Overview

• The film earned $55.3 million in its first two days and is on pace for a $137.5 million five-day debut over the July 4 weekend.
• Directed by Gareth Edwards with a screenplay by original Jurassic Park writer David Koepp, Jurassic World Rebirth resets the franchise with a standalone DNA-harvesting mission.
• Critics praise the return to a suspense-horror aesthetic and the heavy use of practical effects reminiscent of the 1993 original.
• Reviewers highlight uneven plotting and underdeveloped characters as weaknesses in an otherwise visually striking and streamlined narrative.
• The plot centers on a covert operation to collect dinosaur DNA for medical research and features engineered hybrids such as the six-limbed Distortus Rex.