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| Jurassic World takes $511m in record opening weekend | Jurassic World takes $511m in record opening weekend |
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| The fourth instalment in the Jurassic Park series has become the first film to take more than $500m at the box office on its opening weekend. | The fourth instalment in the Jurassic Park series has become the first film to take more than $500m at the box office on its opening weekend. |
| Jurassic World was the most popular screening in all 66 countries where it was released. | Jurassic World was the most popular screening in all 66 countries where it was released. |
| The film made $204.6m (£131.4m) in the US, according to the firm Exhibitor Relations. | The film made $204.6m (£131.4m) in the US, according to the firm Exhibitor Relations. |
| It took $100m in China and $29.6m (£19m) in the UK and Ireland as part of the record global total of $511.8m. | It took $100m in China and $29.6m (£19m) in the UK and Ireland as part of the record global total of $511.8m. |
| The Universal Pictures release had the second-highest grossing opening weekend in the US. | The Universal Pictures release had the second-highest grossing opening weekend in the US. |
| The record is held by Marvel's The Avengers, which took $207.4m in 2012. | The record is held by Marvel's The Avengers, which took $207.4m in 2012. |
| Jurassic World was co-produced by Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two films in the series, and directed by Colin Trevorrow. | Jurassic World was co-produced by Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two films in the series, and directed by Colin Trevorrow. |
| It stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. | It stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. |
| Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations, told Variety.com: "People should call dinosaurs the original superheroes. They are just as big as Iron Man or Superman or Batman right now." | Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations, told Variety.com: "People should call dinosaurs the original superheroes. They are just as big as Iron Man or Superman or Batman right now." |
| Jurassic Park was a major worldwide success in 1993, taking more than $1bn globally. | Jurassic Park was a major worldwide success in 1993, taking more than $1bn globally. |
| It was followed by The Lost World: Jurassic Park four years later, and Jurassic Park III in 2001. | |
| The third film got poor reviews and made far less than its predecessors. | The third film got poor reviews and made far less than its predecessors. |
| Analysts say the success of the latest movie will vindicate the decision to reboot the franchise for a new generation of dinosaur fans. | Analysts say the success of the latest movie will vindicate the decision to reboot the franchise for a new generation of dinosaur fans. |