Jurassic World pulls in $16m to be the biggest box office opening of 2015
Jurassic World stormed the Australian box office in its opening weekend, taking in $16.063m across 605 screens, making it not only the biggest opening of 2015 but the third highest debut of all time.
The reboot of the dinosaurs series, starring Chris Pratt, posted the largest weekend in history globally with a total box office of $US511.8m, eclipsing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part Two and becoming the first film to ever cross the $US500m mark in one weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In Australia its closet rival Entourage could not compete, pulling in $1.255m across 209 screens. Since premiering on June 4 the movie has made $5.903m at the local box office.
Melissa McCarthy comedy Spy came in at third place, making a total of $1.014m at the box office over the weekend across 278 screens while San Andreas came in well below the $1m mark, making $733,679 across 293 screens.
Mad Max: Fury Road has cracked the $20m mark in total box office, pulling in $686, 569 across 247 screens, taking its total to $20.229m.
Controversial Aloha, which has come under fire for casting Emma Stone as the the one-quarter Hawaiian Allison Ng character, raked in $603,807 across 275 screens. To date it has made $3.069m at the local box office.
Russell Brand’s latest film, The Emporers New Clothes made $19,160 across 14 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic World (Universal) | $16,063,693 | 605 | $16,063,693 |
| Entourage (Wb) | $1,255,057 | 299 | $5,903,298 |
| Spy (Fox) | $1,014,708 | 278 | $11,888,494 |
| San Andreas (Roadshow) | $733,679 | 273 | $7,883,127 |
| Mad Max: Fury Road (Roadshow) | $686,569 | 247 | $20,229,667 |
| Hot Pursuit (Wb) | $629,550 | 161 | $629,550 |
| Aloha (Fox) | $603,807 | 275 | $3,069,166 |
| Woman In Gold (Roadshow) | $444,676 | 201 | $4,668,867 |
| Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal) | $396,510 | 220 | $27,322,172 |
| Tomorrowland (Disney) | $347,977 | 252 | $4,087,380 |
| Dil Dhadakne Do (Eros) | $90,976 | 16 | $429,828 |
| The Mafia Kills Only In Summer (Palace) | $84,673 | 12 | $303,281 |
| The Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Disney) | $70,903 | 65 | $40,017,409 |
| Walking The Camino: Six Ways To Santiago (Umbrella Ent.) | $58,322 | 8 | $82,386 |
| Ex Machina (Universal) | $42,972 | 23 | $649,880 |
| Wild Tales (Sony) | $42,289 | 7 | $338,728 |
| Royal Night Out, A (Paramount) | $29,020 | 65 | $2,172,047 |
| The Emperor's New Clothes (Studiocanal) | $19,160 | 14 | $27,827 |
| Marshland (Vendetta) | $19,145 | 9 | $58,637 |
| Gemma Bovery (Regency Film Distribution) | $17,610 | 18 | $310,913 |
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
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Pretty sure Jurassic world is a sequel, not a reboot.
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Worst Jurassic movie ever, a complete fail! The story line with the kids ridiculous, the characters unbelievable (on all accounts), and lacked a real focus and any real movie star to be intrigued by. Shame as those dinosaurs were best feature.
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