# Which summer 2015 movie will make the most? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564 "2015-04-13T14:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/41 "2015-06-14T23:11:15Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Legs hardly matter, though the [86% Audience score at Rotten Tomatoes](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jurassic_world/) indicates it will have legs. In 3 days, Jurrassic World has made [over a half-billion dollars](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jurassicpark4.htm). > > Domestic: $204,600,000 40.0% > > - Foreign: $307,200,000 60.0% > = Worldwide: $511,800,000 For comparison: Avengers: AOU has been out 8 weeks. Domestic: $444,743,000 32.8% - Foreign: $910,200,000 67.2% = Worldwide: $1,354,943,000 ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/42 "2015-06-22T01:35:43Z")
Jurassic Park: Domestic: $398,230,000 40.6% - Foreign: $583,100,000 59.4% = Worldwide: $981,330,000 A:AOU: Domestic: $451,039,000 32.9% - Foreign: $918,400,000 67.1% = Worldwide: $1,369,439,000 I think I might have been wrong. Jurassic Park may beat out Avengers. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/43 "2015-06-22T03:24:59Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I think I might have been wrong. Jurassic Park may beat out Avengers. Of course it will… it’s only in its second week out. Not even a competition. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/44 "2015-06-30T21:55:43Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Of course it will… it’s only in its second week out. Not even a competition. Yeah, I was way off in my prediction. I was 100% positive that AOU was going to be the big moneymaker, but even now Jurassic World has made over 50 million more. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/45 "2015-06-30T22:14:30Z")
I have to admit I was wrong. I never thought Jurassic World would do this well. The happiest man in Hollywood right now must be Chris Pratt’s agent. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/46 "2015-07-01T02:34:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I have to admit I was wrong. I never thought Jurassic World would do this well. It never occurred to me either. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/47 "2015-07-01T08:04:30Z")
**Terminator: Genisys** early projections are abysmal.\*\* Magic Mike XXL\*\* is being projected as grossing _more_, even with a small fraction of Genisys budget. So the question left is whether **Episode VII** will manage to dent **Jurassic World** ’s record. If J J Abrams manages to produce something way better than Episodes I-III (not a particularly daunting task, if you ask me) I think it will happen. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/48 "2015-07-01T14:55:41Z")
I’ve been right 2 years in a row now with this question. What movie is Chris Pratt starring in next summer? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/49 "2015-07-01T15:21:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I have to admit I was wrong. I never thought Jurassic World would do this well. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > It never occurred to me either. I would be smug but clearly my talent doesn’t extend to the Death Pool. :o ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/50 "2015-07-07T12:08:33Z")
_JW_ actually looks poised to take the #3 spot on highest grossing films of all time (behind _Avatar_ and _Titanic_) if it makes another ~$135 M worldwide (currently at $1.383 B with less than 4 weeks in theaters, so it’s got at least a good 6+ weeks to go. I think it’ll make it). ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/51 "2015-07-07T13:23:57Z")
Congratulations are due to Colin Trevorrow, the guy who directed JW, after having directed only a couple of other much smaller and less expensive films. Of course, something like this was certainly a group effort, and Steven Spielberg was involved. But it’s means that Colin Trevorrow is not going to have to worry about his calls getting answered for at least a decade. (Look at M. Night Shyamalan, who still is able to get films made even though he’s never quite repeated the success of The Sixth Sense.) ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564/52 "2015-08-25T22:13:40Z")
I don’t think it’s too early to call this year. The winner, by far, was Jurassic World with a worldwide of 1.6 billion. Second was Age of Ultron (my mistaken pic): 1.4 billion. Third: Minions: 990 million Forth: Inside Out: 690 million. So yeah, next year I won’t be so sure of myself. See y’all next summer! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564.md?page=2)