‘Jurassic Park 3D’ Leads Overseas Box Office With $30M

New version of Steven Spielberg's 20-year-old sci-fi classic has taken $90M worldwide

The 3D rerelease of Steven Spielberg‘s 1993 sci-fi classic “Jurassic Park” was No. 1 at the international box office this weekend.

It brought in $30 million from 11 foreign markets for Universal. In the process, it raised its international total to $44.5 million and its worldwide haul to nearly $90 million.

"Jurassic Park 3D" opened No. 1 in China on Tuesday and has taken in $28 million since. The film also opened in Bolivia, Mexico, Panama, Spain, Trinidad and the U.K. and Ireland this weekend.  It has eight more territories to open, including Germany on Sept. 5.   

Also read: 'Jurassic Park' Passes $1B at Box Office – With 3D Asterisk

The original “Jurassic Park,” which never played in China, was a bona fide blockbuster when it came out, bringing in $970 million worldwide.

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