14 Reasons We'll Likely Never Get To See Dominion's Follow-Up

As much as the creators of "Jurassic World Dominion" made it their mission to do justice to the franchise and its fans, the 2022 film underwhelmed audiences. In their review, Rolling Stone lambasted "Jurassic World Dominion" for how far the franchise had fallen since its Spielberg-led roots in 1993, writing, "It's not so much a movie as an extinction-level event for the franchise, one in which the last remaining bits of good will and investment in this particular intellectual property are snuffed out like so many unlucky Stegosaurses." 

Some reviews were critical of the writing, particularly of the legacy cast's dialogue, while others panned the movie for its lack of insight into what a world where humans and dinosaurs coexist would actually be like. However, the extended edition of the film, which Trevorrow himself preferred to the theatrical cut, led to some greater praise from critics, who felt it delivered more on the franchise's sense of fun. 

Nevertheless, "Jurassic World Dominion" excelled at the box office, raking in over $1 billion, making it the third post-pandemic film to do so — albeit still having the worst critic score on Rotten Tomatoes out of the six films in the franchise. While the "Jurassic Park" series would probably not lose money if Universal chose to do another film, the decline in critical acclaim as the series has gone on may turn off audiences.