UNChopra-Gant stipulates that the figure given for Unconquered is for North American box-office, but as was common at the time, the chart confuses worldwide and North American grosses. James Bond is one example of this. Part of that was likely thanks to Tom Cruise reprising his role as Pete Maverick Mitchell, but director Joesph Kosinski also utilized some strategically deployed fan service and specially developed, state-of-the-art IMAX cameras for stunning action sequences to deliver the biggest crowd-pleaser of Summer 2022. Opening weekend for Avengers: Endgame in April 2019surpassed Infinity Wars year-long record by nearly $100 million. WithNo Way Home landing at No. In 1997, Cameronblew out the budget again and this time there was worry he may have gone too far. That total remained the highest of the series until Deathly Hallows: Part 2in 2011. All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) in the 21st century, and films that have not played during this period do not appear on the chart because of ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. Fans certainly turned over their money but many left witha sense of disappointment that would help taint the prequel trilogy for decades to come. INNo contemporary sources provide figures for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, although The Numbers provides a figure of $8,000,000 for the North American box-office gross. $2.048 Billion Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 85% Domestic: $678.8 million Release date: April 27, 2018 Just shy of 10. TFAThe gross for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is adjusted from the 2016 index. Its $682 million overseas is the sixth-best ever for an animated film, the second-best for any Disney animated film, Pixar or otherwise. Avengers: Endgame (2019) - $2,797,501,328 But back in 2010, only Avatar, Titanic, and The Return of the Kinghad made more money outside of North America than Alice did. [113][114] The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had the most films gross over $1billion, with ten. company. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, On an Apple device? [30] Converting to a more representative system that counts ticket sales rather than gross is also fraught with problems because the only data available for older films are the sale totals. Distributors would often report the worldwide rental since the higher figure made the film appear more successful, while estimates were limited to performance in North America; therefore it was not unusual for worldwide and North American rentals to be mixed up. Six films in total have grossed in excess of $2billion worldwide, with Avatar ranked in the top position. But audiences went the other direction, giving Dead Mans Chesta 38.6% boost in domesticearnings and an 84.2% boost internationally. It was no slacker overseas, either: WhenReturnfinished its run, onlyTitanichad a greater number outside of the U.S. and Canada. Just shy of 10 years since it began, the Marvel Cinematic Universe gathered nearly every one of its characters for a galaxy-wide showdown withthe series Big Bad,Thanos. At least, for a little while. Some of the older films that held the record of highest-grossing film still have respectable grosses by today's standards, but no longer compete numerically against today's top-earners in an era of much higher individual ticket prices. So keep your eyes here, and check in with our weekly weekend box office wrap-ups. (Photo by Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures). That is to say, the success of Estimates of its total earnings are as high as $100million. That made sense given that the 1994 original, at the time, was one of the studios most successful films in the middle ofitsrebirth, and director Jon Favreaus CGI-fueled version traced it for a new generation. It still remains the highest-grossing domestic release of all time. Once revenue from home entertainment is factored in it is not immediately clear which film is the most successful. If it were the rental gross then that would have made it not only the highest-grossing film of the year, but one of the highest-grossing films of the silent era, and if that is the case it would be unusual for both International Motion Picture Almanac and Variety to omit it from their lists. A series that has existed for 50-plus years is going to get a little help from inflation Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice would have been $300 million grossers today but were not doing inflation here. [73] Gone with the Wind itself may have been briefly overtaken by The Ten Commandments (1956), which closed at the end of 1960 with worldwide rentals of $5860million[76][77] compared to Gone with the Wind's $59million;[78] if it did claim the top spot its tenure there was short-lived, since Gone with the Wind was re-released the following year and increased its earnings to $67million. Beyond Disney and Pixar animation, the Despicable Me, Shrek, and Ice Age series have met with the most success. D. W. Griffith (1915, 1916 and 1920), George Roy Hill (1966, 1969 and 1973) and the Russo brothers (2016, 2018 and 2019) all feature