Jurassic World Rebirthbox office projections estimate one of the best openings this summer. Directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla,Rogue One), with a script by the franchise’s original writer David Koepp,Rebirthserves as a reboot of sorts, introducing a new set of characters who embark on a mission to the island of Ile Saint-Hubert, which was once used by InGen as a dinosaur research facility.Jurassic World Rebirth’s castincludes Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, Ed Skrein, and more.
Now, three weeks ahead of its release,Rebirthis projected for a $115–$135 million five-day opening, according toDeadline. This would be one of the best openings of this summer, along with the two superhero movies – James Gunn’sSupermanon July 11, which is projected for a $154–$175 million opening, and the MCU’sFantastic Four: First Stepson July 25. However, at $115–$135 million,Rebirthwould also be the lowest opening of theJurassic Worldmovies.
What Jurassic World Rebirth’s Box Office Projections Mean For The Movie
They’re Conservative Because It’s Still Early
Jurassic World Rebirthis releasingon a Wednesday, meaningit will have an extended five-day weekend, instead of the traditional three. In fact, this will be the second film in the franchise’s history to launch on a Wednesday, followingJurassic Park IIIin 2001, which earned $85 million over the five days. Even with the extra two days,Rebirth’s current projections are still behindJurassic World: Dominion’s$145 million opening in 2022. However, it’s still early inRebirth’s rollout, and it has the chance to become a big hit.
Among the new trilogy,2015’sJurassic Worldstill holds the franchise’s best opening at $208 million, which also ranks as the seventh-best in domestic box office history.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomfollowed in 2018 with a $148 million opening. With three weeks left in its marketing campaign,Rebirthhas the chance to bring the higher end of its projection upinto the $145–$148 million range, which is whatDominionandFallen Kingdomopened to, though 2015’sJurassic Worldseems slightly out of reach.
Our Take On Jurassic World Rebirth’s Box Office Projections
A Lower Opening Is Okay
A relatively lower opening would be okay, consideringJurassic World Rebirth’s budgetis reportedly only $180 million. While still a hefty sum, it’s considerably lower thanDominion’s $265 million budget and less than half of Fallen Kingdom’s massive $432 million budget. In turn,Jurassic World Rebirthonly needs to make about $450 million before it begins turning a profit, compared toFallen Kingdom, which needed to make just over $1 billion, andDominion, which needed to make about $662.5 million.
