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  • ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Star Justice Smith on Working With Dinosaurs and Pokemon

    Justice Smith, at 22, has the kind of career most actors dream about.

    Smith can toggle between theater, television (he famously starred on the short-lived Baz Luhrmann Netflix show “The Get Down”), and film (his big splash came in the form of 2015’s YA adaptation “Paper Towns“). And this weekend, his career is going to go stratospheric with his supporting role in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”

    In the film, Smith plays Franklin — a tech wizard working for a nonprofit that wants to save the dinosaurs from “Jurassic World” (there’s a volcano set to erupt on the island that will make them extinct … again). From there, he gets caught up in a whirlwind adventure that sends him to the island and then to the creepy mansion of a morally compromised industrialist. He gets to act alongside heavyweights like Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, as well as lots and lots of dinosaurs. As everyone knows, these movies are a thrill ride and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is, similarly, a scream.

    We were lucky enough to chat with Smith about what impact the original “Jurassic Park” had on his life, where he’d love to see his character go, and if talking to an imaginary character became any easier when he signed on to next year’s “Detective Pikachu.” (Yes, there are Pokemon private eyes now, so what?)

    Moviefone: What was your relationship to the franchise prior to being cast in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”?

    Justice Smith: I first saw the original when I was seven or eight. I used to take these family road trips with my siblings and my dad, and we would bring this portable DVD player and re-watch all three of the original “Jurassic Parks” in order. And I fell in love with them. I’m a huge horror movie fan now, and I think that it’s because of the horror elements in that first film. I loved watching people get eaten.

    Were you hoping to get eaten in this one?

    Yeah, that’s not far off from what I was thinking.

    What was it like working with the full-scale dinosaurs?

    The dinosaurs were incredibly lifelike. Blue — [she] sweat, she drooled, she had fluid in her eyes, her veins pulsed, she breathed, her scales felt real. And it was cool to work with something that was physically there instead of a tennis ball because it made my job a lot easier.

    Is there a method to running away from imaginary dinosaurs?

    Yeah, so my trick to acting alongside tennis balls is I pretended that I was afraid of tennis balls instead of dinosaurs. I just pretended that Franklin had an irrational fear of being touched by a tennis ball. And that worked! It worked for the film! It was a lot harder to imagine a full dinosaur there. But when I watched it, it looked like I was scared, so that’s good.Did director J.A. Bayona do anything else?

    Yeah, J.A. would not tell me a lot of the stuff that was going to happen before it happened in order to get a proper reaction out of me, which I appreciated as an actor. He would play T-Rex roars over the loudspeaker in the middle of shooting so I would jump or scream; he really cares about getting the film right, so I was onboard for it.

    Can you talk about what it was like working with “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” director J.A. Bayona?

    He’s a visionary and you can tell that not just from this film, but his previous work. So, if anything, I just wanted to get it right. There were a lot of technical aspects that you had to fall into in order to get the shot that he wanted or to fit into this grandiose vision. But, overall, he really came through in the end. I was very happy with the finished product a few days ago. He did something that really separated it from the other films, by adding this element of fantasy to it. So, that was cool.

    You guys shot for a long time on this movie. Were there any scenes you wish were still in there, or you hope will show up on the DVD?

    Yeah, there are a few scenes. There’s an interaction that me and Daniella have with Ted Levine, who plays Wheatley, where we introduce ourselves to him. I really liked his reaction and I thought it was really funny. So I hope that ends up on the DVD. There was a lot of improv and funny stuff we did that I hope is on the DVD.

    The movie has a very wide-open ending. Do you hope to come back? Have you started petitioning for Franklin’s return in subsequent adventures?

    That is not up to me at all. If they want me to come back I will gladly come back. But I kind of have to look forward. [laughs]

    In your next film, you’re also interacting with an imaginary creature in “Detective Pikachu.” Can you talk about what that was like for you, and did you get better at acting alongside tennis balls?

    That was harder because I was actually physically talking to Pikachu. So that was a whole new challenge. I can’t really give anything away about the story, but it was a lot of fun and I am really excited for people to see it. I think it’s going to exceed expectations.

    “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” opens everywhere Friday.

