Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has already earned over $150 million internationally. Despite opening in North America on June 22, the J.A. Bayona-directed sequel to the megahit Jurassic World opened first in dozens of overseas markets this week. It premiered in Madrid, in Bayona's home country of Spain, on May 21. However it will still have a long way to go before reaching the heights of Jurassic World, which set a new standard for the franchise with over $1 billion internationally and $1.6 billion worldwide.

But it's a strong start for Fallen Kingdom nonetheless, and even if it can't match Jurassic World it could earn enough to end up with a minimal drop-off. There's still the domestic and Chinese openings to rack up more numbers, but the foreign markets have provided the sequel with a strong early cushion based on the latest reports.

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As reported on Sunday by the @BoxOffice Twitter account, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has already earned about $151.1 million in 48 international markets. Those include the U.K., Germany, France, Spain, Russia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and many others. It still has yet to open in markets like China, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and of course, North America. It's set for release in Japan on July 13.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom cost $170 million to make, so the sequel is already well on its way to becoming another box office success. Early box office tracking is predicting that it will earn another $140-$150 million in its opening weekend in North America alone. The first Jurassic World totaled over $300 million combined in China and Japan, so there's still plenty of potential for the movie to run up its international box office numbers in those markets as well.

Clearly, there's still a thirst for dinosaur-fueled mayhem around the world. Despite relatively mixed reviews compared to the prior installment, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom appears to be packing enough epic thrills to once again take over theaters for another summer. It's uncommon for a tentpole like this to open widely in overseas markets before hitting North America, but it's obviously not going to do much to hurt its bottom line. Add all of the factors together, and Fallen Kingdom should certainly be looking at over $1 billion globally when it's all said and done.

The only thing potentially holding Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom back somewhat is those aforementioned reviews. It holds a decent, if unspectacular, fresh 62 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Although the sequel is going to be far from a disaster with critics or theatergoers, it may not catch on like its predecessor and it could ultimately take a marked step back commercially. But there's no denying that the early international release has paid off handsomely so far.

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Source: @BoxOffice Twitter