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UPDATE: Jurassic World scores second-biggest domestic opening of all time

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UPDATE: It’s being reported that Jurassic World has pulled in an estimated $204.6 million on its first domestic weekend, which would give it the second-biggest debut of all time behind The Avengers’ $207.4 million debut in May 2012. Original story follows… As quick and ferocious as a T-rex, Universal Pictures Jurassic World is smashing box-office […]

The Next Jurassic World Film

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Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Matt Singer writes for Screencrush about a new trend, whereby reboots ignore prior sequels and explicitly create a follow-up to the original film: “But what Colin Trevorrow (and, by extension, Jurassic World) doesn’t mention is the fact that both movies (The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park […]

Jurassic World shatters worldwide opening weekend record with $511 million haul

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Following on from the news that Jurassic World has debuted in the States with the second-biggest ever opening weekend of $204.6 million, it’s now being reported that the Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel has shattered the global record with an astonishing $511.8 million haul around the globe – making it the first film to ever surpass the […]

Movie Review – Jurassic World (2015)

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Jurassic World, 2015. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Omar Sy, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson and B.D. Wong. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. […]

Jurassic World topples The Avengers for the biggest-ever domestic opening weekend

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Yesterday it was announced that Jurassic World had smashed the record for the biggest ever worldwide opening weekend, pulling in $511 million around the globe, and now with the final numbers being tallied it looks like the Colin Trevorrow-directed dino sequel has also overtaken The Avengers to claim the domestic crown. Initial estimates had put […]

Jurassic World enjoys biggest opening at the UK box office since Skyfall

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 12th June to Sunday 14th June 2015… Having pulled in a record domestic and international debut, Jurassic World has stormed to the top of the box office here in the UK with a whopping £19,350,727 haul – the biggest opening weekend on these […]

Movie Review – Jurassic World (2015)

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Jurassic World, 2015. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Omar Sy, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson and B.D. Wong. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. […]

5 things you didn’t know about the Jurassic Park franchise

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Luke Owen with 5 things you didn’t know about the world of Jurassic Park… With Jurassic World now officially the fastest movie to reach the $1 billion mark (in just thirteen days!), it seems as though the world has gone back to 1993 and dino-mania is running wild once again. To celebrate the success of […]

Franchise crossover game Funko Fusions gets first trailer

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The incredibly popular toy line Funko has unexpectedly released a jaw-dropping first trailer to its upcoming video game, Funko Fusion. Developed by 10:10 Games and partnering with Universal, Funko Fusion is a third person action-adventure multiplayer game with characters and worlds from various movies and TV shows.  Drawing a lot of comparisons to the LEGO […]

Jurassic World 3 will be a “science thriller” according to director Colin Trevorrow

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The director of Jurassic World 3 has said that the movie will fall into the “science thriller” sub-genre. Colin Trevorrow, who is returning to direct Jurassic World 3 after being the man who sat in the director’s chair for Jurassic World, has commented on how the Jurassic films should be categorised. With Jurassic Word: Fallen […]