  • Director J.A. Bayona on How ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Is a Haunted House Movie with Dinosaurs

    No matter what you think of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” one thing is undeniable: it is impeccably directed by J.A. Bayona, a Spanish filmmaker and protégé of Guillermo del Toro who delivered “The Orphanage,” “The Impossible,” and “A Monster Calls.”

    Bayona takes the world that director Colin Trevorrow introduced in “Jurassic World” and fills in all the contours, giving us a rich, scary adventure from jump street with the highly effective opening prologue. Gone is the harsh sunlight from the first film, replaced with sinister shadows. (The fact that much of the movie takes place in a Gothic manor seems almost too perfect.)

    Seriously, this movie is gorgeous. And the way that Bayona stages the suspense set pieces, with an emphasis on experiential terror, will remind you of Steven Spielberg‘s playful direction of the very first “Jurassic Park.” Truly, things have come full circle.

    So you can imagine what a thrill it was to get to talk to Bayona about having turned down the original film, what he added to the sequel, and why he’s okay with returning the franchise to Trevorrow for the third movie (currently slated for June 11, 2021). It’s a roaring good time.Moviefone: You were offered the first “Jurassic World,” but turned it down. What changed between the movies?

    J.A. Bayona: At that time there was no script — and we had to start production in six months. And I didn’t think I was the right guy to do that. They actually delayed the production after they hired Colin, because there was really no time to do the movie.

    What was it about the idea that stuck with you?

    It’s great to have a chance at working on such a beloved franchise like “Jurassic.” I always wanted to work with Steven Spielberg. When the first [“Jurassic World”] came out, they started immediately talking to me about a sequel and [this time] there was more time to work on the script and develop the story, and I really wanted to be involved.

    What was your interaction with Spielberg like?

    Well, he supervised the whole process and you always shared with him the big decisions, in terms of the cast, in terms of the story. I also wanted to share with him the designs for the scenes, the set pieces, and shots. It was very special to be able to sit down and work with him.

    The third act of this movie becomes a kind of haunted house story.

    Yep.Was that from you or was that always in the script? It lines up with your sensibilities so perfectly.

    The first time I talked to Colin, he said that he thought I was the right director because the second half of the movie was kind of like a haunted house story. And I was kind of shocked when I heard that. But I really liked the idea. Because one of the things I really liked the most about the first “Jurassic Park” is the moment of suspense in the kitchen. So the idea of recreating some of those scenes, with a dinosaur inside a mansion, I found really exciting.

    Can you talk about your approach to these set pieces?

    I think when you’re focusing on the design of suspense scenes, I think it’s all about taking the right elements and making the best of them. I think it’s not actually about activation; it’s about building up. So it’s kind of interesting that after being on the island and seeing this massive volcano eruption, we focus on this moment with the dinosaur where you get to focus on your characters, alone, in the dark with only one dinosaur. There’s no light, there’s no sound […] It’s the thing I love about this — the impact you can get from more details, like the close-up of a dinosaur claw on the floor or the handles of a window opening. That kind of idea I really liked.

    That Gothic element extends to the movie’s score. Can you talk about working with Michael Giacchino?

    I am so happy with what Michael Giacchino has done with the film. I think we somehow found the right voice of the movie. There was this adventure on the island and he made the tone, going to this feeling of danger into this Gothic horror, suspenseful movie. And that’s not easy. It’s a beautiful score and there are moments when you can hear the choir that aids the story in really great way.There seems to have been a real emphasis on practical dinosaur effects. What necessitated that desire?

    I think it’s very tricky when actors interact with dinosaurs, especially in the close-ups, when the actors are touching the dinosaurs. And having come from another movie, “A Monster Calls,” where one of the characters was a giant tree monster created with CGI and animatronics, I learned my lesson. I wanted the characters to really interact with the dinosaurs — really touching them — and that is something that you can only do with animatronics. And animatronics are also a very good guide for the CGI guys, since you can get a great reference on texture and light and color. So it’s an amazing blend of techniques that makes the dinosaurs work.

    Is it bittersweet to hand the story back to Colin Trevorrow for the third part?

    I always knew that I was only going to be involved in the second one. Taking care of the second one was exciting because, usually, the second part of a trilogy is when everything gets more complicated and complex and interesting. And you take what happened in the first movie and deliver what’s going to happen. I think Colin has a lot of very exciting possibilities for the next one, and he was the one that started it all and he’s the right one to finish it.

    “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is everywhere this week.

  • ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s’ Jeff Goldblum on Returning to the Franchise and His ‘Simpsons’ Episode

    You don’t talk to Jeff Goldblum as much as you hold on for dear life.

    The actor, who just received a long-overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — and has been having something of a career second-wind thanks to well-placed roles in movies big and small — returns to the franchise that made him a household name with “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” And you can feel that electricity running through the legendary actor while talking to him.

    For Goldblum, who once more plays the role of scientist and chaos theorist Ian Malcolm in the newest installment in the series, the performance feels just as important as it did the first time around, even if the total runtime adds up to little more than a cameo.

    And that kind of effervescent energy is infectious. In our conversation, we talked about returning to the franchise, his many roles as a wacky scientist, whether or not he’s seen his Marvel-approved mural in Disneyland, and what he remembers from his excellent performance on “The Simpsons.”

    It’s a wild ride. Hang on.

    Moviefone: When you signed on to the first “Jurassic Park” 25 years ago, did you ever think you’d still be playing the character?

    Goldblum: No. It’s all been lucky, to keep going, you know? I don’t think we thought that there’d be any more than just the one. I certainly didn’t think about it. And then there was that second one and, here we are, 25 years later, holy cats! It was a total surprise to me.

    What was your reaction when they called you and said they wanted you back for “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom?”

    I was very, very thrilled because I have nothing but rosy associations with all my experiences with them … Michael Crichton’s book, I loved. And I love that part. Steven Spielberg was a once-in-a-lifetime — or, in that case, [a] twice-in-a-lifetime experience, working with him. And in the ensuing years, people have come up and I realized how thrilled people were with those movies. And when they called me and said J.A. Bayona — because I had seen all of his other movies and I was a fan of his — I wanted to work with him. Colin Trevorrow is just wonderful. He wrote and directed the last one, and wrote this one, and he’s just great. So I was thrilled. I love this current cast. Chris and Bryce are spectacular. I was just delighted.

    You’ve kind of become the “Jurassic Park” ambassador — you’re part of the videogame that is coming out, too, and you have made appearances at the theme park.

    Yeah, that’s true. Well, the videogame, they were very nice. They wrote a lot of Ian Malcolm-esque lines for me. I said a lot of them; probably more than in any of the movies. I met with them for a couple of days and recorded stuff. But I know that’s got fans, so I was happy to do that. They did a state-of-the-art job with that kind of stuff.The end of this movie leaves things pretty open — would you be interested in coming back for the third film?

    Well, I am enjoying life. I want to keep going and keep waking up and taking nourishment and having my oatmeal and everything. This is a thrilling part of life. On one hand, I’ve done so much with these and I feel so satisfied, so if nothing else happened I’d feel grateful and lucky. But, if anybody felt like I could contribute something, I’d offer my humble service to anything that I might do to continue telling the story.

    I think it should be you, Sam Neill, Laura Dern — you should all be back in the next one.

    Ooooh, well — I love those actors. Who knows what will happen. They’re cooking it up right now, I think. They’ve said publicly that, by summer of 2021, they’re hoping to have something out. (Editor’s note: the third “Jurassic World” movie is currently slated for release June 11, 2021.)

    Colin Trevorrow and Emily Carmichael are writing the script now. And this character is so rich, I must say, it was delicious to try and reinvestigate [Malcolm’s] thinking and feeling, which is kind of rich on the issues of making the planet work for everyone and being passionately anti-greed and anti-militaristic. He’s an interesting cat.

    You’ve played a lot of wacky scientists. Is Ian Malcolm your favorite?

    Well, it’s tough to play favorites. Now that I’m a father, I know that’s not the coolest thing to do. Let’s see … Ian Malcolm, well, I’m immersed in the world right now so I’m particularly fond or a little bit in love with that character and that world, that’s true. Who are the others?Well, Seth Brundle from “The Fly.”

    Oh, yes. Love Seth Brundle.

    Your character in “Independence Day” wasn’t exactly a scientist, but he was scientifically minded.

    Yeah, some kind of smarty pants, some kind of MIT-trained man of technology. Hey, I have something in the can where I played a scientist. I played, in this movie called “The Mountain,” directed by Rick Alverson, who made “The Comedy” and “Entertainment,” two movies that I really like, and I play — in 1954 — a kind of version of the real-life character who pioneered pre-frontal lobotomies in America. He’s a doctor and he’s fallen from grace in our story, and he goes on a drunken adventure in the Pacific Northwest with Tye Sheridan under his wing. And Udo Kier is in it. It’ll be an artful offering and I had a great time doing it.

    I ran into Udo Kier in a furniture store in Palm Springs a few weeks ago.

    Oh, really? Yes, he lives in Palm Springs, yes. He worked with Andy Warhol and Lars Von Trier. What a career he’s had.

    Recently, you entered another great franchise as the Grandmaster in “Thor Ragnarok.” What was that experience like?

    I loved it to pieces. Taika Waititi is very brilliant and a comedic force of nature, and we had a great time together. We laughed up a storm. We improvised a lot. He made up stuff and I made up stuff. And all of the people at Marvel are really great to work with. They’re very brilliant and creative and have great integrity. They want to make popular movies, but they want to make good movies. And they have newfangled ways of doing it and I enjoyed them to no end.

    Do you think you’ll come back in that Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    Who knows. I have no idea. But I can imagine. The Grandmaster is immortal. You can’t kill him. I think he played some game with the devil, and I think — for he and his brother — they got immortality. And he has more superpowers than anybody we’ve ever seen, but just amuses himself with games, as we’ve seen. It’s fertile ground.Have you seen your mural at Disneyland?

    That’s so funny. I haven’t seen that mural in person, but I’ve see it on Instagram. I like that. I’ve having an ecstatic moment, wiping all the pieces off the board. And I’m in my sandals! My feet are on display, too! I always like that.

    Before I go, I have to ask you about your episode of “The Simpsons,” which is one of my favorites ever.

    Well, thank you so much. Those people are so great. It was fun and funny to do. Yes, to be the agent and manager and advisor to Troy McClure — and to get him to resurrect his career with some sex scandal with a fish — it’s always a good idea! Yes! Good advice! I haven’t done that myself, but I have it up my sleeve.

    “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” stomps into cinemas everywhere this week.

  • Chris Pratt Talks Prepping for ‘Jurassic World’ Sequel on ‘Unscripted Overtime’

    Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are no strangers to “Unscripted,” having been guests together once before for the original Jurassic World as well as for the newest episode promoting “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”

    But because they had so much fun, too much for one episode in fact, that we’re back with another “Unscripted Overtime” to highlight the best clips that were (unfortunately) cut for time.

    In the first clip, Chris Pratt discusses how he watched a lot of J. A. Bayona films to prepare for the “Jurassic World” sequel.

    And we also learn what Bryce Dallas Howard prefers: pretending to react to dinosaurs that aren’t there, or all that running and screaming she has to do.

    “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” directed by J. A. Bayona, also stars Jeff Goldblum, Ted Levine, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, BD Wong, and Rafe Spall. It hits theaters everywhere June 22, 2018.

  • 8 Hilarious Memes Only ‘Jurassic Park’ Fans Can Love

    It’s been nearly 25 years since “Jurassic Park” stampeded into theaters in June of 1993, and it quickly became an entertainment phenomenon that still lingers in the pop culture-sphere courtesy of its sequels… and the internet.

    If you’re a “Jurassic Park” superfan, chances are you love a good meme, GIF, or combination of the two that references the dino-tastic hit. Here are a few that will have you holding onto your butts… with laughter.

  • ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Reviews (Including Tom Holland’s) Are In

    Critics are now posting reviews for “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” and the reactions are pretty similar to the takes on “Jurassic World“: mixed.

    A few critics called “Fallen Kingdom” an improvement on “Jurassic World,” but as of now the overall scores are close to or just below “Jurassic World.”

    Leading film critic Tom Holland has also offered his take. Why not? Just because he’s Spider-Man doesn’t mean he’s not also a cinephile. Really, we’re all film critics by now. Holland may be biased — because “Jurassic World 2” stars his “Avengers: Infinity War” buddy Chris Pratt — but we all bring our biases into the theater.

    Anyway, Tom Holland is British, and the Brits are getting this movie before us — on June 6 vs. the U.S. on June 22. So that’s why he mentions the 6th of June here:

    Nice to hear Peter Parker feeling so good for a change! (Sorry.)

