Jurassic Park, later also referred to asJurassic World,[1] is an Americanscience fictionmedia franchise created byMichael Crichton, centered on a disastrous attempt to create atheme park ofcloneddinosaurs. It began in 1990 whenUniversal Pictures andAmblin Entertainment bought the rights to Crichton's novelJurassic Park before it was published. The book was successful, as wasSteven Spielberg's1993 film adaptation. The film received a theatrical3D re-release in 2013,[2] and was selected in 2018 for preservation in the United StatesNational Film Registry by theLibrary of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Crichton's 1995 sequel novel,The Lost World, was followed bya 1997 film adaptation, also directed by Spielberg. Crichton did not write any further sequels in the series, although Spielberg would return as executive producer for each subsequent film, starting withJurassic Park III (2001).
In 2015, a second trilogy of films began with the fourth film in the series,Jurassic World. The film was financially successful, and was followed byJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) andJurassic World Dominion (2022). TheJurassic World films were co-written byColin Trevorrow, who also directed the first and third installments in the trilogy.Jurassic World Rebirth, a new film set after the preceding trilogy, is scheduled for release in 2025, without Trevorrow's involvement.
Numerous video games andcomic books based on the franchise have been created since the release of the 1993 film, andseveral water rides have been opened at variousUniversal Studios theme parks.Lego has producedseveral animated projects based on theJurassic World films, includingLego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar, a miniseries released in 2019.DreamWorks Animation also produced two animated series forNetflix,Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022) andJurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024–present), both set during theJurassic World trilogy.
As of 2000, the franchise had generated $5 billion in revenue, making it one of thehighest-grossing media franchises of all time.[3] The film series is alsoone of the highest-grossing of all time, having earned over $6 billion at the worldwide box office as of 2022.[4][5] The originalJurassic Park was the first to surpass $1 billion, doing so during its 2013 re-release. This was followed by each installment in theJurassic World trilogy.
TheJurassic Park franchise focuses on genetically engineered dinosaurs running amok on an island theme park off the coast of Costa Rica. The dinosaurs are cloned by extractingancient DNA from mosquitoes, which sucked the blood of dinosaurs and then becamefossilized inamber, preserving the DNA. Scientists then fill gaps in the genome using frog DNA.[6] Although the films primarily take place on fictional islands located in the Pacific coast ofCentral America,Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) andJurassic World Dominion (2022) see the dinosaurs relocated throughout the world, including the U.S. mainland.[7]
The film series is notable for its recreation of dinosaurs, achieved primarily throughanimatronics andcomputer-generated imagery.[8][9] The first film was praised for its dinosaur effects, and created an increased interest in the field ofpaleontology, while changing the public perception of dinosaurs with its modern portrayal.[10][11]
The World trilogy largely ignored recent paleontological findings to maintain continuity with the Park trilogy, leading to criticism among paleontologists.[12][13][14] BothJurassic Park III andJurassic World include a scene where a character states that any inaccuracies in the dinosaurs can be attributed to the fact that they are genetically-engineered animals.[15] To better reflect modern discoveries,Jurassic World Dominion (2022) expanded upon the concept offeathered dinosaurs which was first introduced inJurassic Park III (2001).[16][17]
International Genetic Technologies, Inc. (InGen) is the fictional company responsible for cloning the dinosaurs. According to the novels, it is based inPalo Alto,California, and has one location inEurope as well.[nb 1] Nevertheless, most of InGen's research took place on the fictional islands of Isla Sorna and Isla Nublar, near Costa Rica.[nb 1][nb 2] While the first novel indicated InGen was just one of any number of small 1980s genetic engineering start-ups, the events of the novel and film revealed to a select group that InGen had discovered a method for cloning dinosaurs, which would be placed in an island theme park attraction.[nb 1]
InGen was well established in the first novel as the entity behind the park, but for simplicity the first film emphasized theJurassic Park brand. The InGen name is visible in the film — on computer screens, helicopters, etc. — but is never spoken. InGen's corporate identity is more prominent in the second film. By the time thatJurassic World takes place, InGen and all itsintellectual property have been absorbed by the Masrani Global Corporation.
Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction describes InGen as comparable to other "sleazy organizations".[18] Other sources reference the company's receiving a babyT. rex (inThe Lost World: Jurassic Park) as an allusion to other exploitative entrepreneurs depicted in the 1933 filmKing Kong.[19] Ken Gelder describes InGen as "resolutely secretive", like the tax firm inJohn Grisham's 1991 novelThe Firm.[20]
In the novels,Biosyn Corporation (orBiosyn for short) is InGen's corporate rival. The company is controversial for itsindustrial espionage in the genetics industry.Lewis Dodgson, an employee of Biosyn, helps the company in its theft of corporate secrets. Biosyn is interested in acquiring InGen's dinosaur DNA, believing the animals present a variety of uses such as hunting trophies and pharmaceutical test subjects.[nb 1]
Dodgson makes only a minor appearance in the first film, and his employer is not named.[21] However, Biosyn is featured in several video games.[nb 3]
The company, asBiosyn Genetics, makes its film debut inJurassic World Dominion (2022). By the time that the film takes place, Dodgson has become the company's CEO. Biosyn's employees now include geneticistDr. Henry Wu and mathematicianDr. Ian Malcolm, the latter working as the company's in-house philosopher.[21] With dinosaurs loose around the world and captured by governments, Biosyn has a contract to house the animals at its headquarters in theDolomites mountain range in Italy. In addition to performing pharmaceutical research on the dinosaurs, the company has also captured 14-year-old orphanMaisie Lockwood and unleashed giant locusts to devour their rivals' crops. By the end of the film, this plot is foiled and exposed to the public.[25][26] The film's director,Colin Trevorrow, described Biosyn not as an "evil" corporation, but rather an entity with thousands of employees who have the best intentions in mind, only to feel betrayed by Dodgson upon learning of his actions.[27]
Isla Nublar (English:Cloud Island) is a fictionalCentral American island that serves as the main setting inthe first novel andits film adaptation, as well asJurassic World. According to the novel, its name means "Cloud Island" in Spanish. The tropical island is located 120 miles (190 kilometres) west ofCosta Rica and has an inactive volcano. In the first novel and film, Isla Nublar is the location of Jurassic Park, a dinosaur theme park proposed by InGen, but it fails to open after the animals escape. In the novel, the Costa Rican government declares the island unsafe and has itnapalmed; in the film series, the island continues to exist until theJurassic World trilogy.
