Delivering the second biggest opening weekend number this year – behind only Avengers: Infinity War – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has taken a dino-size bite out of the UK box office. The sequel to 2015 reboot Jurassic World has begun with a nifty £10.6m for the weekend period, and £14.3m including Wednesday and Thursday previews.

Those numbers compare with a £23.1m debut UK weekend and £29.4m, including previews, for Avengers: Infinity War. A much closer comparison is the year’s third-biggest opener: February’s Black Panther began with a £10.5m weekend and £17.7m including previews.