When Dinosaurs Ruled: Ranking The Movies Of Summer 1993

“Jurassic World,” Colin Trevorrow’s revival of the dino-franchise, hits theaters today, and though reviews are quite divided (with ours on the strongly positive end of the spectrum), it seems likely that it’ll be a box-office Indominus Rex, and its projected to open well over $100 million.  Dinosaurs tearing into the box office this weekend is just one of the reasons that sends us back to the summer of 1993. Bill Clinton announced his “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the military. Prince changed his name to The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. And at the movies, “Jurassic Park” dominated, taking over $914 million worldwide, more money than any movie up to that point (not adjusted for inflation), holding the record until “Titanic” arrived four years later.  So “Jurassic World” has inspired considerable nostalgia for that time at Playlist HQ, and we thought (as we did for the summer of ’84’ last year) that we’d cast a look back not just at “Jurassic Park,” but all the...