Jurassic World Rebirth Tops Box Office with $25.3 Million on Thursday

Jurassic World Rebirth has made a strong debut, topping the box office with a $25.3 million take on Thursday, its second full day of release. This brings its domestic total to $55.8 million, with projections for the first five days of release estimating a $137.5 million gross. While the film is doing well, its initial earnings are not quite on par with earlier entries in the franchise, such as 2015’s Jurassic World, which earned a record-breaking $208 million on its opening weekend. Similarly, 2018’s Fallen Kingdom and 2022’s Dominion outperformed Rebirth during their first days in theaters. Despite these numbers, Universal remains confident in the film’s success, estimating that Jurassic World Rebirth will earn $82 million of its total gross over the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend. Directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey, the film follows the characters as they battle prehistoric beasts while trying to develop a life-saving drug. The film has an estimated production budget of $180 million, and Universal is hopeful that it will be the beginning of a new trilogy within the 32-year-old franchise. In addition to Jurassic World Rebirth, competition for the weekend comes from Apple’s F1 film and Universal’s live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon.