The upcoming first-person survival video game Jurassic Park: Survival finally received an update in the form of a behind the scenes video, which features alpha gameplay, concept art, and lots of new information. Check it out below:
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Jurassic World Rebirth has now been released in all countries around the world after opening in Japan on August 8th. Domestically, while it is still making money in theaters, the film has been available to purchase/rent on digital for almost two weeks. With the theatrical run in its final stretch, the question is: Was Jurassic World Rebirth another financial success for the franchise? The answer is a resounding yes, and it might even be better than it looks on the surface.
As of August 17th, Jurassic World Rebirth has amassed a domestic total of $332.1 million and an international total of $496.5 million for a combined worldwide total of $828.6 million. The domestic and worldwide totals rank as the 5th best in the series behind Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic Park and Jurassic World Dominion. Rebirth is likely to finish its worldwide run somewhere in the $850 million range.
One might look at the franchise that has four films grossing over a billion dollars each and see this installment falling short of of that exclusive club as a result of diminishing returns. While there has been a slow decline for each movie in box office since Jurassic World made $1.67 billion in 2015, there are many factors at play. Three of the biggest reasons are the slow recovery of the film industry post-pandemic, the recent introduction of short theatrical windows before digital release, and the continued decline of success for films in China.
Post-pandemic, Hollywood films are very capable of still joining the billion dollar club. The last installment, Dominion, did just that in 2022, but it is not as attainable as it once was. In 2019, pre-pandemic, there were 9 films that crossed the billion dollar mark, but post-pandemic the average is now only 2-3 films per year. Eight months into 2025 and only one film so far, Lilo & Stitch, has joined the club. The new reality of the decrease in the amount of films reaching this mark has led one agency head, according to Borys Kit of the Hollywood Reporter, to say that “$800m is the new billion”.
JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH crossed the $800M mark globally today. Few in town thought it would outgross SUPERMAN & FANTASTIC FOUR. But also, this number represents a new box office reality: “$800M is the new billion,” says one agency head.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) August 11, 2025
Exclusive theatrical windows for films continue to decrease in frequency and length. In 2015 for Jurassic World, the time from date of theatrical release to digital availability was 130 days. 10 years later Rebirth‘s exclusive theatrical window was only 35 days. While Rebirth continues to play in theaters (and continues to make good returns) there is no denying that a shorter window is going to have a direct impact on how many people were able to see it in theaters. Some people might even forgo seeing it in a theater with the knowledge that they can watch it at home sooner. The debate over diminishing theatrical windows extends past just Jurassic World Rebirth and has become a frequent conversation for Universal Pictures. Other companies like Warner Brothers are also opting for the short theatrical exclusive windows. Their new Superman film hit digital streaming August 15th, also after just 35 days in theaters.
The Chinese market has always been the second biggest market for Jurassic films after domestic, and that was no different for Rebirth. Its total gross from China was approximately $78 million, which is the top-grossing Hollywood film of the year in that market. Though even with Rebirth topping all other Hollywood films, the market itself is not what it was a decade ago or even just three years ago when Dominion was released. In 2015 Jurassic World made $205 million, in 2018 Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom made $261 million, and in 2022 Jurassic World Dominion made $158 million. The Chinese market has rejected more films from Hollywood over time and is on track to no longer be the second biggest market for the industry. While $78 million for Rebirth is impressive in the new climate of the market, it still is a major decrease from previous films. Most Hollywood films have begun to see less success there. For example, Superman only grossed approximately $9 million and was pulled from theaters after roughly two weeks.
This is without even mentioning the fact that domestically Rebirth didn’t have an IMAX release and couldn’t benefit from the extra dollars those premium screens would have brought in. These things might seem like excuses for failing to reach a billion dollars, but are in fact legitimate reasons for reaching the box office numbers it did. All that being said, is this to be considered a major success for the franchise? Despite those factors playing against Rebirth, it still made a massive amount of money, will finish as the #2 highest grossing film of the summer, and is currently the #3 highest grossing Hollywood film of the year.
The “Big 3” battle of July between Rebirth, Superman, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps wasn’t even close in the end. While Superman will slightly win the battle for domestic gross, Rebirth is going to clear Superman by more than $200 million worldwide. The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be further behind in 3rd place in both domestic and worldwide numbers. A lot of box office experts made projections that Rebirth would have a hard time competing with those two superhero films, but in the end they were a footnote to Jurassic’s run.
With a reported budget of $225 million (before marketing), Jurassic World Rebirth needed to reach approximately $563 million to break even. In that case, it should finish its run with a profit of almost $300 million, another win for the franchise and Universal Pictures. Also, the budget and marketing combined for this film is reportedly less than what the studio spent on Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Jurassic World Dominion. Meaning that even with a lower total gross, it might be on par or even slightly more successful than some of the previous installments.
