After a record-breaking Friday at the box office, "Jurassic World" blew all analyst expectations this weekend.
The fourth film in the "Jurassic Park" franchise brought in an estimated $204.6 million, according to BoxOffice.com.
JURASSIC WORLD delivered the second largest opening weekend performance of all-time with an estimated $204.6M. #JurassicWorld
— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice) June 14, 2015
If the estimate holds, that gives "Jurassic World" the second-largest opening at the box-office ever.
The previous record, set by 2012's "The Avengers," is $207.4 million.
Earlier this summer, it was thought "Avengers: Age of Ultron" would come close to beating that record, but it came short with a weekend gross of $191.3 million.
Worldwide, the film has already made over $511 million.
"Jurassic World" was a big risk from Universal.
The film has been in the works for a decade, mired by script rewrites and multiple delays.
Co-financed by Universal and Legendary, "Jurassic World" cost an estimated $150 million.
Until Friday, box-office estimates for the film ranged from $100 million to around $130 million. That quickly changed after box-office numbers for late Thursday showings and Friday delivered the largest "pure" opening of all time.
"Jurassic World" pretty much solidifies its star Chris Pratt as box-office gold.
This is Pratt's third film in the past year to become a break-out hit after "The LEGO Movie" ($468 million), in which he voiced the lead, and Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" ($774 million).
"Jurassic" isn't just a big hit in the US either.
In China, the film has made $100.8 million.
Right now, "Jurassic World" is well on its way to being the second billion-dollar hit for Universal after "Furious 7" earlier this year.
Don't be surprised to hear of a sequel soon in the works.
The movie definitely leaves room for one, and Pratt confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that he's signed on for a sequel.
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