‘Jurassic World’ Breaking Box Office Records – Despite Mixed Reviews

After reading all those mixed reviews on Fandango where 10 critics gave the movie only an average rating of 59 out of 100, I did not expect much going into the movie Jurassic World.
But it is interesting that 30,279 fans give it 5 stars, and I thought so many people can’t be wrong.

According to Yahoo News “Jurassic World,” the fourth film in the series, became the highest global opener of all time with a staggering $511.8 million in its first days in theaters. It also devoured a number of domestic box office records with a $204.6 million take, the Rentrak media-measurement company estimated on Sunday”.

The numbers speak for themselves and I was pleasantly surprised by Jurassic World. It had likeable characters, villains, good action scenes and quite a few good lines! For example after rescuing the new employee out of the raptor’s cage ” Did you ever wonder why that job position was open?”

This photo provided by Universal Pictures shows, Nick Robinson, left, as Zach, and Ty Simpkins as Gray, in a scene from the film, “Jurassic World,” directed by Colin Trevorrow, in the next installment of Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking “Jurassic Park” series. The Universal Pictures 3D movie releases in theaters on June 12, 2015. (ILM/Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment via AP)

To the critics who call it “cheesy” I can only say it is good, fun entertainment, and after 14 years without a “Jurassic” movie, very exciting!
Add to this an actor like Chris Pratt who donates his time to show up in costume in a children’s hospital, or posts on Facebook a video of himself teaching his little son the Pledge of Allegiance, and we ask what is there not to like?

Chris Pratt, left, and Jimmy Buffett perform at the after party for the premiere of “Jurassic World” in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

As seen on CBS News Chris Pratt sang “Margaritaville” on stage with Jimmy Buffett at the after-party of the premiere for Jurassic World.
If you watch closely during the movie you can see a ‘Margaritaville’ bar on the main street in Jurassic World and a cameo of the real Jimmy Buffett running away from the dinosaurs with two margaritas in his hands.

After coming home from the movie I tweeted my excitement over the movie and noticed my tweet got liked by one of the actresses in the movie Courtney James Clark @Courtjclark. I asked if she was the Mosasaurus Announcer as titled in the cast and her reply was