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Grade B21 sourcesHIS-01436

Jurassic Park

Film · 1993 · Breakout

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Spielberg’s dinosaur film grossed $1.06 billion worldwide across theatrical releases.

Trailer · Amblin Entertainment on YouTube
Jurassic Park theatrical poster with the red T. rex logo
Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment
Ian Malcolm and Donald Gennaro in a park jeep, from the trailer
Amblin Entertainment on YouTube
Hammond, Ellie and Grant watch a raptor hatch
Amblin Entertainment
A Jurassic Park jeep replica on display, 2011
Sean Hagen
Muldoon in his last scene, the frame behind the Clever girl meme
Know Your Meme
Alan Grant in close-up in a still from the film
TheFW
The visitor center's When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth banner falling
SlashFilm

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How it works
Reach100Contagion45Breadth80Velocity79Longevity8379

Numbers

Worldwide theatrical gross, including reissues (The Numbers)
$1.06B
As of Oct 23, 2026 · The Numbers
Seed to peak proxy
3 days
Jun 9 ’93 to Jun 12 ’93
Platforms
7
Started on Box office
Leverage
17×
$1.06B on $60M–$63M budget

Mechanics

  • Mystery & lore
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Controversy
  • Revival

How it spread

Trace the origin

Paid promotion and licensed products preceded the benefit premiere. Jurassic Park set an opening record, then overtook E.T. worldwide. Reissues, Reddit quotations and YouTube theme-song parodies extended its circulation beyond cinemas.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.

Oct ’91Apr ’93SepSep ’94Mar ’00Feb ’06Jan ’11Nov ’12Aug ’14Aug ’17Jul ’20Dec ’22Box officeRetailPressTVRedditYouTubeAudio
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Timeline (16)

  1. December 1992

    Universal Pictures precursor · Dec 1992

    Universal released an amber-discovery teaser before the film’s release.[1][2]

    Hammond, Ellie and Grant watch a raptor hatch
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  2. June 1993

    Universal Pictures precursor · Jun 1 ’93

    Universal prepared licensed merchandise and a McDonald’s tie-in.[3][4]

  3. Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment seed · Jun 9 ’93

    The film premiered at Washington’s Uptown Theatre for paying guests and local children.[4][5]

  1. peak proxy · Jun 12 ’93

  2. press · Jun 14 ’93

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide theatrical gross, including reissues (The Numbers)
$1.06B
As of Oct 23, 2026 · The Numbers
Evidence
Grade B

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