“Jurassic World Rebirth” is roaring loudly at the international box office, climbing to $171 million from 81 markets in its first weekend of release.
The seventh installment in Universal’s long-running dino series — this time starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali — has devoured a mighty $318 million worldwide since Wednesday, including $147 million at the domestic box office.
Directed by Gareth Edwards and written by original “Jurassic Park” screenwriter David Koepp, “Jurassic World Rebirth” reboots the long-running sci-fi franchise with an entirely new cast and mission (this film revolves around a top-secret quest to retrieve the DNA of dinosaurs to create a miracle drug). Although the newest installment is experiencing a slight case of diminishing initial returns in North America, the series remains hugely popular at the international box office. (Overseas audiences were key in propelling the preceding “Jurassic World” trilogy, led by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, past the billion-dollar mark.) For “Rebirth,” top-earning territories so far include China with $41 million, the United Kingdom and Ireland with $16.6 million, Mexico with $13.9 million and Germany with $7.6 million.
In second place on international box office charts, Apple’s “F1: The Movie” collected $56.3 million from 78 markets in its sophomore outing. The racing drama, starring Brad Pitt as a has-been Formula One driver, has collected $184 million overseas and $293 million worldwide to date. Those are strong ticket sales for an original, adult-skewing tentpole. But the $250 million-budgeted “F1” will require many laps around the track to justify its massive price tag.
In other box office news, Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” is inching closer and closer to the billion-dollar milestone. So far the live-action remake has grossed $564.2 million internationally and $972.7 million globally after seven weekends of release. With those ticket sales, “Lilo & Stitch” has officially overtaken “A Minecraft Movie” ($954 million) as the year’s highest-grossing Hollywood release. However, China’s blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” remains by far the biggest film of 2025 with $1.8 billion in the bank.
Meanwhile another family friendly Disney property, Pixar’s intergalactic adventure “Elio,” continues to crater with $41.7 million overseas and $96.8 million worldwide after three weekends of release. This dismal turnout, despite decent reviews and audience scores, signals that original animation is facing dire straits at the box office.
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