Jurassic World 2015
Jurassic World
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| Directed by | Colin Trevorrow |
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| Based on | Characters by Michael Crichton |
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| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Kevin Stitt |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $1.542 billion[4] |
Set twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Jurassic World takes place on the same fictional island of Isla Nublar, where a fully functioning dinosaur theme park has operated for ten years. The park plunges into chaos when a genetically modified dinosaur, Indominus rex, breaks loose and runs rampant across the island.
Universal Pictures intended to begin production on a fourth Jurassic Park film in 2004 for a summer 2005 release, but the film entered over a decade of development hell while the script went through revisions. Steven Spielberg, director of the first two Jurassic Park films, acted as executive producer as he had for Jurassic Park III. Thomas Tull also acted as executive producer;[5] his production company, Legendary Pictures, funded approximately 20 percent of the film's budget.[6] Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley produced the film.
Jurassic World was released on June 10, 2015 in European countries, June 11 in Australia, India and Malaysia, and June 12 in North America. The film has generated over $1.5 billion in box office revenue and set numerous records, including the biggest opening weekend in North America and worldwide. The film became the third highest-grossing film of all time in both North America and the world during its theatrical run—as well as highest-grossing film of 2015 and in the Jurassic Park film series. A sequel is scheduled to be released on June 22, 2018.
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Plot
Twenty-two years after the incident at Jurassic Park, a theme park populated with cloned dinosaurs, called Jurassic World, now operates on the same island. Brothers Zach and Gray Mitchell are sent there to visit their aunt, Claire Dearing, the park's operations manager. Claire's assistant, Zara, is their guide as Claire is too busy recruiting corporate sponsors with a new attraction, a genetically modified dinosaur called Indominus rex. The dinosaur has the DNA of several predatory dinosaurs and modern-day animals; chief geneticist Dr. Henry Wu keeps the exact genetic makeup classified.Owen Grady trains the park's four Velociraptors who consider him as their alpha. Vic Hoskins, head of InGen's security, believes raptors can be trained for military use, but Owen and fellow trainer Barry dispute this. Jurassic World owner Simon Masrani has Owen evaluate the Indominus ' enclosure before the attraction opens. Owen warns Claire that the Indominus is particularly dangerous because it is not socialized to other animals.
Owen and Claire discover that the Indominus has seemingly escaped. Owen and two staff enter the enclosure, but the Indominus ambushes them, having faked its escape. Only Owen survives before the Indominus disappears into the island's interior. While Owen suggests killing it, Masrani sends the Asset Containment Unit to capture the dinosaur alive, but when it kills most of the team, Claire orders an evacuation of the northern part of the island.
Zach and Gray, having sneaked away to explore, ignore the evacuation order and wander into a restricted area in a gyrosphere. While watching a group of Ankylosaurus, the Indominus attacks the vehicle but they manage to escape. They find the ruins of the original Jurassic Park Visitor Center, and after repairing an old Jeep, drive back to the park's resort area. Owen and Claire trail them after barely escaping the Indominus themselves. The Indominus continues its rampage, killing several Apatosaurus, and breaking into the park's pterosaur aviary. Masrani and two troopers hunt the Indominus by helicopter, but a collision with the escaping pterosaurs causes them to crash, killing everyone aboard. Gray and Zach arrive at the resort as the pterosaurs begin attacking the visitors. They find Owen and Claire while armed troopers subdue the pterosaurs.
Hoskins assumes command and decides to use the raptors to track the Indominus; Owen reluctantly agrees. The raptors follow the Indominus ' scent into the jungle. However, the Indominus, having raptor DNA, communicates with the raptors and turns them against the humans. The troops manage to injure the Indominus before being attacked by the raptors, who kill everyone except for Owen and Barry. Hoskins, meanwhile, has Dr. Wu helicoptered off the island with the dinosaur embryos, protecting his research. Owen, Claire, and the boys find Hoskins in the lab packing up the remaining embryos. As Hoskins unveils his intention to create more genetically modified dinosaurs as weapons, a raptor breaks into the lab and kills him.
