‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Roars with $26M; ‘F1’ Accelerates Toward $100M

Dinosaurs and racecars are leading the summer box office, signaling a strong moviegoing season.

Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh installment in the iconic franchise, pulled in $26 million on Friday across 6,105 theaters in the U.S., boosted by its July 4th holiday release. Since its debut on July 2, the film has already made $55.8 million. It's on track to exceed $140 million by Sunday, which could place it as the seventh highest-grossing domestic release of 2025. With a production cost near $180 million (excluding marketing), Universal is counting on sustained box office momentum. Over the standard three-day weekend, the film is expected to earn around $85 million.

Despite its current top spot, Rebirth had the weakest opening among the Jurassic World films. The 2015 original launched with $208 million, followed by Fallen Kingdom ($148 million) and Dominion ($145 million), all during standard three-day weekends, unlike Rebirth’s extended five-day holiday rollout.

Directed by Gareth Edwards with a script by Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp, the movie features Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey, who venture through a dangerous jungle in search of dinosaur DNA that could potentially cure heart disease. Audiences responded well, giving it a CinemaScore grade of “B,” though critics were less impressed, with a 51% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

In second place on Friday was F1, starring Brad Pitt, which earned $7 million—a sharp 72% drop from its opening. The film, a hit in premium formats like Imax and Dolby, marks Apple Studios’ first major box office success after previous setbacks like Fly Me to the Moon and Argylle. Co-starring Damson Idris as a rising racing star, F1 is expected to make $24 million over the weekend and cross $107 million in total by Sunday.

Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon landed in third with $2.8 million on Friday. It’s projected to earn $9.7 million over the weekend (a 50% drop) and hit a total of $222 million by Sunday. The live-action remake, directed by Dean DeBlois (who also directed the 2014 animated version), recently surpassed Captain America: Brave New World as the fourth biggest film of the year. A sequel is slated for release in Summer 2027.

Coming in fourth, Disney’s Elio had a disappointing run, grossing $1.5 million on Friday—marking a 53% drop and the weakest opening ever for a Pixar film. By Sunday, it’s expected to reach about $54 million. The story follows a lonely boy with a fascination for aliens.

Rounding out the top five is Sony’s 28 Years Later, the new chapter in Danny Boyle’s revived zombie saga. It brought in $1.15 million on Friday, pushing its projected domestic total to $60 million by the end of its third weekend. The next installment, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta, is already completed and scheduled for release in January. A final chapter may follow, depending on box office results or if Boyle chooses to finance it himself.