BOX OFFICE: Strong Opening In China Sees JURASSIC PARK Pass $1 Billion Worldwide

BOX OFFICE: Strong Opening In China Sees JURASSIC PARK Pass $1 Billion Worldwide

Originally released in 1993, a 3D re-release has seen Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park finally reach the $1 billion milestone at the worldwide box office. That is partly down to a strong opening in China which has seen it have the fourth biggest opening day of 2013 there. Read on for details!

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By JoshWilding - Aug 21, 2013 01:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Jurassic Park

The 3D version of Jurassic Park has kicked off its run at the Chinese box office with an impressive $6.3 million opening day which saw it take the #1 spot in the now vital territory. That gives it the fourth biggest opening day of 2013 behind only Iron Man 3 ($19.1 million), Pacific Rim ($8.6 million) and Fast & Furious 6 ($8.3 million). Zack Snyder's Man of Steel opened just below Jurassic Park 3D with $6.2 million. The 20 year old movie has so far taken $20.7 million internationally and grossed a total of $18.2 million in North America back in April. Add this to the $970 million it earned when it was originally released and Jurassic Park now has a total of $1.03 billion. Did you guys check out the movie when it returned to the big screen earlier this year? Does this news heighten your anticipation for the planned fourth instalment? Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place!
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BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 8/21/2013, 1:51 PM
I'm down for 3D re-release of Back to the Future
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 8/21/2013, 1:56 PM
THIS IS AWESOME NEWS!
EdgyOutsider
EdgyOutsider - 8/21/2013, 2:02 PM
HELL YEAH!!! MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE HAS FINALLY GROSSED OVER A BILLION!!!
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 8/21/2013, 2:04 PM
Sooo what. I mean, love the flick, but everyone knows about the 3D rerelease.
This just proves China is just happy that they can go to the movies more and their economy is growing.
They'll watch just about anything.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 8/21/2013, 2:06 PM
This is the type of film that deserves a billion, not shit like how some are.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 8/21/2013, 2:23 PM
Rerelease Close Encouters Steve!
Ocelot
Ocelot - 8/21/2013, 2:38 PM










Movie never gets old.
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 8/21/2013, 2:43 PM
No. It deserves 900 million. :) j/k
With inflation, it had already passed a billion.
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/21/2013, 2:44 PM
one of the best movies ever!

jurassic park changed cgi effects the same way star wars changed sfx.
SamM
SamM - 8/21/2013, 2:53 PM
Minato
Minato - 8/21/2013, 3:07 PM
This can’t count can it??? Does this put it officially in the 1 bil club with: Titanic, Avatar, Avengers, Harry Potter, Skyfall, TDKR, TDK etc?
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/21/2013, 3:26 PM
@ 2challa

the dark knight crossed a billion by being re-released,so why can't jurassic park?
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 8/21/2013, 3:38 PM
@marvel72 - Actually it didn't. Just a rumor made up by haters. It got rereleased but crossed a billion either way.

InfiniteMonkey - That's what I'm saying. It has less weight than doing it in it's first run.

Still, it deserves it's money if people want to pay to see it in theaters again (I did. lol). They should do this with every good movie.
I'm sure some people will pay for movies they've seen to see it in theaters again every few years even if they own it. Business is business, it's the life time gross that matters in the end. It's the studio's very own investment gift that keeps on givin.
Mike89
Mike89 - 8/21/2013, 3:57 PM
I thought JP already had 1Billion at the Box Office?
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/21/2013, 4:01 PM
@ urbanknight

in an attempt to cross $1 billion in worldwide gross and in order to increase the chances of the film winning oscars since the voting for the academy awards was approaching, warner bros. re-released the film in traditional theaters and IMAX theaters in the united states – as well as in other countries,on january 23, 2009.It finally accomplished its goal, to cross the $1-billion-mark, in february 2009.therefore, as of march 2009, its total earnings stand at over $1 billion worldwide.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 8/21/2013, 4:26 PM
I'll try to catch it up at theaters, my chance to see Jurassic Park at theaters, don't [frick]ing care about 3D, I just want to say in 20 years that I once watched JP in theaters.
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 8/21/2013, 4:46 PM
@marvel72 - Sorry to bust your bubble but gonna have to school ya. I'll do the math for you... it's original gross was $1,003,045,385.

Now its rerelease made roughly "only" just over 2 million dollars. $2,278,406.

$1,003,045,385 - $2,278,406 = $1,000,766,979

Still looks like over a billion dollars to me.
WB just wasn't taking chances but they would of done it anyway, by less than a million ($766,979), but still OVER a billion.

If you keep saying the same thing from now on, you would be lying, and biased.
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 8/21/2013, 4:49 PM
See how the truth is sometimes more complicated than it seems?
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/21/2013, 5:38 PM
@ urbanknight

believe what you want & i'll do the same.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 8/21/2013, 6:11 PM
The film deserved to hit the one billion mark. It was a great film.
SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 8/21/2013, 8:07 PM
@Chloefornication loooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 8/21/2013, 10:05 PM
@marvel72 - "believe what you want & i'll do the same."

Lol. No shit, of course. Thing is.. I'm right, and you're lying and biased.
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 8/21/2013, 10:34 PM
Jurassic Park really is the greatest special effects marvel of all time. The effects still look great 20 years later.
Indy
Indy - 8/22/2013, 9:32 AM
Love Jurassic Park it was great in 3-D now we wait for JP4.
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