Outside, the raptors corner Owen, Claire, and the boys. Owen reestablishes his bond with the three survivors before the Indominus appears. The raptors attack the Indominus, which kills two of them. Realizing they are outmatched, Claire lures the park's veteran Tyrannosaurus rex into a fierce battle with the Indominus. The T. rex is overpowered until the lone surviving raptor attacks. The raptor and T. rex force the overwhelmed Indominus towards the lagoon, where it is dragged underwater by the park's resident Mosasaurus.
The survivors are evacuated to the mainland and the island is abandoned to the dinosaurs. Zach and Gray are reunited with their parents, while Owen and Claire decide to stay together "for survival".
Cast
(L&C) Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard play the film's two leads, while B. D. Wong (R) reprises his role as Dr. Henry Wu from the first film.
Main article: List of Jurassic Park characters
- Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, a Velociraptor expert and trainer.[7]
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing, the park's operations manager. Aunt of Zach and Gray.[7]
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Vic Hoskins, the head of security operations who wants to use the raptors and the Indominus rex as weapons.[8]
- Ty Simpkins as Gray Mitchell, one of Claire's nephews and the younger brother of Zach.[7]
- Nick Robinson as Zach Mitchell, one of Claire's nephews and the older brother of Gray.[7]
- Omar Sy as Barry,[9] a tamer who takes care of Owen's raptors.[10]
- B. D. Wong as Dr. Henry Wu, the chief geneticist and head of the team that created the dinosaurs for the park. Wong is one of the few actors to reprise a role from any of the previous films and this is his first appearance in the franchise since Jurassic Park.
- Irrfan Khan as Simon Masrani, CEO of the Masrani Corporation and the owner of Jurassic World.[7]
- Jake Johnson as Lowery Cruthers, an employee in the park's control room.[7]
- Lauren Lapkus as Vivian, an employee in the park's control room.[11]
- Brian Tee as Katashi Hamada, the leader of the ACU (Asset Containment Unit), a group of security guards installed on Isla Nublar.[7]
- Katie McGrath as Zara, Claire's personal assistant.[12]
- Judy Greer as Karen Mitchell, Claire's sister and the mother of Zach and Gray.[13]
- Andy Buckley as Scott Mitchell, Karen's husband and the father of Zach and Gray.
- Eric Edelstein as Nick, the supervisor of the Indominus rex control room.
- Colby Boothman as a young new handler working in the raptor research paddock.[14]
- Jimmy Fallon[15] as himself, portrayed as the safety instructor of the gyrosphere attraction.
- James DuMont as Hal Osterly, a businessman.
- Jimmy Buffett as himself, portrayed as an escaping tourist during the pterosaur attack.[16][17]
- Colin Trevorrow as the voice of Mr. DNA, an anthropomorphic DNA helix who explains the park's technology to visitors assumed to be laymen. The character was previously voiced by Greg Burson in Jurassic Park.
- Brad Bird makes a cameo as the voice of the park's monorail announcer.[18]
Themes and analysis
Director Colin Trevorrow has stated that the Indominus rex, the synthetic hybrid dinosaur at the center of the film's story, is symbolic of consumer and corporate excess. Trevorrow stated that the dinosaur was "meant to embody [humanity's] worst tendencies. We're surrounded by wonder and yet we want more, and we want it bigger, faster, louder, better. And in the world of the movie, the animal is designed based on a series of corporate focus groups."[19] He also stated that "There's something in the film about our greed and our desire for profit. The Indominus Rex, to me, is very much that desire, that need to be satisfied."[20] Film journalists have also noted the parallels between the workings of the park in Jurassic World and the film and entertainment industry.[21] Actor James DuMont states that "the person [and] the environment are one" is one of the obvious themes. Another theme is that "those who do not stop evil are supporting and encouraging it".[22]The film also explores the concept of raising an animal in a particular way, in which the Indominus Rex was raised in captivity without any siblings, thus making the creature somewhat "not fully functional".[23]
Production
Development
