“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” has done its job as Universal’s 2018 tentpole blockbuster, as the film reached $400 million at the domestic box office on Wednesday while also approaching $1.25 billion in worldwide grosses.
Between “Fallen Kingdom” and its 2015 predecessor, “Jurassic World” has grossed more than $1 billion domestically and $2.9 billion worldwide. The series has eclipsed “Fast & Furious” as Universal’s most profitable franchise, as the two films are also the studio’s highest grossing domestic releases of all-time, while “Fallen Kingdom” sits No. 3 on Universal’s all-time global charts behind the first “JW” ($1.67 billion) and “Furious 7” ($1.51 billion).
“Fallen Kingdom” also currently sits internationally at $840 million. Only “Avengers: Infinity War” ($1.36 billion) has grossed more outside the U.S. this year. It has also outperformed the first film in China, earning $260 million.
With “Fallen Kingdom” leading the way, Universal is on pace to cross $1.5 billion in domestic grosses for the fifth time in the last six years, holding $1.1 billion so far this year with a global total of $3.14 billion. Among the films still to come this year from the studio are Damien Chazelle’s Apollo 11 biopic “First Man,” the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in Blumhouse’s “Halloween” sequel, and Illumination’s adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ “The Grinch.”
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom': 16 Actors You Probably Forgot Had Roles in 'Jurassic' Franchise (Photos)
Take a look back at the actors who have appeared in the "Jurassic" franchise over the years, in time for "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom." Some may surprise you.
Samuel L. Jackson
Jackson played John Raymond Arnold, the chief engineer of Jurassic Park, in the 1993 film.
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Vince Vaughn
Vaughn played documentarian Nick Van Owen in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park."
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Julianne Moore
The actress starred as Sarah Harding, a behavioral paleontologist and Ian Malcolm's girlfriend, in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park."
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Camilla Belle
Actress Camilla Belle was just 11 when she starred in "The Lost World" as a girl who got attacked by a Compsognathus.
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William H. Macy
Macy played Paul Kirby in 2001's "Jurassic Park III." He was the businessman who tricked Dr. Alan Grant back onto Isla Sorna to find his son who had disappeared.
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Wayne Knight
Knight played Dennis Nedry, a computer programmer at Jurassic Park, in the first film and was subsequently mentioned in "The Lost World." In the movie, he is devoured by a Dilophosaurus.
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Téa Leoni
Leoni played Macy's ex-wife Amanda Kirby in the third "Jurassic Park" film.
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Peter Stormare
Stormare played Dieter Stark, who was a member of the InGen hunting team sent to Isla Sorna to capture the dinosaurs.
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Richard Schiff
Schiff played Eddie Carr in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." Carr was a field equipment expert to Isla Sorna.
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Michael Jeter
Jeter portrayed Udesky, a mercenary pilot and booking agent hired by the Kirby's, in "Jurassic Park III."
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Alessandro Nivola
Nivola played Billy Brennan in "Jurassic Park III." Brennan was a young associate professor in paleontology.
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Peter Postlethwaite
Postlethwaite played Roland Tembo, a big game hunter from Kenya, in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park."
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Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon narrated the safety video for a park ride in "Jurassic World."
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Judy Greer
Greer played Claire's (Bryce Dallas Howard) sister in "Jurassic World."
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Jake Johnson
Johnson played a technician working at the park's control room in "Jurassic World."
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Lauren Lapkus
Lapkus' character worked with Johnson's character in the control room in "Jurassic World."
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Julianne Moore and Camilla Belle are just a few examples
Take a look back at the actors who have appeared in the "Jurassic" franchise over the years, in time for "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom." Some may surprise you.