Work on the film began shortly after the release ofJurassic World Dominion, when executive producerSteven Spielberg recruited Koepp to help him develop a new installment in the series. Koepp previously co-wrote theoriginalJurassic Park film (1993) and wrote its sequel,The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). Development ofRebirth was first reported in January 2024. Edwards was hired as director a month later, and casting commenced shortly thereafter.Principal photography took place in Thailand, Malta, and the United Kingdom from June to September 2024.
Jurassic World Rebirth premiered on June 17, 2025, atOdeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, and was released in theUnited States andCanada byUniversal Pictures on July 2. The film received mixed reviews from critics, though some deemed it an improvement over previous entries. It has grossed over $868 million worldwide against a budget of $180–$225 million, making it thefourth-highest-grossing film of 2025.
Plot
In 2008, InGen operates a dinosaurlaboratory ofgenetics on Île Saint-Hubert in the Atlantic Ocean, housingtransgenic andmutated dinosaurs that the company head deemed disturbing.[b] A six-limbedTyrannosaurus calledDistortus rex escapes containment and kills the employee responsible for its escape, prompting all personnel to abandon the island.
Martin Krebs, an executive atpharmaceutical company ParkerGenix, enlists Zora Bennett, a formercovert operative, to work withpaleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis on a classified mission to collectbiomaterial samples from three colossus dinosaur specimens, which are pivotal for a newcardiovascular disease treatment. InSuriname, Zora recruits longtime associate Duncan Kincaid to lead the expedition, along with maritime pilot LeClerc, mercenary Nina, and security expert Bobby Atwater.
The team travels, illegally, to Île Saint-Hubert to gather bio-samples from the aquaticMosasaurus, terrestrialTitanosaurus, and avianQuetzalcoatlus. Concurrently, Reuben Delgado is sailing nearby together with his daughters Teresa and Isabella, and Teresa's boyfriend, Xavier Dobbs, whom Reuben considers unambitious. When aMosasaurus attacks and overturns their sailboat, Reuben sends adistress call. Despite Martin wanting to stay on mission, the expedition team alters course and rescue the family. TheMosasaurus resurfaces, and the team successfully collects a blood sample using a modified dart gun. A pack ofSpinosaurus joins theMosasaurus in attacking the ship, killing Bobby. To maintain the mission's secrecy, Martin prevents Teresa radioing for help and does nothing to prevent her from falling overboard. Xavier jumps in to rescue her, followed by Reuben and Isabella, separating them from the team. The ship runs aground on the island, where aSpinosaurus kills Nina. Zora reveals that a rescue helicopter will circle the island in 24 hours if there is radio silence. The team locate a herd ofTitanosaurus and obtain a sample. It is decided it is safer to retrieve theQuetzalcoatlus specimen from an egg. Zora, Henry, and LeClerc rappel down a cliff to a nest inside an ancient cave temple. AQuetzalcoatlus returns and kills LeClerc, but Zora and Henry secure the last sample.
Meanwhile, the Delgados make it ashore and search for the abandoned InGen complex, hoping a radio is there. They encounter various dinosaurs, including: aMutadon, a hybridraptor/pterosaur; and anAquilops, which Isabella adopts. The group finds an inflatable raft and, after surviving aTyrannosaurus attack, proceed down a river.
They reach the complex and reunite with the team. When Teresa exposes Martin, he threatens everyone with a handgun, takes the samples, and escapes to the helipad in aUTV.Mutadons descend on the survivors, who flee through underground tunnels. The rescue helicopter arrives but theDistortus rex destroys it. Escaping into another tunnel, the survivors find a locked gate at the end, with a boat and the gate control panel on the opposite side. As a pursuingMutadon approaches, Isabella fits through the gate bars and unlocks it. The team escapes just as theD. rex appears and consumes Martin. Zora retrieves the samples and the group launch the boat while Duncan distracts theD. rex with a flare.
