Editing Jurassic Park (film) (section)

=== Home media ===
''Jurassic Park'' was first officially released on [[VHS]] by [[CIC Video]] on October 3, 1994, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where it had an exclusive seven-week rental window before going on sale on November 21.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|page=31|date=10 June 1994|title=Jurassic spark to light up UK rental}}</ref> In the rest of the world, it was officially released on VHS and [[LaserDisc]] on October 4, 1994 (by [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|MCA/Universal Home Video]] in the United States).<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Jurassic' rumbles to vid in October |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 22, 1994 |url=https://variety.com/1994/digital/news/jurassic-rumbles-to-vid-in-october-119411/ |access-date=January 27, 2007 |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111153448/http://variety.com/1994/digital/news/jurassic-rumbles-to-vid-in-october-119411/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the official release date, most US retailers decided not to wait that long and were selling it by 1 October.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 15, 1994|page=5|title='Jurassic' Sparks Dino-Sized Controversy|last1=Goldstein|first1=Seth|last2=Fitzpatrick|first2=Eileen|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-10-15-P.pdf|access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref> With 17 million units sold,<ref>{{cite news |title=Spielberg classics swim up to DVD |author=Hettrick, Scott |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 25, 2000 |url=https://variety.com/2000/digital/features/spielberg-classics-swim-up-to-dvd-1117780888/ |access-date=January 27, 2007 |archive-date=January 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105082013/http://variety.com/2000/digital/features/spielberg-classics-swim-up-to-dvd-1117780888/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Jurassic Park'' is the fifth-best-selling VHS tape ever.<ref>{{cite news |title=Challenge of Selling a Hit Film to TV Viewers: Television: NBC's promotional dilemma is how to generate interest in the 2-year-old 'Jurassic Park', which is the highest-grossing motion picture in history. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-06-ca-63049-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 6, 1995 |access-date=August 30, 2013 |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024090225/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-05-06/entertainment/ca-63049_1_jurassic-park |url-status=live}}</ref> Three years later, a [[THX]] certified [[Widescreen]] VHS was released on September 9, 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last=McKay |first=John |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98855969/more-videos-present-movies-in-original/ |title=More videos present movies in original widescreen images |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311210504/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98855969/more-videos-present-movies-in-original/ |date=September 6, 1997 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |page=36 |work=The Canadian Press |publisher=[[Brantford Expositor]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpdatabase.net/jurassic-park/dvd-video-release/|title=Jurassic Park db » DVD / Video release|access-date=March 24, 2022|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414195633/https://www.jpdatabase.net/jurassic-park/dvd-video-release/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film was also first released as a Collector's Edition [[DVD]] and VHS on October 10, 2000, in both Widescreen (1.85:1) and [[Fullscreen (filmmaking)|Full Screen]] (1.33:1) versions, and as part of a box set with the sequel ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' and both movies' soundtrack albums.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=U Home Video preps 'Jurrassic' DVD launch |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2000/digital/features/u-home-video-preps-jurrassic-dvd-launch-1117782601/ |author=Hettrick, Scott |date=June 14, 2000 |access-date=March 6, 2007 |archive-date=January 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105082019/http://variety.com/2000/digital/features/u-home-video-preps-jurrassic-dvd-launch-1117782601/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000613/ca_univers_2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829095853/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000613/ca_univers_2.html |title=Universal Studios Home Video Announces First Time DVD Releases Of Jurassic Park and The Lost World |website=[[PR Newswire]] |publisher=[[Cision]] |via=[[Yahoo! Finance|Yahoo.com]] |archive-date=August 29, 2000 |date=June 13, 2000 |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> It was the 13th-best-selling DVD of 2000 counting both versions, finishing the year with 910,000 units sold.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Year End 2000 Top DVD sellers |url=https://variety.com/2000/biz/news/year-end-2000-top-dvd-sellers-628130/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 30, 2000 |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222341/https://variety.com/2000/biz/news/year-end-2000-top-dvd-sellers-628130/ }}</ref> Following the release of ''Jurassic Park III'', a new box set with all the films called ''Jurassic Park Trilogy'' was released on December 11, 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jurassic Park Trilogy |website=IGN |url=http://www.ign.com/movies/jurassic-park-ultimate-trilogy/dvd-791439 |access-date=March 6, 2007 |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050554/http://www.ign.com/movies/jurassic-park-ultimate-trilogy/dvd-791439 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was repackaged as ''Jurassic Park Adventure Pack'' on November 29, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN DVD |title=Jurassic Park Adventure Pack |website=IGN |date=November 17, 2005 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/18/jurassic-park-adventure-pack |access-date=March 6, 2007 |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603114220/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/18/jurassic-park-adventure-pack |url-status=live}}</ref>

