The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Animal, Book Adaptation, Creature Feature, Dinosaur

Synopsis

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.

Scores

Overall Score
89.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.3%
Review Aggregate
57.1

Critic Consensus

55.9% Fresh • 152 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 56% of 152 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, scary. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulscaryvisually strikingfamily-friendlyemotionaldarkcharacter-drivenrealisticchristmas

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jeff Goldblum1997$7,128,000$13,932,000(est)
Julianne Moore1997$4,388,000$8,576,000(est)
Pete Postlethwaite1997$3,303,000$6,457,000(est)
Arliss Howard1997$2,701,000$5,279,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count153
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes468,200

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$229,086,670$447,753,820
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$229,086,670$447,753,820

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1997$114,543,335$223,876,910
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$40,906,000$79,951,478
Physical Purchases ?1997$54,654,000$106,822,179
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$80,180,334$156,713,837
Total Revenues1997$290,283,670$567,364,404
Expenses
Budget ?1997$73,000,000$142,679,750
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1997$250,000,000$488,629,282
Participations1997$5,806,000$11,347,926
Residuals ?1997$10,911,000$21,325,736
Interest & Overhead1997$10,950,000$21,401,963
Total Expenses1997$350,667,000$685,384,657
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$-60,383,330$-118,020,254

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