Zora, Henry, Reuben, Teresa, Xavier, and Isabella escape in the boat. Duncan survives and signals the group, who rescue him. Zora and Henry decide to distribute the biomaterial as anopen source resource, ensuring global access.
Koepp initially turned down the chance to write another film, believing he had nothing left to contribute to the series.[11][12] He was still consulted for subsequent films[13][14] and eventually did uncredited script work onJurassic World Dominion (2022).[15]Colin Trevorrow spent nine years working on theJurassic World trilogy as a director and co-writer, and said he would likely not return for another film, except in a possible advisory role.[16] He ultimately had no involvement withJurassic World Rebirth.[17]
Development onJurassic World Rebirth began shortly after the release ofDominion,[8] with an early story idea from Spielberg that features heavily in the final film. Spielberg had brought his idea to Koepp and asked him about writing a new film in the series,[18] which led to an exchange of other ideas.[19] Koepp took on the project upon learning how deeply involved Spielberg would be in crafting it. They worked closely to develop the screenplay over a six-month period,[20] seeking to revive the tone of the originalJurassic Park trilogy, particularly the first film.[21][22][23] Koepp also said, "We decided early on that, because the first and second trilogies have concluded their stories, let's not restrict ourselves in any way – let's have all-new characters in an all-new location."[24]
Koepp wanted to revisit the concept of humans in a dinosaur environment, whereas the two preceding films had shifted toward the animals living among people around the world,[23] of which Koepp said, "I don't know where else to go with that."[25] He felt that this idea had been thoroughly explored,[26] furthermore saying, "Once that happened, you can go anywhere in the world and you can have as many crazy dinosaur situations as you want. I was more limited. I find limitations freeing. [...]. I think we actually had an easier time than the threeJurassic World movies because they got so big and that becomes hard to work with."[27]
Koepp and Spielberg devised a story involving a secret island facility, used for dinosaur research and development, then had to determine why characters would visit such a place. According to Koepp:
"While doing research, I found that certain dinosaurs, larger ones in particular, did have extraordinarily long lifespans and the reason was they had remarkably low incidences of heart disease. That led to the idea that a drug could be synthesized from their DNA, because the greatest killer of humans is heart disease."[8]
Ben Lamm, co-founder ofColossal Biosciences, said the premise is realistic: "There's hidden cures and hidden data in all these species that we're losing."[28] The idea of mutant dinosaurs was inspired by the hybridized dinosaurs in earlierJurassic World films; Koepp said that he and Spielberg realized the hybrids "can't all have gone well. This is genetic experimentation. Things are not going to work out sometimes."[24] Initially, Koepp planned to feature the character Atwater more heavily, having him eventually partner with Krebs to betray the others.[27]
Before writing the script, Koepp rewatched the preceding six films in the franchise.[8] He also reread Crichton'sJurassic Park novels, for the first time in nearly 30 years, incorporating concepts from both books.[27][19]Rebirth includes a sequence from the first novel that was cut from its film adaptation, in which characters in a raft must escape from aTyrannosaurus rex.[29] A monologue by the character Henry Loomis was also pulled from the novel,[30] and additionally includes an un-used line of dialogue that Koepp wrote for the characterIan Malcolm in an early draft ofJurassic Park.[31]
Aside from the inclusion of dinosaurs, Koepp had no story requirements to follow in writing the script, although he did compile a list of rules for himself; among these was that the film be based on accuratescience, that it notretcon any events from the previous films, and that humorous dialogue be included.[21] He also sought to depict the non-mutant dinosaurs as animals rather than monsters,[32] stating that their actions are driven by either hunger or territorial defense.[33]
By September 2023, Koepp had begun writing the screenplay in earnest, turning in a draft three months later.Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, producers of theJurassic World trilogy, would return forRebirth. Although another installment was expected at some point, Marshall and Crowley were unaware that Spielberg was already working on the project until the first draft was turned in. With a mid-2025 release date being targeted, the producers were surprised by the limited amount of production time, but they soon determined it to be adequate.[8]
