On what date was Jurassic Park first released in the United States?

Jurassic Park was first released in the United States on June 11, 1993.

The release followed an extensive publicity campaign and arrived during the summer movie season. Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Michael Crichton’s novel, the film became a major box-office event and introduced audiences to a new generation of convincing digital dinosaur effects.

Its release date is sometimes confused with the film’s premiere events or international openings. The movie premiered in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 1993, before its wider United States release two days later. It subsequently opened in other countries during June and July.

Jurassic Park’s theatrical performance helped make it one of the defining blockbusters of the 1990s. It also became a landmark in visual-effects history because computer-generated imagery was integrated with animatronic creatures and traditional filmmaking techniques.