In March 2001, Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston denied rumors of a fourth film.[24] Late in Jurassic Park III 's production, executive producer Steven Spielberg devised a story idea for a fourth film. He wished the idea had been used for the third film instead.[25] In June 2001, Johnston said he would not direct the film, and that Spielberg had a story idea that would take the series' mythology to a new level.[26] Johnston later said the film would feel like a departure from previous films, implying it would not be set on an island.[27] In July 2001, actor Sam Neill, who portrayed Dr. Alan Grant in previous films, said he could not imagine a way for his character to be involved in another film.[28] That same month, Johnston denied, then later hinted, that the film would involve the pteranodons from the ending of Jurassic Park III.[29][30]In April 2002, it was reported that the film would be the last one in the series, and would ignore its predecessor's events.[31] In a June 2002 interview with Starlog magazine, Spielberg officially confirmed the fourth film, which he hoped to have Johnston direct. Spielberg confirmed there was a story which he considered to be the best one since the first film.[25] On November 4, 2002, Neill said there was a chance he would be in the film.[32] On November 7, 2002, William Monahan was announced as screenwriter, with Spielberg as executive producer and Kathleen Kennedy as producer.[33] A month later, the film was announced for a summer 2005 release.[34]
In January 2003, Jeff Goldblum said he had been asked to stay available for a possible return of his character Ian Malcolm.[35] On January 30, 2003, it was reported that the story would involve dinosaurs migrating to the Costa Rican mainland. A team of experts, including Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm, chart an expedition to one of InGen's offshore islands and discover the dinosaurs breeding uncontrollably.[36][37] In April 2003, Stan Winston confirmed his special effects studio was in the design phase for the film. Winston also said that Spielberg wanted to adapt several previously unfilmed scenes from Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park novels.[38] In July 2003, Keira Knightley said she was in consideration for two separate roles, including a small role as a granddaughter.[39] Monahan's first draft of the script was finished later that month, with a story no longer set in the jungle as in previous films. A director had yet to be discussed at that time.[40] Sam Neill confirmed he would reprise his character, with filming set to begin in 2004 in California and Hawaii.[41]
In September 2003, Richard Attenborough said he would reprise his role as John Hammond.[42] In October 2003, paleontologist Jack Horner said he would return as technical advisor for the fourth film as he had done for previous Jurassic Park films. Horner hinted that Velociraptor would be an integral part of the film.[43] Later that month, Horner was asked about a hypothetical idea of humans evolving from dinosaurs rather than mammals. Horner responded "keep thinking about that, and in a couple of years go see Jurassic Park 4."[44] Keira Knightley's character was written out in late 2003.[45] In March 2004, Joe Johnston said he had not been asked to direct the film, and hoped that Spielberg would direct it. Johnston said a story was being written that would take the series in a completely different direction "away from the island and away from the T-Rex and all this."[46] In May 2004, it was reported that screenwriter John Sayles was writing the script.[47] Sayles was hired to finish earlier work done by Monahan, who had left the project to work on Kingdom of Heaven.[48] By June 2004, Frank Marshall had joined the project as a producer.[49]
In June 2004, it was reported that Alex Proyas was in discussions to direct, with filming expected to begin in March 2005 for a re-scheduled winter 2005 release. Filming would have started at Pinewood Studios, where a massive tank was to be constructed for scenes involving marine reptiles.[50][51] In July 2004, the script was being rewritten, with Jeremy Piven and Emmy Rossum being considered for two of the lead roles and Richard Attenborough reprising his character.[45] Later that month, Proyas said he was not interested in directing the film.[52]
In August 2004, Ain't It Cool News published a review of a leaked draft of the film's script. The story would have involved a new character, a mercenary named Nick Harris, who is hired by a Swiss corporation and put in charge of training a team of five genetically modified Deinonychus for use in rescue missions. John Hammond would be the only returning character in this draft.[53][54] In 2005, Sayles confirmed this to be an early draft of the script, intercepted through Spielberg's email by a hacker.[55]
In late August 2004, David Boreanaz was rumored and later reported to have the lead role.[56][57] Boreanaz was actually in consideration for Fantastic Four.[58] Sayles was still re-writing the script in September 2004, with the film on track for a winter 2005 release.[59] Sayles' next draft, which involved genetically engineered human-dinosaur mercenaries, was scrapped.[60]
In April 2005, Winston confirmed the film was on hold because of repeated revisions of the film's script, none of which satisfied Spielberg. According to Winston, "He felt neither of [the drafts] balanced the science and adventure elements effectively. It's a tough compromise to reach, as too much science will make the movie too talky, but too much adventure will make it seem hollow."[61] In November 2005, Spielberg said he planned to include a scene in the film (taken from the novel The Lost World) that would involve characters on motorcycles outrunning raptors.[62]
