‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ hauls in $147 million in 5 days

LOS ANGELES – “Jurassic World Rebirth” is proving that the dinosaur film franchise is far from extinct, opening with $147.3 million over the extended five-day holiday weekend to easily lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

The latest installment of the series, which began with director Steven Spielberg’s 1993 “Jurassic Park,” stars Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali, and was directed by Gareth Edwards, who also helmed 2014’s “Godzilla” and 2016’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”

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It grossed $91.5 million Friday through Sunday, but actually opened Wednesday to maximize the long July 4 weekend, and made $147.3 million over those five days, Comscore reported.

“F1 The Movie” was second with $26 million Friday through Sunday, one week after opening in first place.

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce, left, and Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in a scene from “F1 The Movie.” (Apple TV+ via AP)

“How to Train Your Dragon” grossed $11 million in its fourth week.

The animated adventure “Elio” claimed fourth place with $5.7 million in its third weekend, followed by “28 Years Later,” which took in $4.6 million in its third weekend.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Lilo & Stitch” ($3.8 million), “M3GAN 2.0” ($3.8 million), “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” ($2.7 million), “Materialists” ($1.3 million) and “This Is Spinal Tap 41st Anniversary” ($931,737).

The “Jurassic World” franchise ruled the Fourth of July holiday box office with a global, five-day launch of $318.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Universal Pictures release opened on Wednesday and earned $147.3 million in its first five days in 4,308 North American theaters. An estimated $91.5 million of that comes from the traditional “three day” weekend, which includes the Friday holiday, Saturday and projected Sunday ticket sales.

Internationally, it opened in 82 markets including China, adding $171 million to the opening total. According to the studio, $41.5 million of that came from China alone, where it played on 65,000 screens, 760 of which were IMAX. It’s the country’s biggest MPA (Motion Picture Association) opening of the year.

“F1” fell a modest 54 percent in its second weekend with $26.1 million, helping bring its domestic total to $109.5 million. It continues to play on IMAX screens with accounted for $7.6 million of the North American weekend ticket sales. Globally, it’s nearing $300 million with a running total of $293.6 million.

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