When your predecessor hits the one billion dollar mark at the box office, there are gargantuan expectations from the followup. So riding on such a huge anticipation arrived this week's big release (not Kaala), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. It is the sequel to the 2015 monster hit, Jurassic World, that turned out to be a soft reboot of the Jurassic Park franchise. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom is directed by JA Bayona, who takes over the reins from Colin Trevorrow, and brings back Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard as the leads.

When Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom hit the theatres this Friday, it was met with mixed reviews. Many praised Bayona's direction, but blamed the lazy writing and the human characters in the movie. However, thanks to the goodwill of the franchise, Fallen Kingdom has taken a great start at the box office, collecting $146 million in three days. It is interesting to note here that the movie hasn't released in the US yet, which it will do only on June 22, while it opens in China on June 15. So even without these two major markets, Fallen Kingdom has taken on an impressive start.

In India, the movie has collected Rs 25 Crore in three days, which is quite incredible for a Hollywood movie. Sure, compared to the first Jurassic World and this year's Avengers Infinity War, the collections are underwhelming but it was released along with Rajinikanth's Kaala. So still decent!

However, with the mixed response, it remains to be seen how Fallen Kingdom can maintain the pace in the days ahead. Or whether it can enter the billion-dollar club worldwide like the 2015 film.

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