Pre-production
The project was unveiled in late January 2024, when it was reported that a newJurassic World film was in development byUniversal Pictures.[34] Like the previousJurassic World films, the new installment would be produced by Marshall and Crowley throughThe Kennedy/Marshall Company, while Spielberg would executive produce throughAmblin Entertainment.[34][35] Development of the project had been underway for some time,[34][36] with several drafts already written by Koepp.[35] The producers had also done somepre-production work, including dinosaur designs, meaning that any creative input from the eventual director would be minimal.[35][37] The position was reportedly described as being "more shooter thanauteur", as the producers sought to have more creative control thanJurassic World Dominion,[35] which earned mostly negative reviews.[38]
David Leitch, who previously served as a second unit director onJurassic World, was briefly considered to become the director of the film during early February 2024,[39] but negotiations broke down after several days,[40] as the project's progress up to that point left little room for his creative input.[35][41]Gareth Edwards was announced as director later that month,[42] having been selected because of the visual style he used in his previous films, which was considered ideal for theJurassic World series.[24] His experience withcomputer-generated imagery (CGI) was also a factor in his selection.[8] Furthermore, Spielberg enjoyed Edwards' filmGodzilla (2014) and Edwards is a fan of the originalJurassic Park.[38][43]
After completing the filmThe Creator (2023), Edwards planned to take a break from studio filmmaking to focus on his own projects instead.[42][43] He was busy writing a new film when he was offered theJurassic World project, which he described as "the only movie that would make me drop everything like a stone and dive right in".[42] Feeling depleted after finishingThe Creator, he hoped that Koepp's draft would give him reason to turn down the directing job but was instead won over.[8][44] He met with Marshall and subsequently Spielberg to discuss the project and possible changes, and was soon hired as director.[45] Edwards had less than a year and a half to get the film finished, a process that he said would normally take two and a half years. Early on, he suggested delaying the film's release, but this idea was immediately rejected. He credited Koepp's script for the quick turnaround: "Everybody was pointing at that going, 'Go make that; that's what we want.' And so it was just quite a relatively smooth ride".[46]
Edwards aimed to follow Koepp's script by maintaining its balance of humor and horror elements,[47] the latter being emphasized more so than in previousJurassic World films.[48] Koepp encouraged Edwards to make suggestions for improving the script.[49] A scene involving aQuetzalcoatlus nest was among those modified by Edwards; originally written to take place on a cliff, he changed the setting to an abandonedancient temple.[8][29][50] A sequence at a gas station mini mart was initially set in a different location, but was also changed by Edwards.[51] He ultimately found the film's shortened production time to be beneficial: "If you have too much time, you procrastinate, you try things that don't work".[52]
Casting
Jurassic World Rebirth is the first film in the series to not include any returning actors from previous installments.[53] Casting was underway in March 2024,[54] and continued over the next three months.[55][56][57][58]
Various actors were considered to play Zora,[8] includingJennifer Lawrence, who turned down the role.[59]Scarlett Johansson was already a fan of the franchise and hoped to join it for more than a decade.[60] WhileRebirth was in development, she arranged a meeting with Spielberg and pitched the idea of joining the cast in some capacity. Edwards, after signing on as director, learned of Johansson's interest and immediately cast her as Zora. She worked with Koepp to further develop her character.[8][29]
Jonathan Bailey would also be cast,[61] at the suggestion of Universal executives who were impressed with his performance in the 2024 filmWicked.[62] Edwards castManuel Garcia-Rulfo after seeing him in an episode of the television seriesThe Lincoln Lawyer. Likewise, he castRupert Friend after being impressed by a performance he gave in an episode ofHomeland. Friend worked with Koepp to make his character more dimensional.[8]
Other actors cast in the film includedMahershala Ali,[63]Luna Blaise,[64]David Iacono,[57] Audrina Miranda,[58] and Béchir Sylvain.[65]Glen Powell, who voiced Dave in the animated seriesJurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022), turned down a role.[66] Powell was reportedly in talks to play Dr. Henry Loomis but declined the role, saying "There's somebody better that's gonna breathe more life into this, or can do a better job than I can. And you just have to be realistic about that. Sometimes you put yourself out of a job, but that's okay."[67][68]
Filming
John Mathieson served as the cinematographer.[69] Edwards hoped to emulate Spielberg's filmmaking style,[70] and shot the project using35mm film, his first time doing so, to harken back to the look of the first film.[71][72] The production used Panaflex Millennium XL2 cameras and vintage C- and E-Seriesanamorphic lenses fromPanavision.[73][74][75] Additional equipment included anARRI 235 camera for handheld photography, and a range ofAngénieux and Elite zoom lenses.[73] The E-Series lenses were favored for their cleaner rendering, and scenes were framed in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio.[73] Night scenes in the jungle were primarily shot usingday-for-night techniques to reduce lighting complexity in remote locations.[73]Kodak's Vision3film stock was used for the production and was processed at Kodak Film Lab in the UK. The finaldigital intermediate grade used a vintage Kodak print emulationLUT, with limited color correction to maintain the natural grain and color of the film scan.[73]
Costa Rica was strongly considered as a filming location to depict the fictional Île Saint-Hubert, although other possible locations included theDominican Republic,Mauritius, andPanama. Once Edwards was hired, he suggested shooting inThailand, where he filmedThe Creator. Spielberg and the producers immediately approved the idea, finding the country's landscapes ideal for depicting Île Saint-Hubert. Also filmed in Thailand, at a small fishing village, was a beach bar scene set in Suriname where Zora meets with Duncan.[8] Edwards sought to do as muchon-location filming as possible.[24][76] James Clyne,production designer forThe Creator, would join Edwards again forJurassic World Rebirth.[8] As filming began, Spielberg turned full creative control over to Edwards and was later impressed by thedailies.[77]
Principal photography began in Thailand on June 13, 2024,[78] under theworking titleSaga,[79] with filming lasting a month in the country.[80][81] Locations includedKhao Phanom Bencha National Park inKrabi,[82]Ko Kradan atHat Chao Mai National Park inTrang, andAo Phang Nga National Park inPhang Nga.[83] Sunset Beach on Ko Kradan was used for the scene in which Duncan's boat crashes on Île Saint-Hubert.[8][84] TheTitanosaurus sequence was shot on a field in Thab Prik, located in Krabi. Clyne's team was unsuccessful in growing high grass for the scene, due to a drought, and instead hired ahorticulturist fromEngland to achieve this by installing an irrigation system.[84] Shooting in Thailand was made difficult by the presence of venomous water snakes and insects.[24][85][86] The use of film also presented a downside, as the dailies had to be shipped to England for processing. According to executive producer Denis Stewart, "It was five days of wondering if that film was going to get there okay, wondering if we could move on and strike the set and let an actor leave or if we were going to need to reshoot a scene or let it go. But not a single problem arose."[8]
Filming moved to the Malta Film Studios inKalkara, Malta in July 2024.[87] Filming there included boat attack sequences involving theMosasaurus.[8][24] Some of the stunts were filmed in water tanks at the studio site, and ocean shooting took place on the nearbyMediterranean Sea.[85] Complex shots were filmed in the tanks, with boats placed on hydraulic gimbals.[8] These were built by special effects supervisorNeil Corbould, who had worked with Edwards on previous films. Most of the tank sequences were shot without any water, which would be added in later through CGI.[88] Edwards acknowledged that filming the ocean sequences was "very difficult".[85] Johansson said, "There was no escape from the sun. It was just baking every day. And you're on this rig, 30 feet [9 meters] in the air or whatever it is, and it's moving up and down and sideways, and there's all this water being shot out of these cannons towards you. It was brutal."[24]
