'Jurassic World' Tops Global Box Office, Primes Audiences for Sequel
"Jurassic World" broke box office records on the weekend with a $512 million global opening while preparing audiences for another sequel.
The fourth installment of the "Jurassic Park" film franchise, "Jurassic World," took in a record $512 million on its global opening weekend, marking it as the highest opening film for 2015.
The dinosaur film also ensured audiences would be gearing for a sequel after an ending film clip suggested the proliferation of technology outside Isla Nublar.
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Coming second only to Marvel's "The Avengers" with its $207 million opening weekend, "Jurassic World's" massive ticket sales were due in part to approximately half of its international take comprised of 3D ticket sellouts, which went for 50 percent higher than regular price tickets.
The strong comeback of the franchise marks the rebirth of "Jurassic Park," which began with the first movie's $357 million 1993 record, and dwindled down to $181 million with 2001's "Jurassic Park III."
According to Cinemablend, the film's star, Chris Pratt has already signed on to more sequels of "Jurassic World," with director Colin Trevorrow already having primed audiences to expect a sequel following the film's success.
After the disaster Indominius rex left of Isla Nublar, fans of the franchise may find it difficult to believe nothing short of a massive bank roll could get the park ready for "Jurassic World 2."
However, audiences may have noticed the mysterious disappearance of actor B.D. Wong's character, Dr. Henry Wu, escaping the island aboard a helicopter with a case of dinosaur embryos. Trevorrow revealed the future plans for the franchise in what he terms "proliferation of technology," Cinemablend writes.
While Isla Nublar may have been left in shambles, there may also be room for other entities like InGen and the Masrani Corporation to create their own genetically modified dinosaurs, such as in the case of the scheming Vic Hoskins who smuggles Dr. Wu's character away with the embryos on the pretext of protecting his research.
Before he is attacked and killed by a raptor, however, Hoskins reveals he has plans to militarize dinosaurs, giving rise to speculations "Jurassic Park 5/Jurassic World 2" may focus on genetically modified giant reptiles harnessed for warfare.
