With Jurassic World Rebirth stomping into theaters and F1 holding ground in its second week, both films are shaping the current box office landscape. Rebirth delivers one of the strongest July 4 weekend debuts in recent years, while F1 continues its run despite a sharp drop from opening week.

Jurassic World Rebirth roars past $300 million on opening weekend

Universal and Amblin’s Jurassic World Rebirth delivered a strong box office debut, earning $91.5 million over its first three days and $147.3 million across five days domestically. (via Box Office Mojo)

The Gareth Edwards-directed film opened on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, and drew approximately 10 million admissions in 5 days, according to Deadline. Saturday saw the film’s highest daily gross since release, with $36.7 million, up around 40% from Friday’s total of $26.3 million.

In global markets, Rebirth earned $318.3 million from 82 territories, the franchise’s second-highest worldwide debut after Jurassic World ($525.5 million). International markets contributed $171 million. Dolby Cinema brought in $8 million over five days, marking its highest-ever July 4 weekend. AMC Disney Springs in Orlando led all theaters with $299,000.

Comparison with past trilogy:

• Jurassic World Rebirth follows a strong franchise tradition with a $147 million five-day opening
• Jurassic World Dominion opened with $145 million
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom debuted with $148 million
• The original Jurassic World holds the franchise record with a $208 million opening

The film outperformed other recent July 4 holiday releases, including Despicable Me 4 ($20.3M on July 4, 2024) and Minions: Rise of Gru ($16M on July 4, 2022). For five-day Independence Day openings (Wednesday to Sunday), Rebirth ranks third behind Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($157.1M) and Spider-Man 2 ($152.4M).

Jurassic World Rebirth had a reported $180 million production budget and received $150 million in media value from partners including Jeep, Dr. Pepper, Quaker, and M&Ms. According to PostTrak, 61% of viewers were male, 51% were aged 18–34, and 50% of total admissions occurred before 5 p.m. Latino and Hispanic audiences represented 26% of ticket buyers.

By comparison, F1 earned $26 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $109.5 million in its second week. (via Box Office Mojo)

Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.