Universal/Amblin’s “Jurassic World: Rebirth” showed that there’s still some staying power in the three decade-old dinosaur franchise, beating estimates again and again as the Fourth of July weekend rolled on to earn a 5-day domestic opening of $147 million and a 6-day global launch of $318 million.

Historically, the “Jurassic World” series has gotten boosts from walk-up traffic rather than presales, and exhibition sources tell TheWrap that continues to be the case. While skewing slightly older than past “Jurassic World” films — to be expected considering this incarnation of the “Jurassic” franchise began a decade ago — all age demos were represented with 46% in the 18-35 subset, 35% over the age of 35, and 19% under the age of 18.

Initially projected for a $130 million 5-day domestic opening, estimates have steadily ticked up over the course of the weekend with strong performances from premium formats like Dolby and ScreenX. Meanwhile, international sales have been fueled by a $41.5 million opening weekend in China, the second highest for a Hollywood release this year behind only “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.”

Other top markets include the U.K. with $16.6 million and Mexico with $13.9 million. It’s the second biggest international opening of 2025 behind only the Chinese animated megahit “Ne Zha 2” while passing “Lilo & Stitch” for the biggest overseas opening for a Hollywood film this year.

Even with critics once again tepid on its latest installment, “Jurassic World” has proven to be resilient against bad pre-release buzz. The next challenge will be whether “Rebirth” can hold well against Warner Bros./DC’s “Superman,” which is expected to have its own $140 million-plus opening next weekend.

More to come…