Ever since its release,Jurassic World Rebirthhas dominated the box office and has quickly surpassed one of Gareth Edwards' previous monster movies. Even thoughreviews forJurassic World Rebirthhave been quite underwhelming, it has been a major commercial hit, once again proving that audiences can’t get enough of dinosaurs.
As of this writing,Jurassic World Rebirthhas grossed $544 million at the worldwide box office (viaBox Office Mojo). The previous threeJurassic Worldmoviesall managed to make more than $1 billion, andRebirthis already halfway to this impressive milestone. Even if it just falls short of the $1 billion mark, it is clear thatJurassic World Rebirthis an extremely successful movie for Edwards and Universal.
It is currently unknown whether Edwards will return for asequel toJurassic World Rebirth, but he clearly loves working within the franchise. Bringing monsters to life on the big screen has always been something that the filmmaker excels at. In fact,Jurassic World Rebirthjust surpassed one of the director’s previous monster movies, 2014’sGodzilla, at the box office.
Jurassic World Rebirth Has Overtaken Godzilla At The Box Office
Could Rebirth’s Box Office Beat Gareth Edwards' Biggest Movie?
Many years before tackling several iconic franchises,Edwards' directorial debut was 2010’sMonsters. For the science fiction horror film, Edwards also served as the cinematographer and oversaw the visual effects and production design. This impressive debut proved that the filmmaker was more than capable of taking on a monster as beloved as Godzilla.
2014’sGodzillasuccessfully rebooted the monster movie franchise, earning solid reviews and grossing $525 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of $160 million (viaBox Office Mojo).Edwards' take on Godzilla and other kaiju monsters like the MUTOs was praisedby fans and critics. To this day, many fans believe it is one of the bestGodzillamovies of all time.
Beyond being a significant movie in Edwards' career,Godzillamarked the beginning of the Monsterverse, which also includes movies likeKong: Skull Island,Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and theupcomingGodzilla x Kong: Supernova. Therefore, Edwards' exceptional work on the 2014 film has led to a major movie franchise.
Jurassic World RebirthsurpassingGodzillaat the box office showcases just how far Edwards has come throughout his career. AfterGodzilla, Edwards has gone on to make successful films in other franchises. Most notably,he directed 2016’sRogue One: A Star Wars Story, which remains his highest-grossing movie to date.
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Throughout its theatrical run,Rogue Onemanaged to gross over $1 billion globally (viaBox Office Mojo). To overtake Edwards’Star Warsspinoff movie,Rebirthwill have to hit the $1 billion milestone and enter into competition with the otherJurassic Worldmovies. This may be very hard to pull off sincethe newestJurassic Worldmovie has some major competition at the box office right now.
Movies likeSupermanand the upcomingThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsmay prevent Edwards' most recent film from grossing $1 billion and surpassingRogue One. However, even ifJurassic World Rebirthdoesn’t become Edwards' highest-grossing movie at the box office, it’s still clear that it is a major success for him.
