The Universal Pictures release, directed by Gareth Edwards, opened on Wednesday and earned $147.3 million in its first five days in 4,308 North American theaters. An estimated $91.5 million of that comes from the traditional “three day” weekend, which includes the Friday holiday, Saturday and projected Sunday ticket sales.

I saw the first “Jurassic Park” (1993) on opening day at the Kukui Mall Theater in Kihei with my mother, who was not ready for the experience. We sat in the front row and the film’s many jump scares caused my mother to squeeze my arm so much,

The latest Jurassic Park film continues the string of successful 2025 hits that have helped Hollywood outpace last year’s domestic ticket sales.