In January 2006, Johnston and Horner were working on a new screenplay,[63] and more work on it was expected to begin immediately after the 2008 release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.[64] In February 2006, Frank Marshall said the film now had a good script, with filming expected to begin in 2007 for a 2008 release.[65] In March 2006, Marshall said the film had a script and was getting a director, with Johnston as a possible candidate.[66] In April 2006, Marshall said there was an idea for the film, but not a script. Marshall went on to deny that Michael Crichton would write the script, or that Spielberg would direct it.[67] The script was still being worked on in June 2006.[68]
In July 2006, Spielberg denied an Internet rumor that Breck Eisner would direct, saying Johnston was standing by for the job.[69] In December 2006, Laura Dern said she was open to the possibility of reprising her role as Ellie Sattler, but had not been contacted about appearing in the film.[70] In March 2007, Sam Neill said he knew nothing about the project.[71]
In April 2007, Dern said she had been contacted about appearing in the film, with filming expected to begin within the year for release in 2008.[72] It was also reported that Joe Johnston would not be directing the film.[73] In December 2007, Frank Marshall said further work on the script could not commence until the end of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, with filming potentially starting in 2008 for a release in the summer of 2009.[74] Jack Horner's 2009 book, How to Build a Dinosaur, was originally meant to come out at the same time as the film as a scientific companion volume.[75]
Before his death, Attenborough was contacted about reprising the role of John Hammond.[76] Jeff Goldblum had expressed some interest in reprising his role of Ian Malcolm for the fourth film.[77]
In December 2008, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy were asked if there was any development on the sequel. Kennedy responded, "No... I don't know. You know, when Michael Crichton passed away, I sorta felt maybe that's it. Maybe that's a sign that we don't mess with it."[78] While Marshall and Kennedy were no longer signed with Universal Pictures in a production capacity, it was said that the two would remain involved with the studio and its plans for Jurassic Park 4.[79] In November 2009, Joe Johnston discussed the possibility of Jurassic Park 4, stating that the story for the film is completely different from that of its predecessors and would take the franchise into a whole other trilogy.[80] In a January 2010 interview, Johnston reiterated that Jurassic Park 4 was set to be the beginning of a second Jurassic Park trilogy.[81][82][83]
On June 15, 2011, it was reported that Spielberg had met twice with writer Mark Protosevich to work on a story for a potential fourth Jurassic Park film.[84][85] About a month later, at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Spielberg said a writer was working on a treatment for the film, which he said would be possibly released "within the next two or three years."[86][87] A representative from Universal said 2013 would be the preferred deadline for completion.[88] Over the next three months, Mark Protosevich wrote two story treatments for the film.[89] Spielberg had hoped to have a writer working on a full screenplay for Jurassic Park IV by the time he started filming his other project, Lincoln, in October 2011, with the hope that the script would be finished by the time Lincoln was finished. However, he and Kathleen Kennedy felt neither of Protosevich's treatments consisted of the right story for a fourth film.[90]
Despite this, Spielberg said in October 2011 that the script was being written by Protosevich, and that he felt the story they were working on was stronger than that of Jurassic Park III.[91] In January 2012, Spielberg announced that he would not be directing the film, opting instead to be a producer.[92] On June 21, it was confirmed that Rise of the Planet of the Apes writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver would be scripting Jurassic Park 4.[93]
Pre-production
On January 11, 2013, Universal said the film would be shot in 3D and released June 13, 2014.[94] In February, it was reported that Kathleen Kennedy would not be producing the film in favor of focusing on Star Wars: The Force Awakens for 2015.[95] Producer Frank Marshall said, "No decisions have been made regarding where we are shooting."[96] Shortly thereafter, the director of studio operations at Raleigh Studios in Baton Rouge, Louisiana confirmed that Universal Pictures had reserved space there from April to November 2013, without specifying the project for which it was reserved.[97] On March 14, 2013, Universal announced that Colin Trevorrow, director of Safety Not Guaranteed, would be directing the film,[98][99] while Patrick Crowley was announced as a producer.[100]Director Brad Bird, who was working on Tomorrowland, was also interested in directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens. To work around schedule conflicts, Bird suggested to Kennedy the idea of having Trevorrow work as a stand-in to perform early production work on Star Wars, which Bird could then direct after Tomorrowland had concluded filming. These plans did not materialize. However, as a result of these discussions, Kennedy and Marshall watched Safety Not Guaranteed and were impressed by it. Marshall subsequently had Spielberg meet with Trevorrow,[101] who was then hired before he read the script, which was titled Jurassic Park IV and was still being written by Jaffa and Silver.[102]
Jaffa and Silver wrote a draft that revolved around a functioning dinosaur theme park, an idea that came from Spielberg.[103] The idea of trained Velociraptors, from Sayles' earlier draft, was also present in Jaffa and Silver's draft;[104] Spielberg chose to have the idea included in the script.[105] After reading the script, Trevorrow declined to direct the film unless it could be done in a different way.[104] Trevorrow pitched a new story idea,[101] and then began working on a completely new script with writing partner Derek Connolly.[106][107] Trevorrow and Connolly maintained the basic storyline of a functioning dinosaur theme park.[103] Two story ideas from earlier drafts were also kept: a homicidal dinosaur that has to be stopped, and a human who has a relationship with Velociraptors.[102][103] However, Trevorrow felt those ideas in their original form were too extreme and had to be "pulled way, way, way back."[102][103]
Jaffa and Silver's draft included an opening scene set in China,[105] where a non-existent dinosaur would have been discovered: within the story of this script, the Indominus rex would be depicted as a real dinosaur, rather than the final draft which featured it as a genetically modified hybrid. Trevorrow chose to make the animal a hybrid to maintain consistency with previous films in the series, which had incorporated the latest paleontological findings and discoveries: "I didn't wanna make up a new dinosaur and tell kids it was real."[108] In April 2013, Jack Horner said in an interview that a new, previously extinct creature would rise to stardom in the film, saying, "I can't actually tell you who that will be... But you'll want to keep the lights on after you see this movie."[109]
Trevorrow and Connolly wrote their draft of the script over a couple of weeks.[102] The studio received the draft on May 6, 2013, and found the script changes more large-scale than anticipated.[107] On May 8, 2013, the studio announced it was pushing the release from June 13, 2014, to an unspecified future date.[110][111] Prior to the delay, actors Bryce Dallas Howard, David Oyelowo, and Garrett Hedlund had been considered for roles in the film.[112] Filming had been set to begin June 24, 2013.[107] Delaying the film allowed Trevorrow and Connolly more time to work on the script.[106] Another reason for the delay was to allow time for the construction of practical sets for the fictional theme park; it was previously intended to add in these buildings using computer effects.[102]
On May 2, 2013, Trevorrow tweeted a picture of Kauai taken during location scouting with the caption "Nublar", the name of the island in the original film.[113] That November, he tweeted that "Reboot is a strong word. This is a new sci-fi terror adventure set 22 years after the horrific events of Jurassic Park."[114] According to Trevorrow in August 2013, the film's release date had been pushed to 2015.[115]
In May 2013, Sam Neill said it was unlikely he would be a part of the film, stating, "I'm told it's a big reboot, a total re-jig."[116] On June 1, 2013, Trevorrow tweeted an assurance that the film was "very much alive. We're writing and designing."[117] On June 18, 2013, a teaser banner was revealed at Licensing Expo 2013, giving a 2015 release.[118] By August 15, 2013, John Krasinski was in talks for a role as a dinosaur tamer.[119]
The script was rewritten by Trevorrow and Connolly during the summer of 2013,[106] and was approved that September.[120] In addition to the film's Indominus rex, an earlier draft by Trevorrow also included a second hybrid dinosaur named 'Stegoceratops', consisting of DNA from Stegosaurus and Triceratops. However, Trevorrow chose to remove the animal from the final script after his son made him realize that multiple hybrids would fail to make the Indominus unique.[102][121]
