At the time of the film's release, it held the world record for the most cars destroyed in one film until it was surpassed by its own sequel.
This was the highest-opening day at the time until it was surpassed by its sequel, Spider-Man 2, in 2004.
The film also became the highest grossing film released by Summit Entertainment, and was the widest independent release, playing in over 4,100 theaters in its theatrical run, until it was surpassed by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Motorola was a top cellphone maker in 2006, because of the popularity of its Razr clamshell phone, but it was surpassed by others when smartphones became popular.
Rybka was, from its initial public release in 2005 until it was surpassed in 2010, by far the strongest chess engine ever seen.
Jurassic Park maintained its historic domestic record for an additional four years until it was surpassed by, of course, the 1997 Star Wars re-release.
It was surpassed by Apple and Samsung.
It was surpassed only once, just barely, in 2004.
It held the record until 1997, when it was surpassed by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats.
It was surpassed in the 1970s by the Mr. Olympia competition conducted by the Weiders.
Among Republicans, it was surpassed only by immigration in June, according to the latest Kaiser survey.
