks. Its next target would be Titanic at No. 2, which has a domestic total of $658.6 million.
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This is truly amazing that such a mediocre film is making this much cash. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, it was a decent summer blockbuster. But 1.5 billion? Wow
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:02 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yup. So many people have terrible taste in movies. I didn't regret seeing it, but Top 3 ever is insane.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:03 pm to SwaggerCopter
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I didn't regret seeing it,
i did.
i thought it was pretty awful tbh.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:03 pm to RLDSC FAN
considering 1 ticket cost about $1,000,000 these days, it looks like only 1500 people have seen the movie.
This post was edited on 7/22/15 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:05 pm to CptBengal
I thought the ending was incredibly stupid, but I enjoyed the world. It reminded me of being a kid again.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:06 pm to RLDSC FAN
It was highly entertaining and the 3D ticket prices are what put these movies in the stratosphere in grosses.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:06 pm to RLDSC FAN
And people will continue to bitch about sequels and reboots.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:08 pm to RLDSC FAN
Avatar at #1 while earning twice as much as Jurassic World doesn't make you wonder?
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This is truly amazing that such a mediocre film, like Avatar, made this much cash
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:10 pm to RLDSC FAN
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This is truly amazing that such a mediocre film is making this much cash.
Not sure why you're amazed. The top grossing list has pretty much noting of critical acclaim at the top.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:17 pm to LNCHBOX
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This is truly amazing that such a mediocre film is making this much cash.
Not sure why you're amazed. The top grossing list has pretty much noting of critical acclaim at the top.
quote:the adjusted inflation tells another story.
Now this doesn’t account for inflation, which posits a very different list (domestically, accounting for inflation, the top three films are Gone with the Wind, Star Wars, and The Sound of Music),
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:20 pm to RLDSC FAN
it did barely edge out Furious 7
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:21 pm to LNCHBOX
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Not sure why you're amazed. The top grossing list has pretty much noting of critical acclaim at the top.
yeah, that's true. But I can kind of see why Avatar and especially Titanic were such phenomenons. JW was just bad
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:22 pm to RLDSC FAN
Movie prices have doubled in the last 10 years so movies are breaking records. I don't know why everyone is so surprised
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:22 pm to TeddyPadillac
quote:Which if you boil it down wasn't a horrible film.
it did barely edge out Furious 7
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:23 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yeah it wasn't anything special at all. It was okay for a watch
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:24 pm to RLDSC FAN
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yeah, that's true. But I can kind of see why Avatar and especially Titanic were such phenomenons. JW was just bad
The only Jurassic Park film worth seeing in theaters will always be the first one imo. JW looked like a CGI fans wetdream.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:26 pm to RLDSC FAN
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yeah, that's true. But I can kind of see why Avatar and especially Titanic were such phenomenons. JW was just bad
If you can't see why a highly anticipated sequel to Jurassic Park was successful, there's not much that I can say that will help you.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:27 pm to LNCHBOX
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The top grossing list has pretty much noting of critical acclaim at the top
Titanic was critically acclaimed. So was The Avengers and The Dark Knight.
This post was edited on 7/22/15 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:29 pm to LNCHBOX
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If you can't see why a highly anticipated sequel to Jurassic Park was successful,
I'm not saying I'm surprised that it's successful. I'm surprised it's the #3 film of all time.
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