'Jurassic World' sets record for biggest Friday in box office history

June 13, 2015

Jurassic World, which debuted this week in theaters, has set the record for biggest Friday debut in box office history, according to a report from Forbes.

The official number for Jurassic World's opening Friday, combined with Thursday night previews, is a very impressive $82.3 million. Officially, this is actually the third highest Friday box office number of all time, behind Avengers: Age of Ultron's $84 million and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2's $91 million. However, if Thursday night previews are stripped away and only sales from the opening Friday are examined, Jurassic World takes the crown for highest “pure” Friday numbers of all time.

Jurassic World, starring Chris Pratt, is in theaters now.