Ever since its release, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth has dominated the box office and has quickly surpᴀssed one of Gareth Edwards’ previous monster movies. Even though reviews for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth have 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, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth has grossed $544 million at the worldwide box office (via Box Office Mojo). The previous three Jurᴀssic World movies all managed to make more than $1 billion, and Rebirth is already halfway to this impressive milestone. Even if it just falls short of the $1 billion mark, it is clear that Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is an extremely successful movie for Edwards and Universal.

It is currently unknown whether Edwards will return for a sequel to Jurᴀssic 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, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth just surpᴀssed one of the director’s previous monster movies, 2014’s Godzilla, at the box office.

Jurᴀssic 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’s Monsters. 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’s Godzilla successfully rebooted the monster movie franchise, earning solid reviews and grossing $525 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of $160 million (via Box Office Mojo). Edwards’ take on Godzilla and other kaiju monsters like the MUTOs was praised by fans and critics. To this day, many fans believe it is one of the best Godzilla movies of all time.

Beyond being a significant movie in Edwards’ career, Godzilla marked the beginning of the Monsterverse, which also includes movies like Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: Supernova. Therefore, Edwards’ exceptional work on the 2014 film has led to a major movie franchise.

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth surpᴀssing Godzilla at the box office showcases just how far Edwards has come throughout his career. After Godzilla, Edwards has gone on to make successful films in other franchises. Most notably, he directed 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which remains his highest-grossing movie to date.

Throughout its theatrical run, Rogue One managed to gross over $1 billion globally (via Box Office Mojo). To overtake Edwards’ Star Wars spinoff movie, Rebirth will have to hit the $1 billion milestone and enter into compeтιтion with the other Jurᴀssic World movies. This may be very hard to pull off since the newest Jurᴀssic World movie has some major compeтιтion at the box office right now.

Movies like Superman and the upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps may prevent Edwards’ most recent film from grossing $1 billion and surpᴀssing Rogue One. However, even if Jurᴀssic World Rebirth doesn’t become Edwards’ highest-grossing movie at the box office, it’s still clear that it is a major success for him.