In August 2024,[89] filming moved toLondon andSky Studios Elstree in theUnited Kingdom.[90][91][92] The InGen facility, including research rooms and a network of tunnels, was constructed on three sound stages at Sky Studios.[8] The laboratory was the most expensive set built for the film.[93] An artificial jungle,[94] the gas station mini mart, and the interiors of Duncan's boat and the ancient temple were among other sets constructed at Sky Studios.[8][24] Also built there was a 70-foot (21 m) cliff wall for when Zora's team rappels down to the temple. A waterfall was added to this scene through visual effects, using footage of theJog Falls inShivamogga district,Karnataka, India.[8][95] A museum scene was shot at theOld Royal Naval College inGreenwich, London.[84][96]
The start of theT. rex river chase was filmed at a flooded quarry in Thailand,[8][84] while the remainder was shot in the U.K. atLee Valley White Water Centre inHertfordshire.[24][97] On-set rocks and CGI landscaping would be used for the latter location.[84] Garcia-Rulfo performed several of his own stunts, and he and Iacono learned scuba diving for the aquatic scenes.[8] Friend had to be suspended from a wire for the scene depicting the death of his character, Krebs.[98] Ali's character, Duncan, was originally written to have been killed by theDistortus rex. Once Ali was cast, Universal believed that due to his star status, the character should live. Edwards and Ali successfully pushed for Duncan to die as written, but were later told by Universal to film an additional scene while in Thailand to show that he survived, in the event that such an outcome should be chosen. Edwards ultimately decided to add this additional footage into the final film.[99]
Koepp was on set in London during the final weeks of filming,[24] and made himself readily available to Edwards before then through text messaging. Edwards requested minor rewrites on several occasions, sometimes minutes before shooting a scene.[100] Filmingwrapped on September 27, 2024,[101] althoughpick-up shots were made inNew York City three weeks later.[102]
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) returned from previous installments to handle the CGI for dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals featured in the film.[8][24] Because of its limited pre-production period, theJurassic World Rebirth crew did not have time to make heavy usage ofanimatronics, marking a departure from the film's two predecessors.[103] However, on-set materials were still used to aid the actors.[52] John Nolan returned fromJurassic World Dominion to build practical dinosaur parts, including heads, limbs and claws. These were primarily used as lighting and eyeline references, and would be replaced with CGI dinosaur models inpost-production, as Edwards sought to maintain design consistency by avoiding an on-screen combination of production methods. Unlike previous films, ILM had only six weeks to finalize the dinosaur designs forRebirth as a result of its truncated pre-production.[8] PaleontologistStephen L. Brusatte returned fromDominion as a dinosaur consultant.[104] Edwards chose not to includefeathered dinosaurs because he thought they "looked like big chickens and weren't all that scary," according to ILM's visual effects supervisorDavid Vickery.[8]
In the film, it is stated that public interest in dinosaurs has decreased. Metaphorically, Edwards viewed the animals somewhat like films, referencing the decline of movie theaters and the rise ofstreaming platforms. He saw the mutant dinosaur storyline as "some strange version of the situation we're in as filmmakers, where, like, how do you get people excited about this stuff again?"[105]
The design of theDistortus rex was inspired by thexenomorphs in theAlien franchise and therancors in theStar Wars franchise.[29][106] With its bulbous head, Vickery stated,[24] "It's as if another animal has been wrapped around the T-Rex. Gareth wanted us to feel sorry for it as well as terrified, because its deformities have caused it some pain, and there's an encumbrance to it."[106] Edwards was heavily involved in the design of theDistortus rex, whose traits includegorilla-like arms and movements at his suggestion.[8]
Another type of mutant animal, the flyingMutadons, are a combination of apterosaur andVelociraptor. They were inspired by an encounter that Koepp had with a bat on his porch.[24] Koepp described theMutadons as a failed early attempt by InGen to create hybridized dinosaurs. TheMutadons underwent many design changes, some depicting the creature with multiple heads and varying limb configurations, as ILM sought to maintain a balance between science fiction and believability.[8] The final design was selected around the end of 2024, after nine months.[32]
