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The 1993 ‘Jurassic Park’ Is Still Making A Fistful Of Dollars…
Who knew that 20 years later we’d still be talking about the box office for Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park? It was always a smash hit, but it continues to grab fistfuls of dollars from international re-releases. In fact, the adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel is now part of the billion-dollar club, thanks to a 3D re-release that has brought in more than $65 million globally since Universal rolled it out on April 5, reported TheWrap.
The original Jurassic Park took in roughly $970 million in worldwide grosses when it debuted in 1993. If you add in the grosses from the re-release — and most box-office tracking services don’t — the total comes to $1.03 billion.
Whether the milestone is legit in the record books, the re-release has been a financial winner for Universal. Between the Stereo D conversion and marketing, the studio probably spent about $30 million.
In fact, the new release itself is justifying Uni spending the extra bucks on the recently stalled Jurassic Park IV.
Celebrate with a 10-hour loop (not joking) of the film’s theme song…
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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