411 Box Office Report: Jurassic World Rebirth Destroys Competition For #1 Spot

To the surprise of no one, Jurassic World Rebirth was the king of the box office this weekend by a massive margin. The latest entry in the blockbuster dinosaur franchise roared loud this weekend with $91.5 million over a three-day period. That adds to its Wednesday and Thursday numbers to make for a hefty $147.3 million over the long Fourth of July five-day weekend. The three-day start is the largest for a non-family film in 2025; among all films for the year, it is behind only the juggernauts of A Minecraft Movie ($162.8 million opening) and Lilo & Stitch ($146 million).

Taken on its own, this is a great opening weekend and surpasses expectations that had it at $75 million to $80 million over three days and $115 million to $120 million over five. That said, it is also the lowest three-day start for a Jurassic World film. The previous three films opened to $208.8 million (2015’s Jurassic World), $148 million (2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and $145.1 million (2022’s Jurassic World: Dominion).

Still, Universal is hardly crying into its Fruity Pebbles about the result here, which is great for a film that had a bit of skepticism around it due to notions of franchise fatigue. Let’s not undersell those films, which were all billion dollar-plus grossers worldwide, but there was absolutely a sense that the franchise had done all it could do among movie-goers. But the allure of dinos was too strong and Rebirth survived mediocre reviews (a 52% aggregated average on Rotten Tomatoes) to perform quite strongly.

It helped that fan sentiment was largely pretty good. Rebirth has a 72% RT audience score – on par with Dominion’s 78% and much better than Fallen Kingdom’s 48% — while the CinemaScore is a decent (if not great) B. For perspective, all the other Jurassic World films scored A- or A CinemaScores.

More to the point, the Jurassic franchise has always been a big overseas performer and this one is no different thus far. It added an impressive $171 million internationally for a $318.4 million worldwide start since Wednesday. Those are quite strong and even with a $180 million production budget (on par with Dominion’s budget), it should be pretty okay. As it stands, the film has some big blockbuster competition coming up but should be able to top $300 million domestically without too much effort. This will be counted as a pretty sizable hit for the studio when all is said and done.

The ascension of the dinos meant that F1: The Movie had to take second place. The racing film brought in $26.1, down an expected 54% from last weekend’s chart-topping start. That’s a pretty standard drop, and an impressive performance considering it had big competition.

F1 is sitting fairly decently at the moment, with $109.5 million domestically and $293.6 million worldwide. Yes, the budget is big at $200 million but don’t forget that Apple spends less to market its films and doesn’t stress over box office performance the way traditional studios do. It looks like it should prove profitable and will make at least $150 million domestically. With the overseas numbers holding strong, it should make a little money from its theatrical run.

How To Train Your Dragon had a decent hold in its fourth weekend as it was down 44% to $11 million. Universal’s live-action remake now has $224.1 million domestically and $516.9 million worldwide, a major hit against a $150 million budget and on its way to $260 million-plus domestically.

Elio had a decent hold this week, but not good enough to keep it on a course to success. The Pixar animated film added $5.7 million to its coffers for the weekend, down 45% from last weekend’s gross. That would be great if it hadn’t opened so low, but as it stands, we are looking at a money loser. It has $55.1 million domestically and $96.8 million worldwide against a $150 million budget. It should close out close to $75 million in the US.

28 Years Later was off 53% in its third weekend with $4.6 million. The zombie-esque horror revival sequel is in fine shape, as it now has $60.2 million domestically and $125.8 million worldwide against a $60 million budget. It should be able to stretch to $70 million or more stateside.

Lilo & Stitch was down 45% as it took in $3.8 million in its seventh week. The Disney live action remake has surpassed A Minecraft Movie as the top American-made film in worldwide gross (Ne Zha 2 has the actual crown at $1.992 billion). Lilo has $408.5 million worldwide and $972.7 million worldwide, with $420 million still the projected US final tally. It is, of course, a megahit against a $100 million budget.

Poor M3GAN 2.0 took a hit from the negative buzz around its disappointing opening and was off 63% from its first weekend. The sci-fi action sequel to the 2023 horror film fell 63% to $3.8 million. By comparison, the first M3GAN fell just 40% in its second weekend.

While M3GAN 2.0 will not ultimately be a theatrical hit, it shouldn’t end up in the worst shape. It has $18.6 million domestically and $30.7 million worldwide against a $25 million budget and is looking at about $25 million stateside by the end of its run. That, for the record, would be less than M3GAN’s opening weekend.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning continued its good holds, down 34% in its seventh frame with $2.7 million. The action sequel has totaled $191.2 million domestically and $576.2 million worldwide. As we’ve said, the $400 million budget means this won’t be profitable in theaters; it is still looking to be somewhere close to $200 million in the US when it closes out.

The Materialists dropped 55% in its fourth weekend to $1.3 million. The Celine Song-directed film is profitable with $33.5 million in the US and $45.6 million worldwide against a $20 million budget. It is looking at around a $37 million final domestic take, which A24 will be pleased with.

A re-release made its way into the top 10 as MGM’s This Is Spinal Tap claimed #10. The re-release of the Rob Reiner-directed mockumentary came as the sequel prepares to release in September with $1.1 million. That brings the 1984 film to $4.7 million throughout its theatrical lifespan.

We will have another new #1 next weekend with the anticipated arrival of Superman which will officially kick off the new DC Universe on the big screen. The Warner Bros. film is targeting around $125 million, perhaps more depending on reception to the film. It is the sole new release coming next frame.

BOX OFFICE TOP TEN (Three-Day Domestic Numbers)
1. Jurassic World Rebirth – $91.5 million ($147.3 million total, $318.3 million WW)
2. F1: The Movie – $26.1 million ($109.5 million total, $293.6 million WW)
3. How To Train Your Dragon – $11 million ($224 million total, $516.9 million WW)
4. Elio – $5.7 million ($55.1 million total, $96.8 million WW)
5. 28 Years Later – $4.6 million ($60.2 million total, $125.8 million WW)
6. Lilo & Sitch – $3.8 million ($408.5 million total, $972.7 million WW)
7. M3GAN 2.0 – $3.8 million ($18.6 million total, $30.7 million WW)
8. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – $2.7 million ($191.2 million total, $576.2 million WW)
9. The Materialists – $1.3 million ($33.5 million total, $45.6 million WW)
10. This Is Spinal Tap – $1.1 million ($4.7 million total, $4.7 million WW)