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'Jurassic World' is the first movie ever to crack $500 million in its opening weekend

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The big star of "Jurassic World," the Indominus Rex. Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
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"Jurassic World" had a huge opening weekend at the box office, and it only continues to get bigger.

The film, which debuted to an estimated $204.6 million in North America, opened to $307.2 million overseas, bringing its worldwide opening weekend to $511.8 million.

That figure not only makes it Universal's largest box-office opening ever, but also the largest worldwide opening for a movie ever and the only to crack $500 million in its first weekend. The 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' is second all-time at $483 million.

Universal's last big film, April's "Furious 7," opened to $147 million. The sequel has made over $1.5 billion worldwide.

Starring Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy"), "Jurassic World" is well on its way to becoming Universal's next billion-dollar movie of 2015.

Here are some of the box-office totals around the world for "Jurassic World" via BoxOffice.com:

China: $100.8 million
UK/Ireland: $29.6 million
Mexico: $16.2 million
South Korea: $14.4 million
France: $12.5 million
Germany: $11 million
Russia: $9.4 million
India: $7.1 million
Spain: $7 million
Brazil: $6.3 million
Malaysia: $5.7 million
Italy: $5.3 million
Philippines: $5.3 million

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Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten Tomatoes. Kirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.