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Jurassic World Rebirth Shifts Franchise Focus to Covert Dino Extraction

Positive audience reactions to its back-to-basics horror tone are driving strong box office performance despite split critical reviews.

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Overview

  • The film reboots the series by sidelining Owen Grady’s arc and spotlighting Scarlett Johansson’s covert-ops expert on an island blood-harvesting mission.
  • Jurassic World Rebirth holds a 51% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes while audiences praise its darker suspense and ethical dilemmas.
  • Universal reports robust ticket sales over the Fourth of July weekend, positioning the movie for one of the franchise’s best holiday openings.
  • The plot centers on a mercenary team recruited to collect mutant dinosaur blood for potential life-saving medical research.
  • Universal plans a premium video-on-demand release in mid-August followed by a Peacock streaming debut in October.