Jurassic Word Rebirth: Gareth Edwards’ 7th Installment in Franchise Dominates July 4 Holiday Weekend

July 6, 2025 by

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Earns $147 Million Over July 4 Weekend

Jurassic World Rebirth
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Jurassic World Rebirth, the 7th installment in Universal’s long-running prehistoric series, grossed $147.3 million over 5 days in 4,308 American theaters.

Those ticket sales tower over domestic charts during the Fourth of July holiday weekend and position the latest “Jurassic” as one of the summer’s biggest hits.

However, those initial returns are down significantly from more recent entries in the 32-year-old franchise. “Jurassic World Rebirth” earned $91.5 million over the traditional weekend (the movie opened on Wednesday to capitalize on the Independence Day stretch). That’s a steep drop from the three-day starts of 2015’s “Jurassic World,” which initially rebooted the classic sci-fi series with $208 million, as well as its sequels, 2018’s “Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom” ($148 million) and 2022’s “Jurassic World Dominion” ($145 million).
After five days on the big screen, “Jurassic World” had collected $258 million, “Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom” had generated $181 million and “Jurassic World Dominion” had earned $172 million. The downward trend signals aging of the property, which began with 1993’s “Jurassic Park” and has produced several theme park rides in addition to sprawling film franchise.
Though the newest installment doesn’t need to reach a billion dollars to become commercial success, it’s a benchmark that all 3 films in the preceding trilogy have surpassed.
Jurassic World remains hugely popular overseas: “Rebirth” roared to massive $171 million from 82 international markets.
Globally, “Jurassic World Rebirth” ignited to $318 million in its first weekend of release.

Critics and audiences were kinder to “Jurassic World Rebirth” than to the “Jurassic World” movies led by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, though reviews have never been crucial for the box office results of “Jurassic” sequels.

Directed by Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Godzilla”) and written by original “Jurassic Park” screenwriter David Koepp, the action-adventure revolves around a top-secret mission to search for dinosaurs whose DNA holds the key to wonder drug.

“‘Jurassic World Rebirth is what audiences want to see in a summer blockbuster: a great cast, great direction and great visuals,” says Universal’s president of domestic distribution Jim Orr. “Word of mouth is phenomenal, which points to great run throughout the summer.”

“Jurassic World Rebirth” was the weekend’s only major new release. Its only competition came from Brad Pitt’s racing thriller “F1” and Universal’s live action “How to Train Your Dragon” remake.

F1 added $26.1 million from 3,732 venues in its second lap, marking a 54% decline from its opening weekend. The Apple film has generated $109 million in America and $293.6 million worldwide after 10 days in theaters.

With those returns, F1 has surpassed director Ridley Scott’s 2023 historical epic “Napoleon” ($221 million) as Apple’s highest-grossing movie.

Though that’s not high barometer (Apple has only released 5 films theatrically), it’s a step in the right direction in terms of the fledgling studio’s ambitions. F1 was hugely expensive, however, costing roughly $250 million to produce, so the tentpole requires many laps to justify its massive price tag.

Another PG offering, Disney and Pixar’s “Elio,” took the No. 4 spot with $4.9 million from 3,235 theaters in its third outing. The intergalactic adventure has generated just $54 million in America and $96 million globally. Despite solid reviews, the $150 million-budgeted tentpole is one of the lowest-grossing Pixar movies in history.

“28 Years Later” rounded out the top five with $4.6 million from 2,917 venues, a 53% drop from the weekend prior. After 3 weekends on screen, the zombie sequel has amassed $60.2 million domestically and $125.8 million globally against a $60 million budget.

Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” remake has notched $972 million globally (including a huge $408 million in America) and would become the year’s first billion-dollar blockbuster.

After this sizable holiday weekend, overall box office returns are 14% ahead of the same point in 2024 while still more than 25% behind 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, according to Comscore.

July has a few more potential heavy hitters in store with “Superman” and “Fantastic Four: The First Steps” on schedule over the next few weeks.

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