If there’s one thing “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” proves, it is that dinosaurs aren’t going extinct anytime soon.
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” director JA Bayona celebrates the film’s $1.3 billion worldwide box office success, writing on Twitter “I’ve been just told that #JurassicWorldFallenKingdom just crossed the $1.3 billion mark at the box office. We couldn’t be more happy!! Thanks to everyone that has made this possible.”
“Jurassic World” — the first Jurassic film since “Jurassic Park III” in 2001 — opened at a record-setting $208.8 million in 2015 before going on to gross $1.671 billion worldwide.
Following a 49 percent “rotten” on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to Jurassic World’s 71 percent “fresh,” Fallen Kingdom has earned $414 million domestically since its June 22 release. Of its worldwide haul, $885 million was earned overseas.
The Universal production made its mark in this year’s cinematic world. It is the fifth-biggest domestic earner this year and the only non-Disney project in the top five following “Black Panther” ($700m), “Avengers: Infinity War” ($678m), “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” ($620m), and “Incredibles 2” ($601m).
Universal Pictures has announced plans for a third installment in the rebooted dinosaur franchise, saying that “Jurassic World 3” will debut in June 2021. The film is to be written by Emily Carmichael and Colin Trevorrow, the director of 2015’s “Jurassic World.”
By: Maytinee Kramer
