Twenty-two years after the release of Jurassic Park, its third sequel, Jurassic World, blasted into movie theaters. The film, starring Chris Pratt, smashed box-office records, and its music scales the June 27 charts.
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Jurassic World, which also stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Vincent D’Onofrio, premiered with the largest U.S. and Canadian opening weekend of all time ($209 million, June 12-14) and the biggest-ever global debut weekend ($316 million).
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Jurassic World‘s score, composed by Michael Giacchino, arrives at No. 6 on Soundtrack Albums with 4,000 sold in the week ending June 14, according to Nielsen Music. Meanwhile, the first Jurassic Park album zips 24-11 (2,000; up 76 percent).
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Amid the Jurassic World excitement, the Jurassic Park theme, composed by John Williams, claws its way to No. 1 on Classical Digital Songs for the first time (3,000; up 205 percent).