David Koepp - screenwriter of the original 'Jurassic Park' - returns decades later with a new film that strives to return the franchise to its scary thrill-ride roots, and to be less, well, goofy: "I wanted to make dinosaurs special again.

Jurassic World Rebirth,” the seventh installment in the long-running dinosaur franchise that refuses to go extinct, took a big bite out of the box office on Wednesday, earning $30.5 million. The Universal release should dominate ticket sales during the Fourth of July holiday weekend,

Putting the mixed early reviews aside, the newest release in the Jurassic World series hit the ground running to begin its initial box office run. Jurassic World: Rebirth, starring Scarlett Johansson,