To establish the film'sTyrannosaurus as a different individual than the ones depicted in the previous installments, the dinosaur was redesigned to draw influence from the 1969 filmThe Valley of Gwangi.[24] Vickery described it as "a healthier, heavier, more muscular, more bull-like" animal, while retaining the typical look of aJurassic ParkT. rex.[8] The raft sequence proved challenging for ILM as the team had to determine how the animal would move while it is underwater.[8]
Rebirth includes the return ofSpinosaurus, a dinosaur previously featured in the filmJurassic Park III (2001),[24] of which Edwards is a fan.[107] ForRebirth, theSpinosaurus was redesigned to reflect newer research which determined the animal to be primarilysemiaquatic.[24] According to Vickery, "We've given it more powerful hind limbs, a much bigger, broader tail, webbing in between its feet, and the appearance of a shorter more powerful neck by adding fatty deposits and extra skin folds." To determine the design and behavior of theSpinosaurus, ILM studied crocodiles and grizzly bears.[8]Mosasaurus also received a new design.[8] To emphasize its sense of scale, theMosasaurus goes through many size changes over the course of the film, more so than any other creature.[107]
New species include creatures such asTitanosaurus and the pterosaurAnurognathus.[8] Nature videos of giraffes and swans were studied for a scene depictingTitanosaurus mating rituals,[8] and an elephant was brought on to walk through the grass field in Thailand as a reference for the CGI artists.[84]
One of the primary dinosaurs, also new to the film series, isAquilops.[110][111] The production used three on-set animatronics, each measuring 18 inches in length and operated remotely by a team of puppeteers. The primary animatronic had numerousmotors to simulate movements such as breathing, blinking, and tail wagging. This was used for close interactions with the cast, while another animatronic was used in scenes where characters pick the creature up, and a third was used for lighting reference. Because of their abundant use of3D-printed parts, these puppets weighed less than typical animatronics.[8]
Post-production
By the end of 2024, Edwards finished his first cut ofJurassic World Rebirth. He wanted the film to be under two hours long, and his cut was one minute below this mark, excluding the credits. Edwards removed five minutes to achieve this, but ultimately restored the footage at the request of Universal executives.[112] Three other scenes are absent from the final theatrical cut, two of which Edwards was fine with removing. The third consisted of additional material for the gas station sequence; he described it as "a little bit more like being hunted. The tension of something coming." It was cut because it slowed down the film'sthird act, which was written to be fast-paced.[112] According to Edwards, the best advice that Spielberg gave him was to reduce sequences during post-production: "He was saying, 'It's like a meal. The best version is [consumers] leave just slightly hungry, then they'll get back in the queue and do it all over again."[113][114]
While in post-production, Edwards briefly considered the idea of having aT. rex show up in the ending to battle theDistortus rex and inadvertently save the humans. Other filmmakers on the project rejected this idea for lack of originality, noting that previous installments in the series already ended with a dinosaur battle.[115] The film already had numerousEaster eggs referencing the originalJurassic Park. Upon seeing an early cut ofRebirth, Spielberg and Koepp requested that these references be removed entirely, although Edwards was ultimately allowed to keep most of them. Among the exceptions wasMr. DNA, an animated character in the original film, who was cut from an exposition scene inRebirth.[50]
By March 2025, Edwards was working seven days a week with ILM and film editorJabez Olssen to have the project finished in time for its release.[24] In total,Jurassic World Rebirth contains 1,515 visual effects shots, the most of any film in theJurassic series. ILM completed over 1,000 of those shots and the rest were done by other vendors including Important Looking Pirates (ILP) and Midas. The film was completed in May 2025.[116][117]
Jurassic World Rebirth was scored byAlexandre Desplat, reuniting with Edwards afterGodzilla and further replacingMichael Giacchino, who composed the previous installments in theJurassic World series.[118][119] Recorded at theAbbey Road Studios in London, with a 105-piece orchestra and a 60-piece choir, the score incorporates previous musical themes byJohn Williams, who composed the scores for the first twoJurassic Park films.[118] Bailey performed the clarinet solo.[120] The soundtrack was released byBack Lot Music on July 2, 2025, simultaneous with the film.[121]
