Following its opening this weekend, "Jurassic World" far surpassed box office expectations—it is expected to bring in $511.8 million in worldwide ticket sales, reported CNN.

The film set records in the U.S. alone—bringing in $204.6 million, according to the Wall Street Journal—making it the best domestic weekend opening of the year.

The U.S. figures combined with the $307.2 million in overseas takings (with China alone raking in an estimated $100.8 million) makes "Jurassic World" the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time.

The first flick in the franchise, 1993's "Jurassic Park," was the first film to top $50 million its opening weekend, and its sequel, 1997's "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," brought in an impressive $74 million during it's Memorial Day weekend opening, reported Forbes.

All of this is good news for the movie's lead, Chris Pratt. The 35-year-old's come a long way since his days on Fox's "The O.C." where he played Che, a college friend of Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson), and NBC's critically acclaimed "Parks and Recreation." Now he's a bona fide leading man with two Hollywood blockbusters under his belt, and is no stranger to box office bank. His turn in last year's "Guardians of the Galaxy" alone amassed a worldwide gross of $773,876,600 million, reported BoxOffice.com. 

All of this, of course, means fans can expect more dinosaurs in the future. Entertainment Weekly said that Pratt already signed on for the sequel. "They have me for, I think, 38 movies or something," he joked.