“Jurassic World” Bests Harry Potter Record in Opening Weekend Box Office Revenues

Jun 15, 2015

Posted by: Catherine

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part II once held the record for largest opening weekend revenues by grossing $483.2 million worldwide. However, Deathly Hallows has recently been dethroned with the unexpected popularity of Jurassic World. Jurassic World is the first film to bring in over $500 million in box office revenues in one weekend, with a total of $511.8 million worldwide. The Hollywood Reporter states:

Obliterating all expectations, Universal’s Jurassic World roared to a record $204.6 million debut in North America and $511.8 million globally, rescuing the action-adventure franchise from the brink of extinction 22 years after Steven Spielberg‘s Jurassic Park first hit theaters.

Globally, the movie posted the largest weekend bow in history, eclipsing Harry  Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 ($483.2 million) and becoming the first film to ever cross $500 million in one weekend, thanks to an international haul of $307.2 million from 66 markets, the second-biggest foreign opening after Deathly Hallows 2 ($314 million).

“This is absolutely a four-quadrant movie and is working on so many levels. The release date was awesome, and everybody stayed off of our date,” said Universal domestic distribution chief Nick Carpou.

 

To read more, and see the break down in revenues per country, as well as where Jurassic World ranks among other movies, visit the Hollywood Reporter.





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