Popular movie franchises nowadays bear hefty price tags with confidence that they would easily churn money at the box office, but Scarlett Johansson’s Jurassic World: Rebirth did not follow suit its predecessor. The cost of making science fiction movies like this usually goes up to more than $200 million due to its extensive use of visual effects. This time, they made efforts to reduce the budget.
One of the biggest titles this year, Jurassic World: Rebirth, follows an entirely new cast and story, distancing from the Chris Pratt-led franchise that received mixed reviews.
Jurassic World: Rebirth received a lesser budget than Jurassic World Dominion
Movies like Jurassic World: Rebirth thrive on nostalgia and the classic action-adventure scenes that fans of all ages love to watch. Setting aside the high-definition special effects, it brings back the good old memories of watching Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park back in the ‘90s.
This is why even today, lots of people still go to the cinemas to witness dinosaurs chasing humans and vice versa. Such effects already cost a fortune, which is one of the reasons Chris Pratt’s Jurassic World Dominion’s budget blew up to $265 million, making it one of the most expensive movies ever produced.
However, there is a reported discrepancy in the amount that remains unclear to this day. According to Forbes, the cost of production racked up to $584 million, although the UK government contributed a boost through its film tax relief program, amounting to $115 million. The UK’s COVID-related job retention scheme also covered $3.7 million, so that brings down the total reported amount to $465 million.
Similarly, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom boasted a whopping $432 million budget, and if we’re going to add the trilogy’s cost of production, we’d get a billion-dollar total. Either way, Scarlett Johansson’s Jurassic World: Rebirth won’t try to replicate the same cost. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the upcoming summer movie will only have a net budget of $180 million.
This does not include the marketing yet, but it’s obvious that Universal Pictures and Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment found a way to substantially decrease their expenses. We’ll see how this decision affects the movie, but hopefully, it won’t compromise the storyline and the visual spectacle, which is evidently the movie’s selling point.
Jurassic World: Rebirth might become another commercial hit
Jurassic World: Rebirth already looks like it will dominate this year’s summer box office. The franchise never gets old, and even though Pratt’s movies faced criticism in the past, they remained commercial hits.
Both Jurassic Park and Jurassic World captivated audiences because there’s always that deeply ingrained curiosity about possibly co-existing with dinosaurs, the creatures that once roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
There’s a reason why the franchise refuses to die, and apart from the nostalgic ride or the escapism it provides, it also poses deep, thought-provoking questions concerning science. It’s fun and all, until man starts playing God, leaving him with no choice but to face the consequences.
Jurassic World: Rebirth will hit theaters on July 2, 2025 (USA).
This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire
