Ever since its release, has dominated the box office and has quickly surpassed one of Gareth Edwards' previous monster movies. Even though reviews for Jurassic 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, Jurassic World Rebirth has grossed $544 million at the worldwide box office (via Box Office Mojo). The previous three Jurassic 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 Jurassic World Rebirth is an extremely successful movie for Edwards and Universal.

It is currently unknown whether Edwards will return for a sequel to Jurassic 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, .

Many years before tackling several iconic franchises, . 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). by fans and critics. To this day, many fans believe it is one of the best Godzilla movies of all time.

, 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.

Jurassic World Rebirth surpassing 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, .

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 competition with the other Jurassic World movies. This may be very hard to pull off since .

Movies like . However, even if doesn't become Edwards' highest-grossing movie at the box office, it's still clear that it is a major success for him.