'Jurassic World' is now the third highest-grossing movie of all time
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Move aside superheroes.
"Jurassic World" has now surpassed "The Avengers" to become the third highest-grossing movie of all time.
We first saw this on The Wrap.
Since its release in June, Universal's "Jurassic World" has grossed an incredible $1.52 billion worldwide.
Over $612 million of that has been stateside.
2012's "The Avengers" grossed approximately $1,519,557,910 at theaters.
This year's sequel, "Avengers: Age of Ultron," has made $1.39 million worldwide to date.
Here's a look at the top five highest-grossing movies of all time, according to Box Office Mojo:
Movie | Release Date | Worldwide Box Office | Estimated Budget |
1. "Avatar" (Fox) | 12/18/2009 | $2.78 billion | n/a |
2. "Titanic" (Paramount) | 12/19/1997 | $2.18 billion | $200 million |
3. "Jurassic World" (Universal) | 6/12/2015 | $1.52 billion | n/a |
4. "The Avengers" (Disney) | 5/4/2012 | $1.519 billion | $220 million |
5. "Furious 7" (Universal) | 4/3/2015 | $1.511 billion | $190 million |
Take a close look at that list and you'll see Universal is topping the list with another addition from this year — April's runaway hit "Furious 7." It actually could very well pass "Avengers" as well.
The studio recently crossed $5 billion worldwide at the box office for the year.
That's faster than any other studio has ever hit that mark.
While "Jurassic World" sits pretty in that top 3 spot for now, we're sure the dinos won't stay at third place for long.
Come December 18 when "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is released, we may have a new king of the box office, which could even topple director James Cameron's reign at the top.
(Disney/Lucasfilm)
Early estimates from Citi and Morgan Stanley are tracking the film to make around $2 billion — and we're still MONTHS away.
One lesson's clear from the performance of "Jurassic World": Audiences certainly love nostalgia when it's done right.
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