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The cost of the latest movies in the ‘Jurassic Park’ franchise have roared past $1bn (Photo by … More Universal/Getty Images) Getty Images The cost of making the two latest Jurassic World movies has surged to $1.1 billion (£885.6 million) according to documents recently filed by Universal Pictures. The monster spending spree includes $583.9 million (£453.6 million) on Jurassic World: Dominion making it the most expensive movie of all time. The 2022 film narrowly beat previous record holder, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which cost £452 million to make. Dominion closed out Universal’s Jurassic World trilogy and reunited the trio of stars who kicked off the franchise about reanimated dinosaurs in 1993. Lara Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill returned to join Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt who headlined the Jurassic World movies. The reunion didn’t come cheap. In addition to blockbuster pay packets, Dominion had a hefty visual effects bill. It was also filmed at the height of the pandemic in 2020, causing the cast to quarantine for five months at the opulent Langley hotel while they filmed at nearby Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. The Langley is the former manor home of the third Duke of Marlborough and rooms cost more than $600 per night. It all added up. No other single movie has had higher costs disclosed in publicly-available filings. Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War together cost more at a total of $1.3 billion (£1 billion) but were made by the same Disney subsidiary so it isn’t possible to tell how much was spent on each one. In contrast, Dominion and its prequel, 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, were made by separate companies owned by Universal which shines a spotlight on the precise cost of both of them. ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ came with…

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