    The “Fallen Kingdom” numbers will change quickly as more reviews are posted, but as of Tuesday evening, Rotten Tomatoes had 26 reviews up — 17 fresh and 9 rotten, for a 65 percent score. “Jurassic World,” which came out in 2015, eventually gathered 311 reviews and settled at a 71 percent rating, with an Audience Score of 78 percent.

    So far, the “Fallen Kingdom” Metascore is 52, from 14 critics, putting it at “mixed or average.” Those numbers will also change as more reviews pore in but, for comparison’s sake, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” has a Metascore of 62, “Deadpool 2” has a score of 66, and “Avengers: Infinity War” has a score of 68.

    (IMDb currently has “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” at an impressive 8.1, from 1,123 early user reviews.)

    Here are tweet snippets from just a few of the reviews out there:

    “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” opens in the U.S. on June 22. “Jurassic World 3” is already scheduled for June 11, 2021.

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  • ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Passes ‘Jurassic World’ to Be No. 4 Movie of All Time

    And the box office battle of Chris Pratt vs. Chris Pratt goes to … Chris Pratt!

    Yes, Peter Quill trumped Owen Grady at the all-time box office this past weekend. “Avengers: Infinity War” dethroned “Jurassic World” for the No. 4 spot on the list of highest-grossing films ever.

    Poor dinos just couldn’t hold on to their butts.

    Just last week, “Infinity War” was lauded as the top-grossing superhero movie of all time, surpassing “The Avengers” to take No. 5 on the all-time list. “Avengers 3” has now jumped up to No. 4, and “Black Panther” also moved up a spot — as expected — to take No. 9 away from Harry Potter.

    According to Deadline, “Infinity War” made $84.4 million at the global box office this past weekend, which wasn’t as much as “Deadpool 2” in its opening weekend, but it was enough to move past “Jurassic World” on the best-ever list.

    Here’s a look at the revised top 10, as of this week, with both “Infinity War” and “Black Panther” still playing in various theaters around the world:

    1. “Avatar” $2,787,965,087
    2. “Titanic” $2,187,463,944
    3 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” $2,068,223,624
    4. “Avengers: Infinity War” $1,813,732,959
    5. “Jurassic World” $1,671,713,208
    6. “The Avengers” $1,518,812,988
    7. “Furious 7” $1,516,045,911
    8. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” $1,405,403,694
    9. “Black Panther” $1,343,612,015
    10. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” $1,341,511,219

    As much as Thanos would love to keep slaying, it seems unlikely that “Infinity War” can catch up to the 1-3 crowd. That is a powerful clique up there, with two James Cameron films and Episode VII.

    But! Maybe “Avengers 4” can get it done next year?

    “Jurassic World” has its own follow-up headed to theaters next month, with “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” going for box office glory starting June 22nd. It’ll probably do very well, but it may not crack this top 10 list at all.

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  • Watch as Chris Pratt Is Defeated by ‘Jurassic World 2’ Press Tour’s All-Day Fittings

    Chris Pratt‘s Instagram is a gold mine. You knew that. Yes?

    Pratt’s IG Stories are more entertaining than most films and TV shows. He’s perfectly positioned right now, between “Avengers: Infinity War” — No. 5 movie of all time — and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” — sequel to the No. 4 movie of all time.

    Sometimes his IGs will combine Star-Lord and dinos, like when a T-Rex attacked his action figure.


    You also probably saw him joke about all the “Infinity War” hate toward Star-Lord by … well, watch and see over here. It’s classic.

    His most recent IG covered wardrobe fittings for the upcoming “Jurassic World 2” press tour.

    This is how he felt about it:

    It’s not exactly the toughest job in the world, but he revealed he and his team needed to choose 31 outfits to wear around the world. It’s a little glimpse behind-the-curtain to show how blockbuster films are promoted.

    Pratt is not exactly a wardrobe type of guy, so the process of trying on clothes quickly exhausted him.


    Some superhero! Defeated by clothes. How is he going to be any match for dastardly dinos and humans in “Fallen Kingdom”?

    The “Jurassic World” sequel opens in theaters on June 22nd. And pretty soon we’ll get a chance to see which 31 outfits he chose to wear for the publicity tour — which should include a lot of late-night appearances, talk shows, and various hilarious interviews. Or he could just stay home add do it all on IG.

