Jurassic Park
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Jurassic Park (1993) is an American science-fiction adventure directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted from Michael Crichton's 1990 novel about a cloned-dinosaur theme park on the fictional island of Isla Nublar Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough, the film pioneered the seamless fusion of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) CGI and Stan Winston's full-scale animatronics It won three Academy Awards (Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Effects Editing) and became a $1.058 billion worldwide theatrical landmark, launching a franchise exceeding $6 billion CGI Inflection Point: Originally planned with Phil Tippett's stop-motion/go-motion dinosaurs, production pivoted after ILM's T-Rex CGI test footage, catalyzing Hollywood's transition from optical/stop-motion effects to digital creature animation Multi-Release Longevity: Strategic 3D/IMAX conversion in 2013 (overseen by Spielberg) and 30th-anniversary re-issues in 2023 propelled cumulative worldwide grosses past $1 billion Financial Return: Produced on a $63,000,000 budget, Jurassic Park earned $415,404,543 domestic ($1,052,281,077 inflation-adjusted) and $643,049,687 international for $1,058,454,230 worldwide—a 16.8× production budget multiple
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Structured Facts & Specifications
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film
Entity Name
Jurassic Park
Release & Runtime
U.S. wide release 11 June 1993 (Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment); runtime 126–127 minutes; MPAA PG-13
Director & Writers
Directed by Steven Spielberg; screenplay by Michael Crichton and David Koepp (based on Crichton's 1990 novel)
Ontology & Schema.org Tags
schema:Movie, top10grid:Film, top10grid:SciFiAdventure, top10grid:Blockbuster
Authoritative Digital Footprint
The Numbers (https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Jurassic-Park-(1993)) and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (https://www.oscars.org/events/jurassic-park)
