It also devoured a number of domestic box office records with a $204.6 million take, the Rentrak media-measurement company estimated on Sunday. Internationally, the film`s ticket sales reached more than $307 million.
In addition to setting a record for 2015, Jurassic World is now the second-highest domestic opening of all time, right behind Marvel`s The Avengers which took in $207.4 million in 2012.
It has been 14 years since there has been a new Jurassic film in cinemas, and the combination of cinematic grandeur, nostalgia and awareness helped Jurassic World far surpass analyst predictions going into the weekend, which had the film on track for a $125 million opening.
"This over-performed in a way that I`ve never seen," Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak`s senior media analyst, said. "It broke the box office sound barrier."
Universal Pictures and Legendary co-financed the $150 million, PG-13 rated film. Audiences in every quadrant turned out to see the film in theaters. According to exit polls, 39 per cent were under the age of 25, signifying the massive interest of both a new generation and the continued enthusiasm of those who saw Jurassic Park in 1993.
Audiences also paid extra money to see the film in the biggest format possible. About 48 per cent of domestic audiences opted for 3D.
"It is extraordinary. The film has resonated with audiences around the world," said Nick Carpou, Universal`s president of domestic distribution.
Directed by Colin Trevorrow and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, Jurassic World is the third in a series of blockbusters for star Chris Pratt, who also starred in the 2014 box office hits Guardians of the Galaxy and The Lego Movie.
"He`s like Jimmy Stewart with a leather vest and muscles," Mr Dergarabedian said. "He`s a great modern-day action hero."
This is also likely not the last Jurassic film audiences will see. Pratt has said in interviews that he has signed on for future installments.
Jurassic World is just the latest hit for Universal in 2015, following Fifty Shades of Grey and Furious 7.
No studio even tried to compete with the unbeatable dinosaurs this weekend, and thus holdovers populated the rest of the top five. Melissa McCarthy`s Spy earned $16 million in its second weekend in cinemas, bringing its domestic total to $56.9 million.
San Andreas added another $11 million, and Insidious Chapter 3 and Pitch Perfect 2 took the fourth and fifth spots, with $7.3 million and $6 million, respectively.
The dino-sized debut of Jurassic World is of utmost importance to the industry, too, which has seen three consecutive weak weekends in what was supposed to be a record-setting summer.
"We got the wind back in the summer sails," said Mr Dergarabedian, citing upcoming films like Inside Out, Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation and Ted 2 as some of the big films on the way.
"This gets the summer back on track."
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