The trilogy was released on [[Blu-ray]] on October 25, 2011,<ref>{{cite web |author=Chitwood, Adam |title=JURASSIC PARK Trilogy Hits Blu-ray October 25th, Trailer Released |website=Collider |date=June 27, 2011 |url=http://collider.com/jurassic-park-trilogy-blu-ray-trailer/98999/ |access-date=July 29, 2011 |archive-date=July 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731015658/http://collider.com/jurassic-park-trilogy-blu-ray-trailer/98999 |url-status=live}}</ref> debuting at number five on the Blu-ray charts,<ref>{{cite news |author=Arnold, Thomas K. |title='Captain America' Overtakes 'Pirates of the Caribbean' for No.{{nbsp}}1 on DVD Charts |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 2, 2011 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/captain-america-pirates-of-the-caribbean-dvd-charts-256790 |access-date=July 29, 2013 |archive-date=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312202342/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/captain-america-pirates-of-the-caribbean-dvd-charts-256790 |url-status=live}}</ref> and nominated as the best release of the year by both the Las Vegas Film Critics Society<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-artist-winding-refn-win-at-las-vegas-critics-awards |title="The Artist", Winding Refn Win at Las Vegas Critics Awards |author=Knegt, Peter |access-date=March 25, 2012 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=December 13, 2011 |archive-date=February 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229003234/http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-artist-winding-refn-win-at-las-vegas-critics-awards |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Saturn Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/saturn-award-nominations-2012/ |title=Saturn Award Nominations Announced; Hugo and Harry Potter Lead with 10 Nominations Each |first=Matt |last=Goldberg |work=Collider |date=February 29, 2012 |access-date=January 5, 2014 |archive-date=April 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416222202/http://collider.com/saturn-award-nominations-2012/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, ''Jurassic Park'' was among twenty-five films chosen by Universal for a box set celebrating the studio's 100th anniversary,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/universal-100-anniversary-blu-ray-collection/ |title=Universal Announces Fantastic 25-Film 100th Anniversary Blu-ray Collection |first=Adam |last=Chitwood |work=Collider |date=February 29, 2012 |access-date=January 5, 2014 |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221094249/http://collider.com/universal-100-anniversary-blu-ray-collection/ |url-status=live}}</ref> while also receiving a standalone 100th anniversary Blu-ray featuring an [[augmented reality]] cover.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/universalsonypictures-se/pressreleases/universal-pictures-partner-with-aurasma-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary-watch-the-movies-come-to-life-in-a-brand-new-way-814255 |title=Universal Pictures partner with Aurasma to celebrate 100th Anniversary: Watch the movies come to life in a brand new way |publisher=[[Aurasma]] |date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107020349/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/universalsonypictures-se/pressreleases/universal-pictures-partner-with-aurasma-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary-watch-the-movies-come-to-life-in-a-brand-new-way-814255 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, the 20th anniversary 3D conversion was issued on Blu-ray 3D.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/01/27/jurassic-park-3d-blu-ray/ |title=Jurassic Park 3D Blu-ray comes home April 23rd after its one-week theatrical return |work=[[Engadget]] |author=Lawler, Richard |date=January 27, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040220/http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/27/jurassic-park-3d-blu-ray/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The film, alongside ''The Lost World'', ''Jurassic Park III'' and ''Jurassic World'', was released as part of a [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD]] Blu-ray box set on May 22, 2018, in honor of the original film's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jurassic Park Collection 4K Blu-ray |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Jurassic-Park-Collection-4K-Blu-ray/200257/ |access-date=March 18, 2018 |archive-date=March 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084809/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Jurassic-Park-Collection-4K-Blu-ray/200257/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Television premiere====
''Jurassic Park'' was broadcast on television for the first time on [[NBC]] on May 7, 1995, following the April 26 airing of ''The Making of Jurassic Park''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Mink |title='Making of Jurassic Park' Really Dino-mite |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/04/25/1995-04-25__making_of_jurassic_park__re.html |work=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |location=New York |date=April 25, 1995 |access-date=February 26, 2013}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Some 68.12&nbsp;million people tuned in, garnering NBC a 36 percent share of all available viewers that night. ''Jurassic Park'' was the [[Nielsen ratings|highest-rated]] theatrical film broadcast on television by any network compared to theatrical film ratings since April 1987.<ref name="Huff">{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Huff |title=Ratings: 'Jurassic' Parks NBC Right At the Top of the Nielsens |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/05/10/1995-05-10_ratings___jurassic__parks_nb.html |work=New York Daily News |date=May 10, 1995 |access-date=February 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815104644/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-05-10/entertainment/17971514_1_highest-rated-movie-ratings-crown-ratings-race |archive-date=August 15, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In June–July 1995, the film aired a number of times on the [[Turner Network Television]] (TNT) network.<ref name="Huff"/>