The movie opened May 27, 1997, and grossed a little more than $90 million in the United States. By June 22, 1997, the movie grossed more than $204 million.
IMDB.com lists the final United States gross for "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" to be at $229,074,524. Movieweb.com lists this gross at $229,086,679, so the actual total is somewhere between these figures.
When the movie opened worldwide, the total gross equaled more than $382 million. Combined with the U.S. box office, the movie made around $615 million.
The movie's estimated budget was around $73 million, so the actual amount profited from the movie's budget equals about $542 million. This might not account for advertising, distribution or other budget factors.
When released to VHS, rentals accounted for $130,086,760 in the United States, according to IMDB.com. The DVD version has been released in more than five versions, accounting for more sales and rentals.