The fourth installment would be the most successful of the dino franchise. It comes over a decade after "Jurassic Park III" hit theaters and 22 years after Steven Spielberg's original "Jurassic Park" launched. The $65 million-plus Friday earnings include $18.5 million from Thursday night showings. The "Jurassic World" previews outpaced "Furious 7" ($15.8 million) as the biggest latenight showing ever for the studio. The monster pic also looks to trample "Furious 7's" title as Universal's highest-grossing film.
The tentpole, which carries a whopping $150 million budget, is playing at 13,551 theaters worldwide -- the widest Universal release of all time. The adventure pic is directed by Colin Trevorrow and stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson.
