The seventh installment in the action-adventure series created by Steven Spielberg opened well ahead of expectations over the long Fourth of July holiday in the U.S. - where it racked up $147.8 million - as well as overseas.

Jurassic World Rebirth” took a big bite out of the competition at the box office over the holiday weekend. Earning $147.3 million domestically and $322 million worldwide during the long July Fourth weekend,

Dinosaurs are alive and well at the box office as Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth” trampled competitors, grossing $147 million domestically over five days of the Fourth of July weekend.