On September 10, 2013, Universal Pictures confirmed the film would be titled Jurassic World and would be released on June 12, 2015.[112] Trevorrow chose to rename the film from its previous title, Jurassic Park IV, to differentiate it from previous films in the series.[122] That same month, Bryce Dallas Howard was in early negotiations to play a role,[123] and was cast in early November.[124] By mid-October, Ty Simpkins had been cast as the child lead and Jake Johnson was being considered for a role.[125] Nick Robinson was cast as Simpkins' older brother,[126] while Josh Brolin was in talks to play the adult lead.[127] By the middle of November, Brolin was no longer in talks for the film, and Chris Pratt was in early negotiations for the lead role,[128] a "rugged, ex-military man named Owen."[129] Ron Howard tweeted in January 2014 that Pratt had been cast in a lead role.[130]
On February 5, 2014, Trevorrow revealed that cinematographer John Schwartzman would be filming Jurassic World using Panavision cameras shooting on a combination of Kodak 35mm and 65mm film.[131] One of the 65mm cameras used on the production had been used in the past to shoot Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.[120] The reason the filmmakers chose to shoot Jurassic World on film stock instead of on digital cameras, in addition to Spielberg's and Schwartzman's own personal preference for the format, was in an effort to match the visual aesthetic of the previous three film-shot Jurassic Park pictures, as well as the fact that the film's exterior jungle scenes required a greater dynamic range of light than digital cameras could provide. 65mm film was used for visual effect sequences as well as location shots where the filmmakers wanted extra visual impact.[132] The film is being presented in a 2.00:1 aspect ratio, an intermediate ratio that falls between the two industry standard widescreen aspect ratios of 1.85:1 and 2.35:1. This was chosen because it allowed enough height for humans and dinosaurs to fit into the same frame without giving up a sense of scope, and closely matches the ratio of a digital IMAX screen.[133]
By February 7, Legendary Pictures had agreed to co-finance the film.[134] China Film Group has been reported as also having financed the film.[135] By February 28, Vincent D'Onofrio had joined the cast to play the film's antagonist. Irrfan Khan was also cast as head of the Masrani Corporation, now in ownership of Isla Nublar and the park.[136][137] That same month, Trevorrow confirmed that B. D. Wong would reprise his role as Dr. Henry Wu, and said the character would have a more significant role than in the original film.[106] On March 21, 2014, French actor Omar Sy announced he had joined the cast.[138] On March 26, 2014, actor Jake Johnson confirmed his role in Jurassic World as a tech-savvy operations overseer named Lowery.[139][140] By April 3, Judy Greer, Katie McGrath, and Lauren Lapkus had joined the cast.[141] Andy Buckley was cast on May 7.[142] By June 27, James DuMont had also joined the cast.[143]
Filming
Principal photography and production began on April 10, 2014,[144] at the Honolulu Zoo in Hawaii.[145] Filming continued for four weeks on Oahu.[146] At the end of April, filming took place at the Hawaii Convention Center.[147] Filming moved to Kauai on May 15, 2014, and concluded there on June 6, 2014.[146] Filming resumed that day at the abandoned Six Flags theme park in New Orleans,[148][149] where Jurassic World's Main Street was constructed. One of Main Street's restaurants is named Winston's, after Stan Winston.[16] Filming was scheduled to remain in Louisiana for eleven weeks.[149] On June 30, 2014, filming took place at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans; actors Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, and Judy Greer were reported to be present.[150] An evacuation scene was filmed at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.[148] Swamp scenes were filmed in Slidell, Louisiana.[151] A majority of the filming in New Orleans took place at Big Easy Studios inside the NASA complex in East New Orleans.[152] On August 5, 2014, director Colin Trevorrow announced on Twitter that filming had wrapped[153] after a 78-day shoot.[16]In an interview with Empire, Trevorrow confirmed that the production had hired Legacy Effects (formerly Stan Winston Studios) to create animatronic dinosaurs for the film, as they had done in the previous three films.[154] Animatronic dinosaurs included the four raptors, as well as a practically built dinosaur that was used for a sequence filmed in Hawaii.[155] Visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett and Industrial Light and Magic also returned to create CGI dinosaurs.[156] The computer generated dinosaurs were created using performance capture, using human actors to perform the dinosaurs' movements.[155] Scroggins Aviation Mockup & Effects was called in to fabricate and build the Blue Eurocopter EC-130 T2 airframe body, known as "JW001" in the film.[157] A more comedic scene featuring Howard's character and dinosaur feces, similar to Laura Dern's scene in the original Jurassic Park, was cut and not included in the cinematic release.[158]
