Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs is an 2018 independently-produced live-action/computer-animated fantasy adventure buddy film set on a fictional Earth in which dinosaurs never became extinct. The production features computer-animated dinosaurs in live-action settings with actors providing voiceovers for the main characters. It was directed by Andrew Mason from a story by Adam Campbell-Sing and a screenplay by John Garvin and Richard Price.

A British-Australian co-production between Sing's FamilySing Entertainment (UK) and Mason's Hopscotch Features (AUS), The film was produced on a 160.5 million budget, making it one of the biggest independent productions to date; it was financed by FamilySing, Hopscotch and David Elison's Skydance Media instead of a major studio. Worldwide distribution rights were sold to Paramount Pictures just after production finished. The film was shot at Village Roadshow Studios in Gold Coast, Australia. The Australian government provided a tax credit for 46% of the film's budget, whilst Animal Logic designed computer-animated dinosaurs and added them to the live-action backdrop. Though the film was originally going to lack narration or dialogue, producers decided to add voiceovers before production began, believing it would connect audiences to the characters.

Dinosaurs was released in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D screens in the UK and Australia on 7 December 2018, three weeks before opening in the United States, Canada and remaining international territories on 21 December 2018. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its lack of a substantial premise, plot holes and its predominantly extensive use of visual effects, but gave praise in some elements though, such as the overall performances of the main cast. The film grossed a worldwide total of US$99.2 million, thus failing to recoup its 160.5 million budget. The Hollywood Reporter said the film's global box office performance was disappointing in context of the production budget and marketing costs, therefore making it a box office bomb.