Marketing
The film's title and a pair of first-look photos were unveiled on August 29, 2024.[122]Jurassic World Rebirth was promoted as a homage to the firstJurassic Park and was marketed toward fans of that film.[123] The first trailer was released on February 5, 2025,[124] preceded by multiplefilm stills.[125][85][29] Discussing the trailer, Ben Travis fromEmpire felt the film was "visually stunning" and reminiscent of the firstJurassic Park.[126] A 60-secondTV spot was broadcast atSuper Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025.[127] The second trailer was released on May 20, 2025.[128]
Mattel andLego produced a line of film-based toys as part of the promotional campaign.[129][130] Other marketing partners included7-Eleven (includingSpeedway andStripes) andFunko.[131][132][133] Professional basketball playerShai Gilgeous-Alexander also appeared in a television commercial that aired during the2025 NBA playoffs.[134] Universal wanted Johansson to joinInstagram to promoteJurassic World Rebirth, but she declined, believing the film would be successful without her doing so.[135] However, she appeared in an online video to promote the Mattel toyline.[136][137]
The film was released on digital download on August 5, 2025, and was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on September 9, 2025.[140][141]
Reception
Box office
Jurassic World: Rebirth grossed $339.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $529.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $868.8 million.[4][5]
Domestic
The Hollywood Reporter initially projected a $100–125 million 5-day opening weekend in the United States and Canada whileDeadline Hollywood projected $115–135 million.[142][143] In the week of release,Deadline Hollywood projected a global opening weekend of around $260 million, with a domestic five-day gross of $120–130 million.[144] On July 5, 2025, the film was projected to make $312 million worldwide during its five-day opening weekend.[145][146]
The film made $30.5 million on its opening day, which led to projections for its five-day opening weekend increasing to $133.5 million.[147][148] It then made $25.3 million the next day, which resulted in the opening weekend prediction being revised to $137.5 million.[149][150][151] On July 4, it made $26.3 million at the domestic box office, which resulted inDeadline Hollywood revising its five-day domestic opening weekend box growth estimate to $141.2 million.[152] On July 5, it made $35.6 million domestically, which resulted inDeadline Hollywood increasing its 5-day opening weekend projection to $145.3 million.[153][154] It ended up debuting to $147.8 million over the five-dayFourth of July holiday, topping the box office, including $92 million for the three-day weekend, and $322.6 million worldwide during this time as well.[155][156]
In its second weekend, the film made $40.3 million, a 56.2% decline, finishing in second place behind the newcomerSuperman.[157]
International
InIndia, the film set afranchise record by having the highest day one gross without any premieres.[158][159][160] The film's highest-grossing territories include China ($41 million), the United Kingdom ($16.6 million), Mexico ($13.9 million), and Germany ($7.6 million).[161]
Shortly after completing a full week, the film had grossed just under $410 million worldwide.[162] It remained at the top of the Chinese box office during its second weekend, grossing $11.1 million.[163]
Critical response
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 50% of 400 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Going back to basics with rip-roaring set pieces and fossilized clichés,Jurassic World Rebirth doesn't evolve this prehistoric franchise but does restore some of its most reliable DNA."[164]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned the film a score of 50 out of 100, based on 55 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[165] Audiences polled byCinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[148]
Early reactions to the film by critics were mixed.[166][167]
Peter Debruge ofVariety felt thatRebirth "offers an updated version of the same basic ride Spielberg offered 32 years earlier, and yet, it hardly feels essential to the series' overall mythology, nor does it signal where the franchise could be headed."[168]
