Jurassic Park III dinosaur-bird connection, said the feathers quills added to the "Velociraptor" for "Jurassic Park III" "looked like a roadrunner's toupee", but conceded that feathers are difficult subjects for computer animation and speculated that "Jurassic Park IV"'s raptors would have more realistic with plumage. In 2002, Crichton said he had not watched the film. A teaser trailer was released online in September 2000. Universal avoided excessive early marketing to prevent a possible backlash; the studio believed awareness of the film was already sufficient. Marketing began in April 2001, three months before the film's release. The first footage from the film was aired
Jurassic Park (film) the original film's 25th anniversary. "Jurassic Park" became the highest-grossing film released worldwide up to that time. Following $3.1 million from midnight screenings on June 10, the film earned $47 million in its first weekend, with the $50.1 million total breaking the opening weekend record set by "Batman Returns" the year before. By the end of its first week, "Jurassic Park" had grossed $81.7 million, and remained at number one for three weeks. It eventually grossed $357 million in the U.S. and Canada. Box Office Mojo estimates the film sold over 86.2 million tickets in the US in its initial