Dinosaur fatigue could also be a theme in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” however moviegoing audiences don’t appear to have that reservation. The latest installment within the “Jurassic World” franchise dominated the Fourth of July vacation field workplace with a worldwide, five-day launch of $318.3 million, in line with studio estimates Sunday.
The Common Footage launch, directed by Gareth Edwards, opened on Wednesday and earned $147.3 million in its first 5 days in 4,308 North American theaters. An estimated $91.5 million of that comes from the standard “three day” weekend, which incorporates the Friday vacation, Saturday and projected Sunday ticket gross sales.
This picture launched by Common Footage and Amblin Leisure reveals Scarlett Johansson in a scene from ” Jurassic World: Rebirth.” (Jasin Boland/Common Footage and Amblin Leisure through AP)
Internationally, it opened in 82 markets together with China, including $171 million to the opening whole. In response to the studio, $41.5 million of that got here from China alone, the place it performed on 65,000 screens, 760 of which have been IMAX. It’s the nation’s greatest MPA (Movement Image Affiliation) opening of the yr.
“It’s only a super consequence,” mentioned Jim Orr, who oversees home distribution for Common. “‘Jurassic World Rebirth is precisely what audiences crave in the course of the summer time: a really huge, enjoyable, terribly well-done journey.”
“Jurassic World” was lacking from IMAX screens domestically (on account of a dedication to proceed displaying “F1”), however it thrived on the premium giant format screens the place it performed. A type of choices was Dolby Cinema, the place it made practically $8 million from solely 167 screens in 5 days.
“Rebirth,” starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey, is the fourth film within the “Jurassic World” collection and the seventh since Steven Spielberg’s unique Michael Crichton adaptation stormed theaters in the summertime of 1993. The brand new movie obtained combined critiques from critics, carrying a 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, and B CinemaScore from opening weekend audiences.
The studio was struck by the broad viewers turnout, from ages eight to 80, and the truth that the movie exceeded estimates at each step regardless of the critiques.
“The phrase of mouth on it’s stellar,” Orr mentioned. “And it ought to level to a really long term all through the summer time as effectively.”
Elements like the vacation weekend, inflation and post-COVID moviegoing realities make it tough to pretty evaluate the “Rebirth” launch to the opposite movies within the “Jurassic World” franchise, the primary of which opened to $208 million domestically in 2015. The opposite two, “Fallen Kingdom” and “Dominion” opened to $148 million and $145 million respectively.
“Jurassic World Rebirth” launched a brand new important forged to the collection and introduced again a well-known voice in “Jurassic Park” screenwriter David Koepp to information the story a couple of harmful hunt for dinosaur DNA (not for making dinosaurs this time, however for curing coronary heart illness). It price a reported $180 million web to provide, not together with advertising and promotion prices.
The marketing campaign was far reaching, together with a worldwide press tour, with stops all over the place from London to Seoul, built-in advertising throughout NBC Common platforms and model tie-ins with every part from Jeep and 7-11 to Johansson’s skincare line.
Mahershala Ali, from left, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Rupert Buddy attend the “Jurassic World Rebirth” premiere on Monday, June 23, 2025, at Lincoln Heart in New York. (Picture by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
No main new movies dared go up in opposition to the dinosaurs, who left final week’s champion, the Brad Pitt racing film “F1,” within the mud. “F1” fell a modest 54% in its second weekend with $26.1 million, serving to carry its home whole to $109.5 million. It continues to play on IMAX screens with accounted for $7.6 million of the North American weekend ticket gross sales. Globally, it’s nearing $300 million with a operating whole of $293.6 million.
Third place went to Common’s live-action “ Prepare Your Dragon,” which earned $11 million in its fourth weekend, bringing its home whole to $224 million. Disney and Pixar’s “Elio” landed in fourth place with $5.7 million. Globally, “Elio” has simply crossed $96 million in three weekends. “28 Years Later” rounded out the highest 5 with $4.6 million.
A 41-year-old film additionally made the home high 10: The re-release of Rob Reiner’s 1984 movie “That is Spinal Faucet.”
Actor Rupert Buddy, left, actress Scarlett Johansson and actor Jonathan Bailey, proper, pose throughout a press convention to advertise their newest film “Jurassic World Rebirth” in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Picture/Ahn Younger-joon)
Having the Fourth of July land on a Friday may have negatively impacted the general field workplace, however the vacation didn’t blow up the weekend’s earnings.
“We had a strong Friday regardless of some fairly heavy competitors from the fireworks,” mentioned Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore.
And there’s nonetheless some main motion pictures to come back within the packed summer time film calendar, together with “Superman,” which opens later this week.
“This is among the best summer time film seasons ever,” Dergarabedian mentioned. “For moviegoers, it’s a lot enjoyable.”
High 10 motion pictures by home field workplace
With remaining home figures being launched Monday, this checklist components within the estimated ticket gross sales for Friday via Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, in line with Comscore:
1. “Jurassic World Rebirth,” $91.5 million.
2. “F1 The Film,” $26.1 million.
3. “ Prepare Your Dragon,” $11 million.
4. “Elio,” $5.7 million.
5. “28 Years Later,” $4.6 million.
6. “Lilo & Sew,” $3.8 million.
7. “M3GAN 2.0,” $3.8 million.
8. “Mission: Unimaginable – The Remaining Reckoning,” $2.7 million.
9. “Materialists,” $1.3 million.
10. “That is Spinal Faucet” (forty first Anniversary re-release), $931,737.