'Jurassic World' is now the third highest-grossing movie of all time

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Move aside superheroes.

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"Jurassic World" has now surpassed "The Avengers" to become the third highest-grossing movie of all time.

We first saw this on The Wrap.

Since its release in June, Universal's "Jurassic World," has grossed an incredible $1.52 billion worldwide.

Over $612 million of that has been stateside.

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2012's "The Avengers" grossed approximately $1,519,557,910 at theaters.

This year's sequel, "Avengers: Age of Ultron," has made $1.39 million worldwide to date.

Here's a look at the top five highest-grossing movies of all time, according to Box Office Mojo:

MovieRelease DateWorldwide Box OfficeEstimated Budget
Avatar12/18/2009$2.78 billionn/a
Titanic12/19/1997$2.18 billion$200 million
Jurassic World6/12/2015$1.52 billionn/a
The Avengers5/4/2012$1.519 billion$220 million
Furious 74/3/2015$1.511 billion$190 million

Take a close look at that list and you'll see Universal is topping the list with another addition from this year - April's runaway hit "Furious 7." It actually could very well pass "Avengers" as well.

The studio recently crossed $5 billion worldwide at the box office for the year.

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That's faster than any other studio has ever hit that mark.

While "Jurassic World" sits pretty in that top 3 spot for now, we're sure the dinos won't stay at third place for long.

Come December 18 when "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is released, we may have a new king of the box office, which could even topple director James Cameron's reign at the top.

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Early estimates from Citi and Morgan Stanley are tracking the film to make around $2 billion - and we're still MONTHS away.

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One lesson's clear from the performance of "Jurassic World": Audiences certainly love nostalgia when it's done right.