In yet another box office achievement, Colin Trevorrow‘s JURASSIC WORLD has now surpassed THE AVENGERS to become the third highest grossing film at the global box office. With $1.522 billion in combined international and domestic gross, JURASSIC WORLD has exceeded THE AVENGERS’ $1.520 billion just slightly to take the number three spot. The only two films with higher grosses belong to James Cameron: TITANIC is number two with $2.187 billion and AVATAR remains number one with $2.788 billion.
Keep in mind that these are global numbers which play a larger part in studio decisions these days compared to just domestic returns. While Universal has not yet announced that there will be a sequel to JURASSIC WORLD, I would be shocked if these numbers do not make that a reality. We know that Chris Pratt would return but Colin Trevorrow would likely move to a producer only capacity.
Domestically, JURASSIC WORLD currently ranks fourth on the all-time list with $614 million in grosses. It could surpass THE AVENGERS’ $623 this weekend. JURASSIC WORLD currently holds the honor of being only the fourth film in history to cross the $600 million mark at the domestic box office. If there was a marketing push or re-release in a larger number of theaters by the end of summer, there is a slight chance the movie could even knock TITANIC’s $658 million from the number two spot on the chart. Once again, AVATAR holds the top spot as the only film to cross $700 million.
JURASSIC WORLD has shown to be one of the most fun summer movies in a long time and one that is completely critic-proof. Here’s hoping that it influences studios in a positive way and greenlight some other long in development sequels that we have been clamoring to see. JURASSIC WORLD is now playing.