InJurassic World, the theme park idea has been carried out successfully by Masrani Global Corporation. By the end of the film however, the island is overrun by dinosaurs once more following theIndominus rex incident.
InJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Isla Nublar is destroyed when its volcano becomes active again and erupts.[28]
In the films, several Hawaiian islands stood in as Isla Nublar, includingOahu andKauai.[29][30][31] Some filming also took place on sound stages, in California for the original film,[32] and in Louisiana forJurassic World.[33]
Isla Sorna, also calledSite B, is another fictionalCentral American island. It is 87 miles (140 km) southwest of Isla Nublar, and 207 miles (333 km) west of Costa Rica. It is the main setting forthe second novel andits film adaptation, as well asthe third film. Isla Sorna is where InGen conducted much of its dinosaur research. It is here that the dinosaurs were bred before being shipped off to Isla Nublar; a laboratory on the latter island was built only as a showroom for tourists. Isla Sorna is significantly larger than Isla Nublar and has various climates includingtropical, highland tropical and temperate rainforest. It is part of a five-island chain known as Las Cinco Muertes (Spanish for "The Five Deaths"), although the other islands do not play a role in the novels or films. However, they are used as the main setting for the 2018 video gameJurassic World Evolution.[34][35]
InGen abandons Isla Sorna after the events of the first novel and film, and the dinosaurs are left to live freely and reproduce. At the end of the second film, it is stated that Isla Sorna has been set up as a biological preserve for the animals, after a failed attempt to relocate them to a new theme park in San Diego.[36] The status of Isla Sorna is not mentioned inJurassic World, while a promotional website forJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom states that the island ecosystem suffered a breakdown after illegally-cloned animals were introduced there. The surviving dinosaurs were relocated to Isla Nublar for the opening of the Jurassic World theme park, leaving Sorna abandoned.[37][36]Jurassic World Dominion shows the two adultTyrannosaurus from Isla Sorna encountering theTyrannosaurus from Isla Nublar. In the same film, Ramsay Cole mentions that Isla Sorna's dinosaurs have been relocated to Biosyn's valley along with those from Isla Nublar that have been rounded up. The island briefly appears in video footage from 1986 shown to Maisie Lockwood by Henry Wu.
For the second film,Humboldt County, California served as the primary location for scenes set on Isla Sorna, giving it a forest climate.[38][39] Filming also took place on sound stages atUniversal Studios Hollywood,[40] and a beach scene was shot on Kauai.[41][42] The third film largely uses Oahu and Kauai to represent Isla Sorna, as the original film had done for Isla Nublar. A jungle set was also built on a sound stage at Universal Studios.[43][16]
In 1983,Michael Crichton originally conceived a screenplay about apterosaur being cloned fromfossil DNA.[44] After wrestling with this idea for a while, he came up with the story ofJurassic Park.[45] Crichton worked on the book for several years; he decided his first draft would have a theme park for the setting (similar to his 1973 filmWestworld) and a young boy as the main character.[44] Response was extremely negative, so Crichton rewrote the story to make it from an adult's point of view, which resulted in more positive feedback.[44]
Steven Spielberg learned of the novel in October 1989 while he and Crichton were discussing a screenplay that would become the TV seriesER.Warner Bros. Pictures,Columbia Pictures,20th Century Fox, andUniversal Pictures bid for the rights to the novel before its publication. In May 1990, Universal acquired the rights, with the backing of Spielberg'sAmblin Entertainment.[46] Crichton put up a non-negotiable fee for $1.5 million as well as a substantial percentage of the gross. Universal further paid Crichton $500,000 to adapt his own novel (Malia Scotch Marmo, who was a writer on Spielberg's 1991 filmHook, wrote the next draft ofJurassic Park, but was not credited;David Koepp wrote the final draft, which left out much of the novel's exposition and violence, and made numerous changes to the characters).[47] Universal desperately needed money to keep their company alive, and partially succeeded withJurassic Park, as it became a critical[48] and commercial[49] success.
After thefilm adaptation ofJurassic Park was released tohome video, Crichton was pressured from many sources for a sequel novel.[50] Crichton declined all offers until Spielberg himself told him that he would be keen to direct a film adaptation of the sequel, if one were written. Crichton began work almost immediately and in 1995 publishedThe Lost World. Crichton confirmed that his novel had elements taken from thenovel of the same name bySir Arthur Conan Doyle.[51] The book was also an outstanding success, both with professional and amateur critics.[50] The film adaptation,The Lost World: Jurassic Park, began production in September 1996.[52]
Scott Ciencin wrote a trilogy of spin-off novels based uponJurassic Park III. The series containedJurassic Park Adventures: Survivor andJurassic Park Adventures: Prey, both released in 2001, andJurassic Park Adventures: Flyers, released the following year.
The Evolution of Claire (Jurassic World)[53] is ayoung adult novel written by Tess Sharpe. It is based upon theJurassic World trilogy, and was released in 2018 in conjunction with the release ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. It is a spin-off set in 2004, prior to the opening of theJurassic World theme park. The novel is about college freshmanClaire Dearing during her summer internship at the park.[54]
Maisie Lockwood Adventures (Jurassic World)[55] is a children's book series written by Tess Sharpe and illustrated by Chloe Dominique. It is based upon theJurassic World trilogy, and was released in 2022 in conjunction with the release ofJurassic World Dominion. Consisting of the novelsOff the Grid andThe Yosemite Six, the novels tell the adventures ofMaisie Lockwood as she navigates a world filled with dinosaurs both ferocious and friendly.[56]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
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| Jurassic Park | June 11, 1993 (1993-06-11) | Steven Spielberg | David Koepp &Michael Crichton | Gerald Molen &Kathleen Kennedy | |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | May 23, 1997 (1997-05-23) | David Koepp | Colin Wilson & Gerald Molen | ||
| Jurassic Park III | July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Joe Johnston | Jim Taylor,Peter Buchman &Alexander Payne | Larry Franco & Kathleen Kennedy | |
| Jurassic World | June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) | Colin Trevorrow | Rick Jaffa,Amanda Silver,Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow | Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver | Frank Marshall & Patrick Crowley |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) | J. A. Bayona | Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow | Belén Atienza, Frank Marshall & Patrick Crowley | |
| Jurassic World Dominion | June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10) | Colin Trevorrow | Colin Trevorrow &Emily Carmichael | Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow | Frank Marshall & Patrick Crowley |
| Jurassic World Rebirth | July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) | Gareth Edwards | David Koepp | ||
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John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) is the owner of Jurassic Park, a theme park located on Isla Nublar. After an incident with a velociraptor, Hammond brings in three specialists to sign off on the park to calm investors. The specialists, paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill),paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), andchaos theorist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), are surprised to see that the island park's main attraction are living, breathing dinosaurs, created with a mixture of fossilized DNA and genetic cross-breeding/cloning. When lead programmer Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight) turns off the park's power to sneak out with samples of the dinosaur embryos to sell to a corporate rival, the dinosaurs break free, and the survivors are forced to find a way to turn the power back on and make it out alive. The film also starsBob Peck,Martin Ferrero,BD Wong,Ariana Richards,Joseph Mazzello, andSamuel L. Jackson.
Spielberg citedGodzilla as an inspiration forJurassic Park, specificallyGodzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), which he grew up watching. During production, Spielberg describedGodzilla as "the most masterful of all the dinosaur movies because it made you believe it was really happening".[57]
Jurassic Park's biggest impact on subsequent films was a result of its breakthrough use ofcomputer-generated imagery.[58][59][60] The film is regarded as a landmark forvisual effects.[61][62][63] It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the effects, though reactions to other elements of the picture, such as character development, were mixed. During its release, the film grossed more than $914 million worldwide,[64] becoming the most successful film released up to that time (surpassingE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and surpassed four years later byTitanic), and it is currently the17th highest grossing feature film (taking inflation into account, it is the20th-highest-grossing film in North America). It is the most financially successful film forNBCUniversal and Steven Spielberg.
Recently,Jurassic Park has been proposed to be recognized as Intangible Geoheritage due to its cultural impact on the people's views about dinosaurs, including a change in the popular iconography of carnivorous dinosaurs.[65]
Jurassic Park had two re-releases: The first on September 23, 2011, in theUnited Kingdom and the second in which it was converted into 3D on April 5, 2013, for its 20th anniversary, which resulted in the film passing the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office.[66][67][68] In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United StatesNational Film Registry by theLibrary of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[69]
BeforeThe Lost World was published, a film adaptation was already in pre-production, with its release occurring in May 1997. The film was a commercial success, breaking many box-office records when released. The film was released to mixed reviews, similar to its predecessor in terms of characterization.[70] Critical response toThe Lost World has since become more favorable, with some publications calling it the bestJurassic Park sequel.[71][72] Much like the first film,The Lost World: Jurassic Park made a number of changes to the plot and characters from the book, replacing the corporate rivals with an internal power struggle and changing the roles or characterizations of several protagonists.
When a vacationing family stumbles upon the dinosaurs of Isla Sorna, a secondary island where the animals were breden masse and allowed to grow before being transported to the park, Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) is called in by John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) to lead a team to document the island to turn it into a preserve, where the animals can roam free without interference from the outside world. Malcolm agrees to go when he discovers his girlfriend, paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) is already on the island, while at the same time Hammond's nephew, Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard), has taken over his uncle's company and leads a team of hunters to capture the creatures and bring them back to a theme park in San Diego. The two groups clash and are ultimately forced to work together to evade the predatory creatures and survive the second island. The film also starsPete Postlethwaite,Richard Schiff,Vince Vaughn,Vanessa Lee Chester,Peter Stormare, and a youngCamilla Belle.
Joe Johnston had been interested in directing the sequel toJurassic Park and approached his friendSteven Spielberg about the project. While Spielberg wanted to direct the first sequel, he agreed that if there was ever a third film, Johnston could direct.[73] Spielberg, nevertheless, stayed involved in this film by becoming its executive producer. Production began on August 30, 2000,[74] with filming in California, and the Hawaiian islands ofKauai,Oahu, andMolokai.[75] It is the firstJurassic Park film not to be based on a novel, although it does incorporate some unused plot elements from the Crichton novels, such as the river escape and the pterosaur aviary.Jurassic Park III had a troubled production,[76] and received mixed reviews from critics.[77]
When their son Eric (Trevor Morgan) goes missing while parasailing at Isla Sorna, the Kirbys (William H. Macy andTéa Leoni) hire Alan Grant (Sam Neill) under false pretenses to help them navigate the island. Believing it to be nothing more than sight-seeing, and that he will act as a dinosaur guide from the safety of their plane, he is startled to find them landing on the ground, where they are stalked by aSpinosaurus, which destroys their plane. As they search for the Kirbys' son, the situation grows dire asVelociraptors hunt their group and they must find a way off the island. The film also starsAlessandro Nivola,Michael Jeter,Mark Harelik, andLaura Dern.
Steven Spielberg devised a story idea for a fourth film in 2001, during production ofJurassic Park III.[78] In 2002,William Monahan was hired to write the script,[79] with the film's release scheduled for 2005.[80] Early aspects of the plot included dinosaurs escaping to the mainland,[81][82][83] and an army of genetically modified dinosaur-human mercenaries.[84][85][86][87] Monahan finished the first draft of the script in 2003.[88]Sam Neill andRichard Attenborough were set to reprise their characters,[83][89] whileKeira Knightley was in talks for two separate roles.[90] In 2004,John Sayles wrote two drafts of the script.[91][92] Sayles' first draft involved a team ofDeinonychus being trained for use in rescue missions.[93][94][95]
Both drafts were scrapped, and a new script was being worked on in 2006.[96][97][98] Laura Dern was contacted to reprise her role, with the film expected for release in 2008.[99][100] The film was further delayed by the2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.[101]Mark Protosevich wrote twofilm treatments in 2011, which were rejected.[102]Rise of the Planet of the Apes screenwritersRick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were hired in 2012 to write an early draft of the script.[103] In 2013,Colin Trevorrow was announced as a director and co-writer,[104][105] with the film scheduled for release on June 12, 2015.[106] The film was shot inUnivisium 2.00:1.[107]
The film features a new park, Jurassic World, built on the remains of the original park on Isla Nublar.[108] The film sees the park run by Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan) and Masrani Corp, and features the return of Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong) from the first film.[109]
Chris Pratt,Bryce Dallas Howard, andJake Johnson star, whileVincent D'Onofrio portrayed the main antagonist, Vic Hoskins. The cast also includesLauren Lapkus,[110]Ty Simpkins,Nick Robinson,Omar Sy, andJudy Greer. The primary dinosaur antagonist isIndominus rex, a genetically-modified hybrid ofTyrannosaurus rex and several other species, includingVelociraptor, cuttlefish, tree frog, andpit viper. The Indominus Rex also features a chameleon-like camouflage ability, which was a plot element from the second Crichton novel unused in previous films.[111][112]
Jurassic World received generally positive reviews.[113][114][115] It was the first film ever to gross over $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend,[116] and grossed over $1.6 billion through the course of its theatrical run, making it the world'sthird highest-grossing film at the time. It became thesecond highest-grossing film of 2015,[117] and remains the ninthhighest-grossing film of all time.[118] When adjusted formonetary inflation,Jurassic World is the highest-grossing film in the franchise.
A sequel toJurassic World was released on June 22, 2018.[119][120] The film was directed byJ. A. Bayona and written by Trevorrow and Connolly,[120][121] with Trevorrow and Spielberg as executive producers.[120] The film stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard,Rafe Spall,Justice Smith,Daniella Pineda,James Cromwell,Toby Jones,Ted Levine, BD Wong,Isabella Sermon, andGeraldine Chaplin, withJeff Goldblum reprising his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm.[122]
During early conversations onJurassic World, Spielberg told Trevorrow that he was interested in having several more films made.[123] In April 2014, Trevorrow announced that sequels toJurassic World had been discussed: "We wanted to create something that would be a little bit less arbitrary and episodic, and something that could potentially arc into a series that would feel like a complete story".[124] Trevorrow, who said he would direct the film if asked,[124] later told Spielberg that he would only focus on directing one film in the series.[123] Trevorrow believed that different directors could bring different qualities to future films.[125] Bayona was once considered to directJurassic World, but he declined as he felt there was not enough time for production.[126] Filming took place from February to July 2017, in the United Kingdom and Hawaii.[122][127][128]
Former Jurassic World manager Claire Dearing andVelociraptor handler Owen Grady join a mission to rescue Isla Nublar's dinosaurs from a volcanic eruption by relocating them to a new island sanctuary. They discover that the mission is part of a scheme to sell the captured dinosaurs on the black market in order to fund his party's genetic research. The captured dinosaurs are brought to an estate in northern California, where several of the creatures are auctioned and subsequently shipped to their new owners. A new hybrid dinosaur, theIndoraptor (one of the primary antagonists of the film), escapes and terrorizes people at the estate, forcing Owen and Claire to survive the chaos and rampage in the estate. A subplot abouthuman cloning was introduced in the film.Fallen Kingdom, similar to the second installment,The Lost World, re-explores the themes about the aftermath of the dinosaur park's demise on Isla Nublar and dinosaurs being used for exploitation by humans.
Fallen Kingdom grossed over $1.3 billion, making it the thirdJurassic film to pass the billion-dollar mark. It is thethird highest-grossing film of 2018,[129] and the 22nd highest-grossing film of all time.[118] It received mixed reviews from critics.[130][131][132]
Jurassic World Dominion was released on June 10, 2022.[133] It was directed by Trevorrow, with a screenplay written by him andEmily Carmichael, based on a story by Trevorrow and Connolly. Trevorrow and Spielberg serve as executive producers for the film, withFrank Marshall and Patrick Crowley as producers.[134][135][136] The film starsChris Pratt andBryce Dallas Howard, returning from the previousJurassic World films.Sam Neill,Laura Dern andJeff Goldblum also reprise their characters for major roles,[137] marking the trio's first film appearance together since the originalJurassic Park film.[138][139] In addition,Daniella Pineda,Justice Smith, Isabella Sermon, andOmar Sy reprise their roles from the previous two films.[140][141] Other actors includeMamoudou Athie,[142]DeWanda Wise,[143]Dichen Lachman, andScott Haze.[144][145]Campbell Scott portrays the characterLewis Dodgson from the first film, originally played byCameron Thor.[146]
Planning for the film dates to 2014.[147][121] Trevorrow and Carmichael were writing the script as of April 2018.[148] Trevorrow said the film would focus on the dinosaurs that wentopen source after being sold and spread around the world inJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, allowing people other thanDr. Henry Wu to create their own dinosaurs.[7][149][28] Trevorrow stated that the film would be set around the world, and said that the idea of Henry Wu being the only person who knows how to create a dinosaur was far-fetched "after 30 years of this technology existing" within the films' universe.[149] Additionally, the film would focus on the dinosaurs that were freed at the end ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,[7][149][28] but it would not depict dinosaurs terrorizing cities and going to war against humans; Trevorrow considered such ideas unrealistic. Instead, Trevorrow was interested in a world where "dinosaur interaction is unlikely but possible—the same way we watch out for bears or sharks".[150][151] Certain scenes and ideas regarding the integration of dinosaurs into the world were ultimately removed from theJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom script to be saved for the third film.[149][28]
Filming locations included Canada, England'sPinewood Studios, and the country ofMalta.[133][152]Jurassic World Dominion began filming in February 2020,[133] but was put on hiatus several weeks later as a safety precaution due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[153] Production later resumed that July, with numerous health precautions in place, includingCOVID-19 testing andsocial distancing.[154] Filming wrapped four months later.[133]Jurassic World Dominion uses more animatronics than the previous films. The animatronic dinosaurs were created by John Nolan and his team.[155][156][157] It is also the second film in the franchise to feature feathered dinosaurs after feathered velociraptors inJurassic Park III.[158][159]
The film is set four years after the events ofFallen Kingdom, with dinosaurs now living alongside humans around the world. It follows Owen Grady and Claire Dearing as they embark on a rescue mission, while Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler reunite with Ian Malcolm to expose a conspiracy by the genomics corporation Biosyn, a once rival of the defunct InGen.
Dominion grossed over $1 billion, becoming thethird highest-grossing film of 2022,[160] and the fourth in the franchise to pass the billion-dollar mark.[161][162][163] It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.[164][165][166] An extended version ofJurassic World Dominion was released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on August 16, 2022.[167][168] The extended edition received more favorable reviews and is considered an improvement over the theatrical cut.[169][170][171]
Jurassic World Dominion concluded the second film trilogy as well as the storyline that began in the original trilogy,[172][173][174] although future films in the franchise were not ruled out. Marshall said in May 2020 thatJurassic World Dominion would mark "the start of a new era", in which humans have to adjust to dinosaurs being on the mainland.[175] Marshall reiterated in January 2022 that there could be more films: "We're going to sit down, and we're going to see what the future is".[173]
Trevorrow, noting that he spent nine years working on theJurassic World trilogy, said in May 2022 that he would likely not return for another film, except in a possible advisory role.[176] He expressed interest in having Howard direct a future film.[177] He also suggested that several characters introduced inDominion could return for future installments, including Kayla Watts (portrayed byDeWanda Wise), Ramsay Cole (Mamoudou Athie), and Soyona Santos (Dichen Lachman).[27][178] Pratt and Howard do not expect to reprise their roles again,[179] and Neill saidDominion would be the last film for Dern, Goldblum and himself.[180]
In January 2024, a new installment was revealed to be officially in development.[181] The film is scheduled for a July 2, 2025 release.[182]David Koepp returned as screenwriter, while Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley once again serve as producers. Steven Spielberg will serve as executive producer on the project, a joint-venture production between Amblin Entertainment and Universal.[183]
Development of the project had been underway for some time prior to its announcement.[184] The film will be directed byGareth Edwards.[185] It starsScarlett Johansson,Mahershala Ali, andJonathan Bailey withRupert Friend,Manuel Garcia-Rulfo,Luna Blaise, andDavid Iacono. Filming took place inThailand, Malta and the U.K.[186] The film is set five years after the events ofDominion.[187]
As of 2022, two short films have been released. Both take place betweenJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom andJurassic World Dominion, and are considered canon with the film series.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
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| Battle at Big Rock | September 15, 2019 | Colin Trevorrow | Emily Carmichael and Colin Trevorrow | Patrick Crowley andFrank Marshall |
| Jurassic World Dominion prologue | November 23, 2021 |
Battle at Big Rock is the first live-action short film in the franchise, and was released on September 15, 2019. The eight-minute film was directed byColin Trevorrow,[188] and was co-written by him andEmily Carmichael. The film starsAndré Holland,Natalie Martinez, Melody Hurd, and Pierson Salvador.[188][189]
The film is set one year after the events ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In the film, a family goes on a camping trip at the fictional Big Rock National Park in northern California, approximately 20 miles (30 km) from where dinosaurs fromFallen Kingdom were let loose. The film chronicles the first major confrontation between humans and the dinosaurs.[188]
A five-minuteJurassic World Dominion prologue was released in 2021, serving as the franchise's second live-action short film. It was originally intended as the film's opening sequence before being removed from the final cut. It features a prehistoric segment showcasing dinosaurs in their natural habitats, then cuts to the present day asaT. rex wreaks havoc at a drive-in theater.[190][191] The prologue is used as the opening sequence in the extended edition ofJurassic World Dominion.[192]
Lego produced various CGI-animated projects, including the two-part television specialLego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit, which aired onNBC on November 29, 2018.[193] A 13-episode miniseries,Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar, premiered in 2019. It was broadcast onFamily Channel in Canada and onNickelodeon in the U.S.[194][195]
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous is a CGI-animated series that premiered globally onNetflix on September 18, 2020.[196] It ran for five seasons and 49 episodes, concluding on July 21, 2022.[197] It is a joint project between Netflix, Universal Studios, Amblin Entertainment andDreamWorks Animation. Scott Kreamer and Lane Lueras are the showrunners, and executive produce the series with Spielberg, Marshall, and Trevorrow, whileZack Stentz serves as consulting producer. The series is set during the events of theJurassic World trilogy, and is about six teenagers attending an adventure camp on Isla Nublar. When the park's dinosaurs escape, the teenagers are stranded and must work together to escape the island.[198] The voice cast includes Paul-Mikél Williams,Jenna Ortega,Ryan Potter,Raini Rodriguez,Sean Giambrone,Kausar Mohammed,Jameela Jamil, andGlen Powell.[196] Aninteractive special, titledHidden Adventure, debuted a few months after the series ended.[199]
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, an animated sequel series toCamp Cretaceous, was released on Netflix on May 24, 2024. It is set between the events ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom andJurassic World Dominion. Most of the voice actors reprised their roles, although Potter and Ortega were recast.[200]
A live-action television series based on theJurassic World trilogy was reportedly in development as of March 2020.[201][202][203] However, Marshall said two years later that such a series had not been discussed, and that his focus was on the films. Speaking aboutCamp Cretaceous, Marshall said: "I think that's plenty for now".[204]
In June 1993, after the theatrical release ofJurassic Park, spokesmen for Amblin andMCA confirmed that an animated series based on the film was in development and awaiting Spielberg's final approval.[205] The series, titledEscape from Jurassic Park,[206] would have consisted of 23 episodes for its first season. The series would have centered on John Hammond's attempts to finish Jurassic Park and open it to the public, while InGen's corporate rival Biosyn is simultaneously planning to open their own dinosaur theme park in Brazil, which ultimately ends with their dinosaurs escaping into the jungles.[207][208][209]
If produced, it was believed that the project would be the most expensive animated series up to that time. Jeff Segal, president ofUniversal Cartoon Studios, said: "We are developing a TV series that we anticipate would be computer animated and very sophisticated. However, Spielberg has not had a chance yet to look at either the material or the format for the series".[205] Segal said Universal was considering the possibility of developing the series forprime time, also commenting about the series' storyline: "It would essentially pick up from the closing moments of the movie and it would continue the story in a very dramatic way. The intention would be to continue with the primary characters and also introduce new characters". Segal also said the series would be aimed specifically at the same target audience as the film, while hoping that it would also appeal to young children.[205]
Animation veteran and comic artistWill Meugniot (then working at Universal Cartoon Studios for various projects, includingExosquad) contacted artistWilliam Stout to ask if he would be interested in designing the animated series. According to Stout: "This was not going to be a kiddy show (although kids of all ages, including myself, could enjoy it). They wanted the show to be a mature prime time series with top writers and state-of-the-art television animation augmented with quite a bit of CG animation".Universal Animation Studios wanted the show to have the look of a graphic novel.[210]
Stout was hired to work on the series and subsequently made a trailer to demonstrate how the series would look, and how it would combine traditional animation with computer animation. The series required Spielberg's final approval before it could go into production. However, Spielberg had grown tired of the massive promotion and merchandise revolving around the film, and never watched the trailer.[210] On July 13, 1993,Margaret Loesch, president of theFox Children's Network, confirmed that discussions had been held with Spielberg about an animated version of the film. Loesch also said: "At least for now and in the foreseeable future, there will not be an animatedJurassic Park. That's Steven Spielberg's decision, and we respect that decision".[211]
Part three of the four-part comic adaptation ofThe Lost World: Jurassic Park, published by Topps Comics in July 1997, confirmed to readers that a cartoon series based on the film was in development.[212][213] It was commissioned by Spielberg and would be developed by DreamWorks Animation.[214] In November 1997, it was reported that the cartoon would be accompanied byJurassic Park: Chaos Effect, a series of dinosaur toys produced byKenner and based on a premise that scientists had created dinosaur hybrids consisting of DNA from different creatures.[215][216] The new toys were based on the upcoming cartoon.[215] It was also reported that the cartoon could be ready by March 1998, as amid-season replacement.[215] The Chaos Effect toyline was released in June 1998,[216] but the animated series was never produced, for unknown reasons.[217]
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.
| Characters | Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Jurassic World: Chaos Theory |
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| 2019 | 2020–2022 | 2024 | |
| Owen Grady | Ian HanlinV | ||
| Claire Dearing | Britt McKillipV | ||
| Simon Masrani | DhirendraV | ||
| Vic Hoskins | Alex ZaharaV | ||
| Dr. Henry Wu | Vincent TongV | Greg ChunV | |
| Allison Miles | Bethany BrownV | ||
| Danny Nedermeyer | Adrian PetriwV | ||
| Sinjin Prescott | Andrew KavadasV | ||
| Larson Mitchell | Kirby MorrowV | ||
| Hudson Harper | Nicholas HolmesV | ||
| Dianne | Patricia DrakeV | ||
| Dennis Nedry | William KuklisV | ||
| Darius Bowman | Paul-Mikél WilliamsV | ||
| Ben Pincus | Sean GiambroneV | ||
| Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula | Kausar MohammedV | ||
| Brooklynn | Jenna OrtegaV | Kiersten KellyV | |
| Kenji Kon | Ryan PotterV | Darren BarnetV | |
| Sammy Gutierrez | Raini RodriguezV | ||
| Lewis Dodgson | Adam HarringtonV | ||
| Role | Jurassic Park | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Jurassic Park III | Jurassic World | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Jurassic World Dominion | Jurassic World Rebirth |
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| 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2015 | 2018 | 2022 | 2025 | |
| Composer | John Williams | Don Davis | Michael Giacchino[218] | TBA | |||
| Editor | Michael Kahn | Robert Dalva | Kevin Stitt | Bernat Vilaplana[219] | Mark Sanger[220] | Jabez Olssen | |
| Cinematographer | Dean Cundey | Janusz Kamiński | Shelly Johnson | John Schwartzman | Óscar Faura | John Schwartzman | John Mathieson |
| Production designer | Rick Carter | Edward Verreaux | Andy Nicholson | Kevin Jenkins[221] | James Clyne | ||
| Runtime | 127 minutes | 129 minutes | 92 minutes | 124 minutes | 128 minutes | 147 minutes | TBA |
| Production companies | Amblin Entertainment | Amblin Entertainment Legendary Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company | Amblin Entertainment Legendary Entertainment Perfect World Pictures The Kennedy/Marshall Company | Amblin Entertainment Perfect World Pictures The Kennedy/Marshall Company[222] | Amblin Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company | ||
| Distributor | Universal Pictures | ||||||
| Film | North American release date | Budget | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Reference | |||
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| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All-time North America | All-time worldwide | ||||
| Jurassic Park | June 11, 1993 | $63 million | $407,185,075 | $707,244,811 | $1,114,429,886 | #42 | #34 | [223] |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | May 23, 1997 | $73 million | $229,086,679 | $389,552,320 | $618,638,999 | #171 | #177 | [224] |
| Jurassic Park III | July 18, 2001 | $93 million | $181,171,875 | $187,608,934 | $368,780,809 | #280 | #399 | [225] |
| Jurassic World | June 12, 2015 | $215 million | $653,406,625 | $1,018,130,819 | $1,671,537,444 | #10 | #8 | [226][227] |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | June 22, 2018 | $432 million | $417,719,760 | $892,746,536 | $1,310,466,296 | #35 | #21 | [228][229] |
| Jurassic World Dominion | June 10, 2022 | $265 million | $376,851,080 | $625,127,000 | $1,001,978,080 | #54 | #53 | [230][229] |
| Total | $1.141 billion | $2,264,150,739 | $3,818,753,210 | $6,082,903,949 | [231][224][225][226][228][230] | |||
| Film | Critical | Public | ||
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| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[232] | ||
| Jurassic Park | 91% (140 reviews)[233] | 68 (20 critics)[234] | A | |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 53% (85 reviews)[235] | 59 (18 critics)[236] | B+ | |
| Jurassic Park III | 49% (188 reviews)[237] | 42 (30 critics)[238] | B− | |
| Jurassic World | 72% (358 reviews)[239] | 59 (49 critics)[240] | A | |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | 47% (430 reviews)[241] | 51 (59 critics)[242] | A− | |
| Jurassic World Dominion | 29% (405 reviews)[243] | 38 (59 critics)[244] | A− | |
| Award | Category | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic Park | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | ||
| Academy Award | Sound Editing | Won | |
| Sound Mixing | Won | ||
| Visual Effects | Won | Nominated | |
| Grammy Award | Best Score Soundtrack | Nominated | Nominated |
| Title | U.S. release date | Length | Composer(s) | Label |
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| Jurassic Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | May 25, 1993 | 1:13:13 | John Williams | MCA, La-La Land |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Original Motion Picture Score) | April 30, 1997 | 1:13:15 | ||
| Jurassic Park III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | June 12, 2001 | 54:31 | Don Davis | Decca, La-La Land |
| Jurassic World: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | June 9, 2015 | 1:17:05 | Michael Giacchino | Back Lot Music |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | June 15, 2018 | 1:19:54 | ||
| Jurassic World Dominion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | June 3, 2022 | 1:47:00 |
For the 1993 film,Kenner produced a line of action figures and dinosaurs,[245] marketed with the slogan, "If it's not 'Jurassic Park', it's extinct".[246][247] PaleontologistJack Horner, who offered his advice for the film's dinosaurs, was also hired as a scientific advisor for the dinosaur toys.[248] Kenner had two years to develop the toys, which sold successfully.[249]Dakin also produced stuffed dinosaurs based on the film.[245]
Kenner produced another toy line for the 1997 sequel.[250] The company also released Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect a year later.[251][252] The toy line's premise involved scientists who had created new dinosaur species by combining the DNA of existing dinosaurs.[253][254][255]
Kenner's parent company,Hasbro, took over toy production forJurassic Park III, released in 2001.[256] At that time,Playskool also released a toy line aimed at young children, under the name Jurassic Park Junior.[257][258]Jurassic Park III toys were also released under theLego Studios brand.[259][260] Hasbro also created a toy line forJurassic World.[261][262] Some of the toy dinosaurs had been referred to on packaging as males, despite being females in the film. This drew some criticism which accused Hasbro of catering solely to a male demographic.[263][264] Hasbro updated the pronouns shortly after the toy line's release.[265] TheLego Jurassic World line was also released in 2015.
In 2016,Mattel took the toy license from Hasbro, in a deal which started one year later.[266][267][268] Mattel produced various toys forJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,[269] including dinosaurs, action figures,[270][271] andBarbie dolls.[272] Mattel's dinosaur toys included symbols which could be scanned with a cell phone, providing facts about each animal through amobile app known asJurassic World Facts.[271][273]Lego andFunko also created toys based on the film.[274][275] In addition, Mattel released the Jurassic World Legacy Collection, which included toys based on characters and dinosaurs from theJurassic Park trilogy.[276][277]
In 2019, Mattel unveiled the Amber Collection, a toy line of posable characters and dinosaurs[278] that had been featured in the first film.[279][280][281][282] The Amber Collection continued for several years.[283] In 2020, Mattel also released toys based onJurassic World Camp Cretaceous.[284][285] A year later, the company partnered withTarget Corporation to sell a line of toys custom-made by the fan site Jurassic Outpost.[286] In 2022, Mattel also released a new series of toys known as the Hammond Collection,[287][288] focusing on the first three films.[289] New toys were also released in 2023, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the first film.[290][291]
Board games were released byMilton Bradley for the first twoJurassic Park films.[292][293][294][295] Hasbro and Milton Bradley also released two board games forJurassic Park III.[257][296][297]
Jurassic Park: Danger!, released byRavensburger in 2018, pits humans and dinosaurs against each other.[298] Meanwhile,Mondo was working on a board game to be known asJurassic Park: The Chaos Gene,[299][300][301] although it was canceled during development.[302] In 2019, Mondo announced that characters and dinosaurs from theJurassic Park franchise would be released as playable characters for itsUnmatched board game.[303] The first set of characters was released in 2020.[304]
In 2021, Hasbro released a version ofMonopoly based on the originalJurassic Park film.[305][306]Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar is alegacy board game released in 2022. It was designed byFunko's design studio, Prospero Hall.[307][308]
From June 1993 to August 1997, the now-defunctTopps Comics published comic adaptations ofJurassic Park andThe Lost World: Jurassic Park, as well as several tie-in series.
Beginning in June 2010,IDW Publishing began publishingJurassic Park comics. They also acquired the rights to reprint the issues published by Topps in the 1990s, which they began to do in trade paperback format starting in November 2010. After a four-year hiatus, IDW announced a comic series based onJurassic World that was to be released in 2017.[310]
This series has been collected in the followingtrade paperbacks:
| Title | Material collected | No. of pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic Park | Jurassic Park #1–4 | 128 pages | 1-85286-502-4 |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | The Lost World: Jurassic Park #1–4 | 96 pages | 1-85286-885-6 |
| Jurassic Park Vol. 1: Redemption | Jurassic Park Redemption #1–5 | 120 pages | 1-60010-850-4 |
| Jurassic Park: The Devils in the Desert | Jurassic Park: The Devils in the Desert #1–4 | 104 pages | 1-60010-923-3 |
| Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games | Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games #1–5 | 112 pages | 1-61377-002-2 |
| Classic Jurassic Park Volume 1 | Jurassic Park #1–4 | 104 pages | 1-60010-760-5 |
| Classic Jurassic Park Volume 2: Raptors' Revenge | Juassic Park #0,Jurassic Park: Raptor #1–2,Jurassic Park: Raptors Attack #1–4 | 192 pages | 1-60010-885-7 |
| Classic Jurassic Park Volume 3: Amazon Adventure! | Jurassic Park: Raptors Hijack #1–4,Jurassic Park Annual #1 | 124 pages | 1-61377-042-1 |
| Classic Jurassic Park Volume 4: Return to Jurassic Park Part 1 | Return to Jurassic Park #1–4 | 128 pages | 1-61377-117-7 |
| Classic Jurassic Park Volume 5: Return to Jurassic Park Part 2 | Return to Jurassic Park #5–9 | 108 pages | 978-1613775332 |
| Classic Jurassic Park Volume 6: The Lost World | The Lost World: Jurassic Park #1–4 | 104 pages | 978-1613779156 |
In late 2019, aJurassic Worldmotion comic series was released by Universal onYouTube. The four-part series is set after the events ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and explores various dinosaur attacks throughout the world.[315][316][317]
Since 1993, numerousJurassic Park video games have been produced. To accompany the release of the first film,Sega andOcean Software published several different games for various consoles, including theNES andSega Genesis. In 1994, Ocean produced a game sequel titledJurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues, while Sega releasedJurassic Park: Rampage Edition. In addition,Universal Interactive Studios producedJurassic Park Interactive for the3DO system.
In 1997, several games were released for the second film in the franchise, including some byDreamWorks Interactive. A subsequent game,Trespasser, was released as a "digital sequel" toThe Lost World: Jurassic Park. The player assumes the role of Anne, who is the sole survivor of a plane crash on InGen's "Site B" one year after the events of the film. It was released forMicrosoft Windows in 1998. The third film spawned six video games forPC andGame Boy Advance. A number oflightgunarcade games were also released for all three films.
Jurassic Park: The Game is an episodic video game that takes place during and after the events of the original film. It follows a new group of survivors trying to escape Isla Nublar. It was developed byTelltale Games in a deal with Universal[318] and was released in 2011.
Lego Jurassic World is a 2015action-adventure video game developed byTraveller's Tales and published byWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It follows the plots of the series' first four films.
Several park-building games have been released, includingJurassic Park: Operation Genesis (2003),Jurassic World: The Game (2015),Jurassic World Evolution (2018),[319] andJurassic World Evolution 2 (2021).[320]Jurassic World Aftermath, avirtual reality game, was released in 2020.[321]
In December 2023, it was announced that a video game titledJurassic Park: Survival is in development. With a story set chronologically one day after the first film, the installment follows a youngInGen scientist who has been left behind onIsla Nublar. It is being developed bySaber Interactive and will featureaction-adventure gameplay from afirst-person perspective.[322][323]
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Several water rides based on the series have opened at Universal's theme parks. On June 21, 1996,Universal Studios Hollywood openedJurassic Park: The Ride.Universal Studios Japan later opened this attraction, andUniversal Islands of Adventure opened the attraction under the nameJurassic Park River Adventure as part of itsJurassic Park-themed land which also features an interactive play area and a recreation of the Visitor Center from the first film. The rides are heavily themed on the first three films. Another ride based on the series has also been opened atUniversal Studios Singapore (Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure).
In 2018, Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood closed for preparations to becomeJurassic World: The Ride, which opened on July 12, 2019. A roller coaster, known asVelociCoaster, opened at Universal Islands of Adventure in June 2021.[324]
In 2026,Universal Kids Resort will include a themed land based on theJurassic World franchise.[325]
In June 1993, theAmerican Museum of Natural History in New York debuted The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, anexhibition featuring dinosaurs that were created for use in the first film. The exhibition opening coincided with the film.[326][327] Other museums were threatened with legal action for using the word "Jurassic" in exhibit titles.[328]
Atravelling exhibition, The Lost World: The Life and Death of Dinosaurs, went on tour in 1997. The exhibit was produced in connection with the second film, and its centerpiece was a 70-foot-long recreation of aMamenchisaurus, a dinosaur featured in the film.[329][330][331][332]
Another travelling exhibit, The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park and The Lost World,[nb 4] went on tour in 1998. It was created byDon Lessem, and featured dinosaurs that were made for the first two films, as well as sets and props, and a video narrated byJeff Goldblum.[335][336][337] It also featured the 70-footMamenchisaurus.[333] The exhibit was ongoing as of 2001.[334]
Jurassic Park: The Life and Death of Dinosaurs was an exhibition that traveled around the United States during 2002. It was also created by Lessem and included dinosaur sculptures from the films, as well as cast skeletons and fossils.[338][339][340]
In 2001,[341] Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment created the Jurassic Park Institute, an educational program that included a website, as well as travelling dinosaur exhibits in later years.[342][343][344] The exhibit toured in Japan under the name Jurassic Park Institute Tour,[345][346][347] and a video game,Jurassic Park Institute Tour: Dinosaur Rescue, was released to accompany it.[348] The tour, designed byThinkwell Design & Production,[349] won aThea award in 2005 for Outstanding Achievement.[350]
Jurassic World: The Exhibition was located at theMelbourne Museum in Australia for six months during 2016.[351][352][353] The travelling exhibition was also held in 2017, at theFranklin Institute in Philadelphia,[354][355] and at theField Museum in Chicago.[356][357] A new North American tour was launched in 2021,[358] starting in Texas.[359][360]
A live show, titledJurassic World Live, started touring in 2019.
Jurassic World: The Experience is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2025, at theAsiatique mall in Bangkok. The attraction will feature animatronic dinosaurs and recreated locations from the franchise. It is a collaboration betweenUniversal Destinations & Experiences,Asset World Corporation, and Neon, a Singapore-based firm.[361]
There are a lot of fans that just know it as Jurassic World. That's their entry to the franchise.
The trio, who all appeared in the original "Jurassic Park" in 1993, will reprise their roles in the third chapter in Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's "Jurassic World" franchise.
One clever thing the movie did was to have character Dr. Wu (B.D. Wong) explain that the dinosaurs of the park do not look like real dinosaurs because of the extensive genetic engineering needed to produce viable individuals for the park.
Image: conceptual artwork by creature designer Carlos Huante for JURASSIC PARK 4, drawn early in project's development.
There were actually two roles in Jurassic Park IV Steven thought I might fit. First there was the granddaughter part, which wasn't all that big a role, she was only in it at the beginning. The other part he was considering for me was substantially larger, but I won't go into any details in case I make Steven angry (laughs).
Worldwide: $1,033,928,303; Original Release: $912,667,947; Production Budget: $63 million
Mexico: $270,700
This gaveFallen Kingdom net spending of $431.6 million whilstDominion's costs came to $264.5 million.
In 1992, Jim Kirkland, then a Dinamation employee, discovered the bones of a real dinosaur that he christened Utahraptor ostrommaysi -- ostrom for Yale University scientist John Ostrom and maysi for his boss. "I just threw 'Mays' on there; it was a last minute thing", Dr. Kirkland says. He had intended to name the creature after Steven Spielberg, but at the time the discovery was verified, Universal Studios was threatening legal action against museums that used the word "Jurassic" in the title of their exhibits. Dinamation did not want the Utahraptor to bear the name of a man who was involved with a company that was suing its clients.
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