Many fans believe Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is yet another disappointment in the long-running franchise, but it has still been a major box office hit. After Jurᴀssic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurᴀssic World Dominion, which both received negative reviews, Rebirth was meant to be the beginning of a new era for the franchise. However, reviews for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth have also been quite underwhelming.

There are many reasons for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s negative reviews. After leaving the movie, many fans and critics agree that it has a predictable story, shallow characters, and ultimately fails to recapture the magic of the original Jurᴀssic Park movie, which was directed by legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg.

However, despite all these complaints, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth has been a huge box office hit. As of this writing, the franchise’s newest movie has made $359 million at the box office (via Box Office Mojo), and is bound to be one of the most profitable blockbusters of the summer. Therefore, here are six reasons Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is doing so well at the box office even though it is receiving negative reviews:

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Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Has A Much Better Audience Score On Rotten Tomatoes

Critics Can’t Always Be Trusted

Currently, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth has a critics score of 52% on Rotten Tomatoes (via Rotten Tomatoes). This actually isn’t as low as the aforementioned Fallen Kingdom and Dominion, but it still makes it clear that the movie is a major disappointment in the eyes of critics. However, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s audience score on the review aggregator website currently sits at 72%, which is much better.

Therefore, even though critics haven’t had a lot of good things to say about the newest film in the franchise, general audiences have clearly enjoyed it much more. Rotten Tomatoes scores are definitely something many people look at before deciding whether they want to see a film. However, a lot of people put more stock in a movie’s audience score over the critics score, since professional movie reviewers can be known to be quite harsh.

Because of this, a lot of longtime Jurᴀssic Park/World fans likely dismissed the negative critic reviews and instead focused on the audience score. This score suggests that general audiences are enjoying Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, and has likely ultimately convinced more people to check out the movie in theaters.

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Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Caters To A Broad Range Of Ages

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Is Rated PG-13

Even though all the Jurᴀssic Park/World movies have featured elements of horror, they have still been made for most age groups. Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is possibly the scariest movie in the franchise in years. For example, the T-rex river chase scene is anxiety-inducing and the design of the newly introduced D-rex could send shivers down your spine.

However, even though the creative team behind Jurᴀssic World Rebirth wanted to make the film very scary, it’s clear that they also made sure it would be enjoyed by most people, no matter their age. Because of this, a lot of families can go see Rebirth in theaters, which helps to significantly increase ticket sales.

For years, fans of the franchise have actually argued that these movies should be rated R. Many believe Jurᴀssic World Rebirth and other films in the series would be much better if they could be more violent and even scarier. However, Universal probably doesn’t want to do this because it would gatekeep who can watch the movie in theaters, which would result in less box office earnings.

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Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Honors Spielberg’s Original Movie

The Original Jurᴀssic Park Movie Remains Beloved

Even though the franchise has struggled critically in recent years, all the films are compared to the original Jurᴀssic Park, which is generally regarded as one of the best blockbusters of all time. Spielberg’s original movie, which was released in 1993, was revolutionary and included a sense of wonder that inspired audiences all over the world.

Other movies in the franchise, like Fallen Kingdom and Dominion, tried to include this sense of wonder but unfortunately mostly failed. However, based on the trailers for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, fans had hope that it could finally recapture the magic of Spielberg’s original movie.

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth may not be perfect, but it does indeed try its best to honor Spielberg’s original movie. For example, the characters seeing the тιтanosaurus’ in the new movie is very clearly inspired by the iconic brachiosaurus scene in the original Jurᴀssic Park. Therefore, people have wanted to watch Rebirth in theaters to see how well it honors the franchise’s first movie.

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Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Has A Great Cast

Scarlett Johansson Leads The Cast Of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth

The previous movie in the franchise, Jurᴀssic World Dominion, was a box office hit because it brought back the three most popular actors from the original movie, these being Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. However, instead of relying on actors from the franchise’s past, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth introduces fans to a brand-new set of characters.

Even though practically all the characters in the film are one-dimensional, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth has a stacked cast, which includes big names such as Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. Therefore, even if Rebirth’s story is underwhelming, audiences have enjoyed watching these actors in a Jurᴀssic World movie.

Johansson, in particular, is one of the biggest box office draws in the world. In fact, the success of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth has made Scarlett Johansson the highest-grossing actor ever. Based on the box office haul of the movie so far, it’s clear that the popularity of Johansson, Ali, and Bailey, in particular, have convinced people to watch Jurᴀssic World Rebirth in theaters.

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Audiences Always Find Dinosaurs Cool

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Features Plenty Of Dinosaurs

The first Jurᴀssic Park movie was so revolutionary because it made the dinosaurs appear to be so real. Audiences couldn’t believe their eyes while watching the brachiosaurus’, the T-rex, and the raptors on the big screen in 1993. Obviously, nothing has changed in the last 30-plus years, as people are still rushing to the theaters to watch dinosaurs on the big screen.

This is precisely why the last couple movies in the Jurᴀssic World series have all made over $1 billion, despite a slew of negative reviews. Therefore, Universal never necessarily had to worry about negative reviews for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, as the studio was likely confident that it would be a major box office hit, regardless.

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth includes many dinosaurs, such as the T-rex, the mosasaurus, the spinosaurus, and more. In addition to these creatures, which once lived on our planet, the film also features hybrid dinosaurs like the D-rex and the Mutadons. Even if the story of the movie isn’t noteworthy, longtime fans desperately wanted to see what dinosaurs would be included in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth.

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Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Didn’t Have Much Compeтιтion Upon Its Release

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Will Be One Of The Biggest Movies Of The Summer

Jurᴀssic Park is a franchise that doesn’t have to worry too much about compeтιтion at the box office. After all, every recent movie in the series has dominated the box office. However, it’s still worth noting that Jurᴀssic World Rebirth didn’t have much compeтιтion upon its release.

A week before the release of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, F1 The Movie had its mᴀssive opening weekend. F1 The Movie is undoubtedly a major summer blockbuster, but never necessarily posed a big threat since Rebirth is part of such a popular franchise. Additionally, the family-friendly How to Train Your Dragon also wasn’t a threat to Rebirth since it already had a few weeks to dominate the box office.

It’s worth noting that Superman has now been released just one week after Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. Superman could indeed impact Rebirth’s total haul, but luckily the newest Jurᴀssic World movie has already had a week to gain a significant amount of momentum at the box office. Therefore, even though it has received negative reviews, it seems like Jurᴀssic World Rebirth can’t be stopped at the box office.