'Jurassic World' reaches milestone of $1 billion in sales worldwide

It may be the nostalgia of seeing dinosaurs on the big screen for the first time when viewers were merely children, or the casting of leading role-worthy Parks and Recreation alum, Chris Pratt, or merely the human fascination for Jurassic creatures that led Jurassic World to be the biggest movie of the year, alongside Furious 7. In fact, according to the Hollywood Reporter, the film has grossed $1.003 billion internationally, making it one of four films to achieve such massive success. Jurassic World joins the ranks of Furious 7, which earned $1.16 billion; Titanic, which earned $1.53 billion in 1997; and Avatar, which earned a whopping $2.03 during its release in 2009.

Since its release in May, Jurassic World, which was produced by produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and directed by Colin Trevorrow, earned $1.65 billion in total worldwide. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the final market is Japan, where it earned $63.1 million in just 30 days.

"When we opened the film, we never expected to get to $1 billion but we knew we had the goods along with tremendous support from marketing and filmmakers who gave us everything," Duncan Clark, president of distribution for Universal Pictures International, told Variety. "It became a movie for teens and the entire family in every country."

Variety adds that the film is Universal's highest-grossing film of all time in countries such as Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Hong Kong, Korea, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.

"Everybody has taken a shine to Jurassic World. It has dominated the world, and we got every quadrant everywhere," Clark said. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Universal's films has accounted for over 26% of summer box-office revenue in North America, thanks to the romantic comedy Trainwreck and N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. Variety reports that the studio is also set to release highly anticipated heavyweight films, including M. Night Shyamalan's Everest, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin, Steve Jobs led by Michael Fassbender, Crimson Peak, directed by Guillermo del Toro, and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's drama, "By the Sea."

In April, Scified reported that production wanted Jurassic World to tell another story that could span several films. Director Colin Trevorrow said: "We wanted to create something that would be a little bit less arbitrary and episodic, and something that could potentially arc into a series that would feel like a complete story."

Trevorrow also told Wired in July: "Whether or not I am involved in later installments or not, I felt it was important for me to set the table. I know they’re going to want to make them, I know that Stephen definitely wants to make several of these movies, and I want to do my job in setting the table for something that can be rich and thoughtful and interesting."

Deadline reported in July that Universal has set a June 22, 2018 release date for Jurassic World's sequel, with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprising their roles. While Trevorrow is not coming back to direct due to his duties with the Star Wars films, he will return to write the script.