Jurassic World Rebirth is a formulaic movie that doesn't understand how the formulas work in the other, better movies it borrows from, says the CBC's Jackson Weaver. Even the dinosaurs themselves look doughy and weird,

These massive, disgusting mutant baddies are really about blockbuster filmmaking itself, but relying on them for bigger scares only further dilutes what first made this franchise great.

Dinosaur fatigue may be a theme in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” but moviegoing audiences don’t seem to have that reservation. The newest installment in the “Jurassic World” franchise ruled the Fourth of July holiday box office with a global, five-day launch of $318.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Hollywood dinosaur franchise reboot “Jurassic World Rebirth” charged into first place at the South Korean box office for the July 4–6 weekend, grossing $5.6 million from 804,654 admissions across 1,645 screens.

Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest installment of the Universal Pictures dinosaur franchise, scored the top spot in theaters over the five-day Fourth of July holiday, grossing $147.3 million in the US and Canada despite middling reviews from critics.