A Jurassic Park timeline covering Crichton's novel, Spielberg's 1993 classic, every sequel and Jurassic World film, the theme-park rides, and Camp Cretaceous.
From Michael Crichton's 1990 novel to Jurassic World Rebirth, the Jurassic franchise has spanned seven films, theme-park rides, games, and TV. This timeline follows every major release and milestone in the series that made CGI dinosaurs movie history.
Michael Crichton's techno-thriller Jurassic Park is published; Universal and Spielberg win the film rights before release.
Spielberg's film premieres in Washington, D.C. on 9 June 1993, opening wide two days later.
Jurassic Park passes E.T. in 1993 to become the highest-grossing film of all time, a record it holds until Titanic.
The film wins Oscars for visual effects, sound effects editing, and sound - a landmark for CGI in cinema.
Crichton publishes his sequel novel The Lost World in September 1995.
Universal Studios Hollywood opens the $110 million river-adventure ride based on the film.
Spielberg's sequel opens with what was then the biggest opening weekend in history.
Universal's Islands of Adventure opens in Orlando on 28 May 1999 with the Jurassic Park River Adventure as an anchor attraction.
Joe Johnston directs the third film, with Sam Neill returning as Dr. Alan Grant.
A 20th-anniversary 3D re-release pushes Jurassic Park past $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
Jurassic World opens to a then-record $208.8 million domestic debut and becomes one of the highest-grossing films ever.
Frontier's park-building simulation lets players run their own Jurassic World.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom tops $1.3 billion worldwide as the franchise's fifth film.
Universal Studios Hollywood retires Jurassic Park: The Ride in 2018 and reopens it as Jurassic World - The Ride in July 2019.
The animated series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous premieres, running five seasons.
Universal Orlando opens the Jurassic World VelociCoaster, a launch coaster themed to the films' raptor squad.
Dominion unites the Jurassic World cast with original stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum.
Gareth Edwards directs a new installment starring Scarlett Johansson, launching the franchise's next era.
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