Music
Main article: Jurassic World (soundtrack)
The musical score was composed by Michael Giacchino, who previously scored the video games Warpath: Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.[159] Themes from John Williams' previous Jurassic Park
scores were also incorporated by Giacchino. "It was a really targeted
approach, as to where to [include Williams' themes] and where would make
the most sense and where would we most appreciate it, as fans
ourselves," said Giacchino.[160] A soundtrack album was released on June 9, 2015, by Back Lot Music.[161]Release
The film was released on June 12, 2015 in North America.[162][163] The film had its first public premiere on May 29, 2015 in Paris, France at The Grand Rex cinema.[164] The film also previewed on June 10, 2015 at Majestic 10 Cinemas in Williston, Vermont, two days prior to the film's worldwide release.[165] Worldwide, Jurassic World was released across 809 IMAX theaters (364 of which were in North America), making it the second largest worldwide rollout for any movie in IMAX's history (behind Furious 7) and the largest day-and-date IMAX release ever (breaking The Amazing Spider-Man 2 's record by more than 100 additional screens).[166][167]Home media
Jurassic World is estimated to be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D in October 2015.[168]Reception
Box office
As of July 26, 2015, Jurassic World has grossed $624.1 million in North America and $917.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $1.542 billion.[4] Worldwide, it is the third-highest-grossing film of all time,[169] the highest-grossing film of 2015,[170] the highest-grossing film in the Jurassic Park film series, and the highest-grossing film distributed by Universal Pictures.[169] Its worldwide opening of $524.4 million is the biggest of all time; it also marked the first time that a film had generated over $500 million worldwide in a single weekend.[171] The film also set the record for largest worldwide IMAX opening with $44.1 million (breaking Iron Man 3 's record) and a single day IMAX gross of $13 million on Friday, June 12, 2015.[171][172] It also became the fastest film to cross $80 million in IMAX ticket sales, doing so in 12 days (with $84 million), breaking the record previously held by Avatar, which took 23 days to hit $80 million.[173]On June 22, 2015, the film reached the $1 billion threshold, becoming the 22nd film in cinematic history to reach this milestone and the fastest ever, reaching the threshold in 13 days and breaking the record of 17 days set by Furious 7 two months prior.[174] On Tuesday, July 21, it surpassed The Avengers to become the third highest-grossing film of all time and the highest-grossing film not directed by James Cameron.[175] It achieved this milestone in only 40 days while The Avengers took 113 days to reach its entire lifetime gross.[176]
United States and Canada
In the U.S. and Canada, Jurassic World is the third highest-grossing film of all time,[177] the highest-grossing film of 2015,[178] the third highest-grossing 3D film,[179] the highest-grossing film in the Jurassic Park film series,[180] the highest-grossing dinosaur film,[181] and the highest-grossing Universal Pictures film.[182] Predictions for the opening of Jurassic World in the U.S. and Canada were continuously revised upwards, starting from $125 million to $200 million.[183][184][185][186] It opened on Friday, June 12, 2015, across 4,274 theaters, and earned $81.9 million on its opening day, marking the third-biggest opening day and third-biggest single-day gross.[187][188][189] The film's Friday gross included an $18.5 million from 3,229 theaters in its early Thursday showings, a record for Universal (breaking Furious 7 's record set two months prior).[190] Without Thursday night grosses, the film earned the largest opening-day gross ($63.4 million).[187][191] It also set a single-day IMAX record ($8.6 million) and a Saturday and Sunday gross record ($69.6 million and $57.2 million respectively).[192][193][194] In total, it earned $208,807,270 for its debut weekend, setting a record for the biggest June opening ever (breaking Man of Steel 's record), the largest ever opening-weekend (breaking The Avengers ' record of $207.4 million),[192][195] and an IMAX opening record of $20.6 million (10.2% of the total opening gross) from 363 IMAX theaters (breaking The Dark Knight Rises ' record).[192] 3D accounted for 48% of the total opening gross.[192] RealD 3D comprised $70 million of the opening gross, a record it shares with The Avengers.[171] It is also the biggest opening for Chris Pratt, surpassing the $94.3 million debut of Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014.[196] The opening-weekend audience was evenly split among those under and over the age of 25, with 52% of the audience male, 48% female, 39% under age 25, 61% age 25 years and above.