How does Jurassic World Rebirth’s Rotten Tomatoes score compare to other films in the franchise?

Jurassic World Rebirth has stomped into the Rotten Tomatoes arena with a 58% score, landing it smack in the middle of the franchise’s evolutionary chart. It’s not a dazzling return to Jurassic Park’s golden age, considering Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original still rules with a 91%, but compared to the fossilized remains of Jurassic World Dominion that got 29% and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom that stands at 47%, Jurassic World Rebirth has done just fine.

Think of Jurassic World Rebirth as the middle child of the dino dynasty. It outpaces the often-forgotten Jurassic Park III that earned 49% and the divisive The Lost World: Jurassic Park that has 53%, but doesn’t quite match the polished popcorn appeal of 2015’s Jurassic World that stands strong at 72%. Still, it carves out something that feels different. Not groundbreaking, maybe, but a good reawakening for the franchise.

Critics, however, are split on their opinions. Some are cheering Gareth Edwards’ leaner, meaner vision, an emotional, back-to-basics creature feature that echoes the awe of the original. Others say it’s dressed in nostalgia but hollow at its core, a shiny tribute with little bite. Still, performances from Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey are turning heads, even if the story doesn’t always keep pace.

So what does that 58% really mean? That Jurassic World Rebirth isn’t a catastrophe, but it’s no second coming either. It walks the line between reinvention and rerun, waiting to see if audiences will embrace it as a true revival or just another trip through familiar jungle brush. Either way, come July 2, the dinos will roar again.

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Jurassic World Rebirth is rebooting the franchise, digging up its bones, stitching it with new DNA, and breathing life into something that actually feels alive again. Directed by Gareth Edwards, this isn’t another dino-on-the-loose chaos fest (though yes, chaos ensues). It’s a story that trades nostalgia for grit, tension, and characters that bleed.

We land on Ile Saint-Hubert, a long-abandoned InGen lab site where dinosaurs were cloned, experimented on, twisted into creatures no one should’ve brought back. Leading the mission is Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett, a battle-worn operative who’s less concerned with heroism and more about surviving the next ten minutes. Mahershala Ali stars as the ship's captain, and Jonathan Bailey plays Dr. Henry Loomis, the paleontologist on the team. Together, they make the world feel human again, even when it’s being ripped apart by something with six legs and no eyes.

The film was made for a monstrous $225 million budget. But instead of blowing it all up on empty explosions, the film leans into practical effects, slow-burn terror, and a cinematography style that makes you feel like you're hiding in the jungle, heartbeat synced to the rumble of something ancient getting closer.