David Rooney ofThe Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Edwards clearly is a devoted Spielberg fan, embedding subtle homages throughout, notably in the open water sequences that recallJaws.Jurassic World Rebirth is unlikely to top anyone's ranked franchise list. But longtime fans should have a blast."[169]
Peter Bradshaw ofThe Guardian wrote: "The latest installment marks a return to form after some recent duds, with all the expected Spielberg-style set pieces and excellent romantic chemistry between the leads".[170]
Bill Bria ofTheWrap wrote: "Jurassic has to live with setting a high bar, of course — the original film revolutionized the industry, a status thatRebirth is all too aware of, as seen in its meta theme of dinosaurs becoming old news to a jaded populace. Yet just because cheeseburgers are now available anywhere doesn't mean that they can't be damn tasty.Jurassic Park Rebirth is just a well made cheeseburger, and whether that's filling and interesting enough is up to your own appetite."[171]
Peter Hammond ofDeadline Hollywood wrote: "It might sound like a challenge to believe these humans would sign up to visit a forbidden jungle for guaranteed encounters with truly frightening and gigantic creatures out of another time in order to essentially get blood samples, but if you are game to go with that premise, a good time will be had for all."[172]
Tim Robey ofThe Daily Telegraph awardedRebirth a perfect five stars and called it the best film in the series since the original. He also praised the film's visual and sound design, calling it the best-looking and best-sounding since the first film.[173]
Empire-based criticIan Freer stated: "It's not doing much daring or different but this delivers a fun, well-made summer theme-park ride, with fast highs and slow lows. Pleasurable, though it doesn't linger."[174]
Caryn James ofBBC stated thatRebirth "follows the template created by the originalJurassic Park – but it's no match for it" and considered it the weakest in the franchise.[175]
Alison Wilmore ofVulture stated that "Audiences may not have run out of enthusiasm for what theJurassic Worlds are selling, or at least they haven't yet, but the people tasked with making them sure are out of ideas.Rebirth, as though fulfilling its franchise's own prophecy, really does manage to be boring."[176]
Meagan Navarro ofBloody Disgusting wrote: "Jurassic World Rebirth takes a step in the right direction, but the previous trilogy backed this franchise so thoroughly into a corner that it may be time to let this series go extinct."[177]
David Jenkins ofLittle White Lies wrote: "Edwards's involvement was the one thing keeping the candle aflame in terms of our hopes that this moribund, never-ending franchise might have turned a corner. Yet even working at full pelt, there's just too much that's wrong and silly and derivative about this tired, tired run-out. The actors are competent; there are a few tasty zingers; the effects are seamless. But the whole enterprise just feels like the same thing we've seen over and over again, and that the addition of a 'new hat' has been deemed more of an irritant than a gift to create something fresh."[178]
Siddhant Adlakha ofInverse wrote: "Rebirth has nothing truly new, and it seldom presents anything old with ingenuity or with a mischievous spark. It should, in that case, come as a relief that it has only nominal connections to the rest of the series."[179]
Christy Lemire ofRogerEbert.com wrote: "There are some sporadic joys here in the clever sight gags, the sleight of hand, the bait and switch. These moments remind us of the mindless summertime excitement theJurassic movies have long provided, albeit with diminishing returns. But that giant footprint just isn't as imposing as it used to be."[180]
Chris Bumbray ofJoBlo.com wrote: "One of the summer's bigger disappointments,Jurassic World: Rebirth might finally prove that this is a franchise in need of a long break."[181]
^Guzman, Rafer (March 29, 2013)."'Jurassic Park' returns in 3-D: Dino-mite".Newsday. Archived fromthe original on June 22, 2017.Screenwriter David Koepp, who worked on the first two films, says he declined. "One movie takes a lot of thinking on a subject, two movies takes an enormous amount, and I just didn't feel like I had enough fresh thinking", Koepp says.
^Fuster, Jeremy (July 5, 2025)."'Jurassic World: Rebirth' Feasts On $141 Million Extended Box Office Launch".The Wrap. RetrievedJuly 6, 2025.Universal/Amblin's 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' is proving why dinosaurs have such staying power at the box office as it heads for an extended box office opening of $141 million over five days and a global $312 million start.
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