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  • ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Is Now the Top-Grossing Superhero Movie of All Time

    “Avengers: Infinity War” has officially passed the first two “Avengers” movies at the box office.

    It’s the top superhero movie of all time. It’s currently the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time, but that won’t last. It’s going to pass “Jurassic World” at No. 4. Count on it. Will it reach “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at No. 3? Eh. that’s more iffy.

    “Avengers 3” passed $500 million at the domestic box office over the weekend for a current domestic gross of $547,829,103. The real money on blockbusters comes from overseas these days, and we knew when “Infinity War” opened in China over the weekend it would open big.

    China’s opening helped it make $281.3 million internationally just over the weekend. So now the current foreign take alone is $1,059,000,000. The movie set a new record when it hit the $1 billion mark in just 11 days, but that was from domestic and international combined; now the international gross alone is over $1 billion.

    Domestic and worldwide together currently puts “Avengers: Infinity War” at $1,606,829,103. And it’s not exactly running out of steam, so we can expect it to keep slaying.

    Here are the highest-grossing films in the world at this point, so you can see where there’s upward mobility:

    1. “Avatar $2,787,965,087
    2. “Titanic $2,187,463,944
    3. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” $2,068,223,624
    4. “Jurassic World” $1,671,713,208
    5. “Avengers: Infinity War” $1,606,829,103
    6. “The Avengers” $1,518,812,988
    7. “Furious 7” $1,516,045,911
    8. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” $1,405,403,694
    9. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” $1,341,511,219
    10. “Black Panther” $1,341,379,495

    “Star Wars The Last Jedi,” “Frozen,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Fate of the Furious,” and “Iron Man 3” are right behind those titles.

    “Black Panther” is going to pass “Harry Potter” very soon, you can see how close their numbers are above. It also looks like “Infinity War” could overtake “Jurassic World.” But that may be where it taps out. The top three are just so far ahead at this point. James Cameron keeps talking trash about superhero movies, but he’s sitting pretty with the top two.

    “Avengers 4” will very likely shake up this list even further next year. If you saw “Avengers 3” you’re obviously going to be curious for “Avengers 4.” So will 4 replace 3, and maybe even replace one of the top 3 titles on the highest-grossing list?

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  • Here’s Every Record ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Just Broke at the Box Office

    It’s only been out for a few days, and already “Avengers: Infinity War” is shattering all sorts of box office records. This latest “Avengers” sequel earned an estimated $258.2 million between Friday and Sunday. Scroll down to find out just how many records it broke in the course of one weekend.

    Biggest Domestic Opening

    At $258,184,000, “Infinity War” now holds claim to the biggest domestic opening of all time. The previous record holder was “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at $247,966,675. We can’t imagine anyone at Disney is losing sleep over that record being broken.

    Biggest Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in North America

    Looking at individual days, “Infinity War” set several new records for domestic gross. Its Thursday night numbers weren’t quite enough to beat reigning champ “Jurassic World.” However, in terms of “pure Friday” numbers (which ignore Thursday night screenings), “Infinity War” topped “Jurassic World.”

    “Infinity War’s” $83 million haul on Saturday was enough to handily beat “Jurassic World,” while its $69 million Sunday gross beat previous record holders “Black Panther” and “The Force Awakens.”

    Biggest Worldwide Opening

    “Infinity War” proved a huge hit overseas, as well, even though the film hasn’t opened yet in Russia or China. Its global first weekend total reached $640 million, nearly $100 million more than “The Fate of The Furious” managed in 2017.

    The film also broke opening weekend records in a number of countries, including Mexico, South Korea, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

    Biggest Opening for a Superhero Movie

    “Infinity War” also claims the record for the biggest opening weekend for a superhero movie, both domestically and worldwide. The original “Avengers” was the previous record holder domestically, while “Batman v Superman” was the previous global champ.

    Biggest April Release

    As if “Black Panther” hadn’t already shattered the myth that you can’t earn summer blockbuster money during the winter and spring months, “Infinity War” lent further fuel to that fire. It now boasts the biggest opening weekend of any April release, beating out “Furious 7.”

    These numbers are impressive, but with Marvel Studios planning its superhero lineup through at least 2025, there will be plenty of chances for them to break these records all over again.