Let’s take a look at where things stand not only for Rebirth but also the franchise as a whole for Universal Pictures. Rebirth‘s current domestic gross of $332.1 million makes it the 14th highest grossing film domestically (unadjusted for inflation) in Universal Pictures’ history. By the end of its run it should be be able to push pass 2015’s Minions to take the 13th spot. That would make 5 of the top 13 films domestically in Universal Pictures’ history belong to the Jurassic franchise. Worldwide, things are also impressive as Rebirth is currently 15th and will end its run in this spot. Similar to Universal’s domestic box office history, 5 of the top 15 films in their worldwide box office history belong to the Jurassic franchise. This just goes to show that while Universal has a few very successful franchises, such as the Fast and Furious saga and the Despicable Me franchise, Jurassic is the top franchise for the studio. Grossing $6.86 billion as of today as a franchise (for an average of $980 million per film) blows all the other Universal properties out of the water.
With another financial success for the franchise, the question is no longer if there will be a Jurassic 8, but when. I personally enjoyed Rebirth greatly, but it should be noted that this film received pretty mixed reviews and reactions. As of today the critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is 51% and the audience score is 71%. Jurassic fans themselves seem to trend more in the mixed-to-positive range. All that being said, the hope is that an 8th Jurassic can hit the right notes for even more people and be a high quality film. But when should we realistically expect to see it? My personal opinion is that there will be minimal to no news for probably a year, maybe two before an announcement. I would expect the film to hit theaters Summer of 2028 or 2029.
I hope you enjoyed this Jurassic franchise and Rebirth box office update and want to send a big congratulations to the cast, crew, and Universal Pictures on another successful installment in the franchise! We fans look forward to what the future will bring. What are your thoughts on the box office run for Rebirth? Please share your thoughts in the comments below!
“Heh, I’m too smart to die.”
“Intelligence is massively overrated as an adaptive trait.”
“Enlighten us.”
“Look at dinosaurs… pretty dumb, right? And they survived for 167 million years. Homo sapiens, with our cranial size, geniuses by comparison, only have around 200 thousand so far. I doubt we’ll even get to a million. And yet we already have the capacity to annihilate ourselves.”
“Don’t we rule the earth? We must be doing something right.”
“We don’t rule the earth – we just think we do.And we’re the ones changing the environment, which makes us the ones to worry about not the planet.
When the earth gets tired of us, believe me, it will shake us off like a summer cold.
Of all the species that have ever existed on this planet, 99.9% of them have gone extinct.Survival is a long shot.”
– Dr. Henry Loomis, with interjections from Martin Krebs
After an intense build-up, Jurassic World Rebirth has arrived – and what a movie it is. The Jurassic franchise continues with its seventh entry, and it feels equal parts Alien, Jaws, King Kong, and ultimately Jurassic.
For context in this review: Jurassic has been my favorite thing for most of my life, my favorite story to explore, and my top choice for escapism in the world of 2025.
Eleven viewings in, Jurassic World Rebirth truly contains all the elements I want in a Jurassic film. It’s a great mix of the tone, subject matter, science, and creatures I love about both the Jurassic Park & Jurassic World films. It feels strongly injected with the DNA of the original trilogy, while also containing the spectacle and unpredictability of genetics that the sequel trilogy continued and aggressively expanded. The thrill ride and adventure the audience is taken on is a step in a very exciting direction for Jurassic. I loved it overall.
The prologue/lab accident scene establishes Rebirth as a Jurassic film early on with many artful nods and elements, but is also partially set outside the lab – in the jungle. I love how the opening shot sets a tone of wild, open nature. It’s breached by what becomes a gorgeous, undeniably Jurassic shot of a sleek helicopter traversing mountainous jungle and landing on a helipad. Chaos ensues from there, swelling into a Psycho-esque slashing of strings in a flurry of blood red. Jurassic opening scenes are arguably supposed to leave you horrified, and this absolutely does that trick. The opening scene of Rebirth lands among the very best in the series in my book.
There are phenomenal, top of the franchise moments in this movie. The Mosasaurus chase sequence is exhilarating, thanks in no small part to the ways the film and score echo Jaws’ swashbuckling shark hunt. Combined with the way it was shot and the mosasaur’s colossal, whale-like behavior, it’s truly a blast every time.
The spinosaur/mosasaur mutualism and the resulting peril are the type of motor vehicle-destruction-by-carnivore I cheer for in this franchise. The Spinosaurus backs up its vicious franchise reputation, and to make it even better, “they’re amphibious!”
The swamp walk & talk is a standout scene with excellent dialogue directly from the brain of Michael Crichton. David Koepp does this kind of thing really well, and his writing is refreshing and engaging to have back in Jurassic.
The entire Titanosaurus sequence is the best of the film. Utterly massive, deeply moving, and full of majesty in sound and scale. Jonathan Bailey is perfect as Dr. Henry Loomis. His growth from slightly timid into an “adrenaline junkie” courageous enough to play into the titanosaurs’ distraction and touch a living dinosaur is completely relatable as both a Jurassic and paleontology fan. I truly enjoyed Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, the entire Delgado crew, and all of the family dynamics in Rebirth, but in case it wasn’t clear, Loomis is my favorite character in this movie. He loves dinosaurs and quickly learns how to live in the moment with them in spite of his fears. I both feel represented by and love that.
And of course, the river raft sequence is worth the price of admission. It’s incredible to finally have it exist in film form (with the mind-blowing visual effects that are possible these days) after imagining it while reading the Jurassic Park novel. Rebirth’s napping, lumbering, rumbling T. rex is as Jurassic as can be – a wild animal and an inevitable predator.
Alexandre Desplat’s score achieves everything I hoped for this film, and I am really loving it more with each listen. From a musical perspective, it’s orchestrated and written in the spirit of John Williams (beautiful and aleatoric brass & woodwinds steal the show) and that makes it feel like yet another piece of classic Jurassic DNA injected into the movie. In-film it is packed full with wonder and adventure but also ominous suspense and terror. Another part of what really works for me in Rebirth is the care taken in cuing the score. While previous films could have perhaps dialed back the sheer volume of music present, this movie knows when to use music as well as silence to manipulate every single emotion. It’s very dramatic and French (not surprising given the very talented composer at the helm), but it plays into all the right types of drama, from human to monstrous. “Natural History Museum,” “Boat Chase,” “Dino Lovers,” “Crossing the River / T. rex,” “Bella and the Beast,” and “Sailing Away” are my favorite cues so far. Because of my personal attachment to his work and his previous relationship with Gareth Edwards, I wanted Desplat to score this film and have been ecstatic since he was announced. He has delivered a fantastic and solid addition to the Jurassic music catalog as well as his own.
I really love what this movie has to say about making difficult decisions to survive both normal life and life in the presence of dinosaurs & other creatures. Placing that in a story driven by pinnacle Jurassic anti-messing with nature and anti-capitalist themes – that also shouts “science is for everyone” – really makes this a great modern Jurassic film.
My qualms with this movie are small. I do wish some elements were fleshed out a tiny bit more when it comes to franchise details and lore, and I wish the Velociraptors were a bit more present. However, overall I love David Koepp’s thrilling writing, Gareth Edwards’ gorgeous visual style, and everything this film contributes to the franchise’s story, old and new.
And for what it’s worth, I think some of Rebirth’s choices are a response to what has come before, for better or for worse. But I also think these things are very capable of being expanded and made even better in the future.
In a way this film is its own genetic experiment:
Can another (the seventh!) Jurassic film with new characters, a new story, and enough familiar DNA survive and be successful at the box office?
Can it satisfy fans, general audiences, and critics?
I think the answer, overall, is a pretty loud yes.
While going back to a lot of what makes Jurassic the icon that it is (culturally, artistically, thematically) Rebirth also continues the Jurassic World era’s pattern of embarking in a daring and fresh direction. At the same time, the animals feel like animals, the science is tangible, and the wonder & terror are gripping.
Some people will blame Snickers for major events in this film, but to paraphrase a line from the incredible Mahershala Ali:
How about we just not fuck with weird genetic shit in the first place?
In all seriousness, this film’s ending and its many similarities to the ending of Jurassic Park make me so happy and emotional.
Jurassic has once again proven itself a capable box office powerhouse, and I would imagine more of this story is on deck. I honestly can’t wait to see where it goes. I have a few ideas.
Australian independent dinosaur film Primitive War had its Sydney Premiere this week and will premiere in Los Angeles next week! We were fortunate enough to attend the festivities in Sydney – check out photos and videos from our time there below.
We’d like to extend massive thanks to the folks at Platform Public Relations as well as director Luke Sparke and everyone involved in bringing this film to life. Dinosaur fans are having a great 2025! Will you be seeing Primitive War? Let us know in the comments!
Just over four weeks after its release in theaters on July 2nd, Jurassic World Rebirth is now available to own digitally and watch at home! There are numerous behind-the-scenes special features and deleted scenes included on the home release as well. Will you be purchasing the film and watching soon? Let us know in the comments!
Jurassic World Rebirth – Own or Rent at Home TOMORROW with Deleted Scenes, Alternate Opening and Bonus Content not seen in theaters. https://t.co/026YbdkQy0 pic.twitter.com/oyjrlofDCE
— Jurassic World (@JurassicWorld) August 4, 2025
