Jurassic World rakes in $511 million in opening weekend

Jurassic World had a record breaking opening weekend and claimed $511 million worldwide.

The fourth instalment of the series was top choice in the 66 countries where it was released, and has become the first film to earn over $500 million in its opening weekend, reported Deadline.com.

As per Exhibitor Relations, the film made $204.6 million in the US, $100 million in China and $29.6 million in the UK and Ireland as part of the record global total of $511.8 million.

Universal's Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard starrer flick had the second highest grossing opening weekend in the US, coming next to Marvel's The Avengers at the first place with $207.4 million in 2012.

The film was co-produced by Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two films in the series, and directed by Colin Trevorrow.

It seems like Universal is on a record setting roller coaster as the company has grossed $1 billion domestically and $3 billion globally at the box office just after Jurassic World's astonishing performance worldwide.

Previously, the studio had for the second time crossed the $2 billion international mark faster than any other in the history, and now it's got bragging rights to the quickest climb to $1 billion domestic gross, beating the previous record ascendance achieved by Paramount in June 2008, reported Deadline.com.

It is being said that Universal's worldwide box office gross is now an estimated $3.318 billion, making the year 2015 company's biggest year ever.

Moreover, after Jurassic World became Universal's fourth number one opening of 2015, the company has been declared number one at the North American box office for the eighth time.

The records that fell this weekend were propelled by hits as Fifty Shades Of Grey, Furious 7 and Pitch Perfect 2, along with JW which just bowed to $511.8 million worldwide which is the first time ever that a movie has made over 500 million in one weekend. 

Image: Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic World