Jurassic World

This article is about the 2015 film. For the franchise, see Jurassic Park. For other uses, see Jurassic World (disambiguation).

Jurassic World
Theatrical release poster
Directed byColin Trevorrow
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Rick Jaffa
  • Amanda Silver
Based onCharacters
by Michael Crichton
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Edited byKevin Stitt
Music byMichael Giacchino[a]
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • May 29, 2015 (2015-05-29) (Le Grand Rex)
  • June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150–215 million[3][4]
Box office$1.671 billion[3]

Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and Silver.[5] It is the first installment in the Jurassic World series and the fourth installment overall in the Jurassic Park film series, following Jurassic Park III (2001). The film stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, BD Wong, and Irrfan Khan. Wong reprised his role from the original Jurassic Park film. Set 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park, Jurassic World takes place on the same fictional island of Isla Nublar, located off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. A successful theme park of cloned dinosaurs, dubbed Jurassic World, has operated on the island for years, bringing John Hammond's dream to fruition. The park plunges into chaos when a transgenic dinosaur escapes from its enclosure and goes on a rampage, while a conspiracy orchestrated by the park's staff creates more dangers.

Universal Pictures intended to begin production of a fourth Jurassic Park film in 2004 for a mid-2005 release but was in development hell while the script underwent several revisions. Following a suggestion from executive producer Steven Spielberg, writers Jaffa and Silver explored the idea of a functional dinosaur park. Once Trevorrow was hired as director in 2013 he followed the same idea while developing a new script with Connolly. Filming lasted from April to August 2014 in Louisiana and Hawaii. The dinosaurs were created by Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic using CGI and by Legacy Effects using life-sized animatronics. Production was completed in May 2015.[6]

Jurassic World was theatrically released in the United States on June 12, 2015, by Universal Pictures. It received generally favorable reviews, with some critics considering it to be the best Jurassic Park sequel.[7][8][9] On release, it set several box office records, including for the largest opening weekend, both domestically and worldwide. It ultimately grossed $1.6 billion worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2015, the third highest-grossing film of all time at the moment of its release, the highest-grossing in the Jurassic Park series and the highest-grossing film released by Universal.

Two sequels have released, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022), with Jurassic World Rebirth scheduled for release in 2025.


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  2. ^ "JURASSIC WORLD (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
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  4. ^ "Jurassic World (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jurassic World (2015)". Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  7. ^ Kennedy, Michael (June 17, 2022). "Every Jurassic Park & World Movie Ranked From Worst To Best". Screen Rant.
  8. ^ Alex Vo. "All Jurassic Park and World Movies Ranked by Tomatometer". Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (June 10, 2022). "All the 'Jurassic Park' Movies Ranked from Worst to Best". Collider.