[192]Revenues in its second weekend dropped gradually by 49% to $106.6 million from 4,291 theaters (+17 theaters)[197] — the highest second-weekend gross beating The Avengers ($103.1 million) — despite facing competition with newly opened Pixar's Inside Out, which grossed $90.4 million that same weekend, thus ending Pixar's streak of consecutive number one openings.[198][199] It topped the North American box office for three consecutive weekends,[200] before finally being overtaken by Inside Out in its fourth Independence Day weekend.[201] As of June 21, 2015, RealD, IMAX and premium large format has grossed a total of $132 million, $42 million and $23.1 million respectively.[202] On Friday, July 17, 2015, the movie hit the $600 million mark, becoming the fourth (after Avatar, Titanic and Marvel's The Avengers) and fastest to do so in 36 days.[203]
Other markets
Outside the U.S. and Canada, it is the sixth highest-grossing film, the third highest-grossing film of 2015, and Universal's second highest-grossing film.[204] In the rest of the world, the film opened on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in eight countries, earning $24.5 million.[205] On Thursday, June 11, it grossed another $41.6 million from 37 markets for a two-day total of $65.6 million from 45 countries.[206] It added 21 more countries on June 12, earning $60 million, which is the highest-grossing international Friday of all time, for a three-day total of $130 million from 66 countries.[207][208] Through Sunday, June 14, it had a five-day opening weekend total of $315.61 million from 66 countries from 19,612 screens, marking the biggest of 2015, the biggest for Universal, and the biggest of all time (breaking Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 's record).[171][209] This included an IMAX opening record of $23.5 million from 443 IMAX theaters in 56 countries.[171] 65% of its grosses came from 3D[171] (equivalent to $205 million).[210][211] Additional record includes the highest single-day IMAX gross with $6.5 million on Saturday, June 12, 2015.[171] Revenues in its second weekend also dropped gradually by 41% similar to its North American drop, earning $163.4 million from 18,280 screens in 66 territories.[173] Earning $84.3 million in its third weekend (-49%), it topped the box office outside of North America for three consecutive weekends,[212] before falling to number three in its fourth weekend behind newcomer Terminator Genisys and holdover Minions.[213]It had the biggest opening day of all time for Universal in Hong Kong; the second-biggest in Australia, France, Indonesia, the Philippines, Russia, and South Korea;[214][215] and the biggest opening day of all time in Panama.[208] It also scored the biggest opening for Universal in nine countries, including Australia, China, Ecuador, France, Hong Kong, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, and the UK, Ireland, and Malta.[171] In China, it grossed $17.77 million on its opening day (including $1.39 million from midnight runs), which is the tenth-biggest of all time and went on to earn $100.1 million in its opening weekend, which is the third-biggest of all time, behind Furious 7 ($182.4 million) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($155.7 million).[171][216][217][218] It also scored the second-biggest IMAX opening there with $11.8 million behind Avengers: Age of Ultron ($17 million).[171] Its top largest openings outside of the U.S., Canada, and China occurred in the UK, Ireland and Malta ($30 million), Mexico ($15.9 million), France ($13.8 million), Australia ($12.4 million), Germany ($11.4 million), Russia and the CIS ($10 million), Taiwan ($8.2 million), India ($7.6 million), Spain ($7.4 million), Brazil ($7.4 million), Italy ($6.5 million), Malaysia ($5.6 million), and the Philippines ($5.5 million).[171][219] In South Korea, the film was released during the 2015 MERS outbreak, which resulted in a plunge in film attendance beginning from late May 2015. This led to various local film distributors changing or postponing local films' release dates. However, since U.S. film studios are debarred from altering their scheduled dates, the film had to be released on its intended date.[220] Despite the outbreak, the film opened with $14.4 million.[171] Overall, 3D ticket sales accounted 95% of China box office, 89% of Germany, 78% of Brazil, 77% of Colombia, and 74% of Russia.[171][221]
It became the highest-grossing film in the Jurassic Park film series in 25 countries.[171] IMAX tickets sales has grossed a total of $42.1 million as of June 21, 2015.[173] In total earnings, its largest markets outside of the U.S. are China with $228 million followed by the UK, Ireland and Malta ($92.8 million), South Korea ($41.79 million), Mexico ($41.73 million) and Germany ($41.6 million).[222]
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