heavily with three films apiece. No, it was unexpected because it managed this herculean feat even as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to keep audiences largely at home. While complete sales data are not available for Avatar, it earned $345million from the sale of sixteenmillion DVD and Blu-ray units in North America,[2] and ultimately sold a total of thirtymillion DVD and Blu-ray units worldwide. [64] Exact figures are not known for The Birth of a Nation, but contemporary records put its worldwide earnings at $5.2million as of 1919. Fourteen years later and deep into the superhero cinematic explosion, Birds sequel more than doubled the originals box office and became the highest-grossing animated film ever at the domestic box office. The Abyss, Terminator 2, and True Lies were all the most expensive movies of their time upon release. Although the nominal earnings chart is dominated by films adapted from pre-existing properties and sequels, it is headed by Avatar, which is an original work. We included dollars earned in re-releases, and in each of our descriptions, we look at where the film stood record-wise at the time of its run, and dive into things like critical and audience reception. In just under three weeks, The Force Awakens became the all-time domestic champion, passing Avatar and joining the $2 billion clubwithin54 days. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy 7.7 Rate Check out the top movies at the box office on IMDb. The Star Wars franchise has had the highest-grossing film in 8 different years since 1977. 3 Spider-Man $9.8B. under which this service is provided to you. The total listed here incorporates subsequent earnings in Japan, Nigeria, Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany up to the end of 2015 but omits earnings in Turkey, Iceland, Brazil, and Australia (2016), which amount to a few hundred thousand dollars. incorporates its gross from the 1985 reissue but not from 2002. One notable example of this phenomenon is Avatar, which was also released in 3D and IMAX: almost two-thirds of tickets for that film were for 3D showings with an average price of $10, and about one-sixth were for IMAX showings with an average price over $14.50, compared to a 2010 average price of $7.61 for 2D films. But even after the release of would-be juggernauts like The Batman, Jurassic World Dominion,The Batman, and a pair of Marvel movies in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness andThor: Love and Thunder, only one film has managed to crack this list in 2022, and boy was it a big one. By the end of its run, the eight Harry Potterhad films grossed a combined $7.72 billion. TV Shows. George Lucas directed two chart-toppers in 1977 and 1999, but also served in a strong creative capacity as a producer and writer in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1989 as well. Traditionally, war films, musicals, and historical dramas have been the most popular genres, but franchise films have been among the best performers of the 21st century. We all assumed it was the end for Woody, Buzz, and all their toy friends that bittersweetfinish was just so perfect. All rights reserved. Lifetime grosses (outside U.S. & Canada): Original release (excluding 2009 IMAX reissue): This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 18:23. Though its Tomatometer score is among the lower scores in the Top 50 (69%), Todd PhillipsJokerhad the highest-opening ever in the month of October (passing the previous yearsVenom) and ultimately became thehighest-grossing film ever released in that month in North America, surpassing Alfonso CuaronsGravitydomestically. Disney also enjoyed later success with films such as Frozen and Frozen II, Zootopia, and The Lion King (with its computer-animated remake as the highest-grossing animated film), as well as its Pixar brand, of which Incredibles 2, Toy Story 3 and 4, and Finding Dory have been the best performers. When the fourth entry of Pixars signature series opened to only $120 million, many labeled it a disappointment.Some had expectedToy Story 4to have the studios biggest opening ever, and the film was then written off by some as part of a string of failed sequels in the summer of 2019. The series would have gone out with a box-office bang, too. [24] Ticket prices have also risen at different rates of inflation around the world, further complicating the process of adjusting worldwide grosses. Cecil B. DeMille (1932, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1956) is in second place with five films and William Wyler (1942, 1946, 1959 and 1968) and James Cameron (1991, 1997, 2009 and 2022) are tied for third place with four films. Coming on the heels of Finding Nemo, this marks the only time that animated films were the top box-office hits of back-to-back years. Columbia Pictures. The first summer release for the Toy Storyfranchiseturned into the first $100 million opening weekend for Pixar as well asthe studiosfirst $400 domestic tally and first worldwide haul of $1 billion. It was also the second-highest-grossing domestic film of the 2018 summer season, behind the #17 film on this list. It's only recently that the Spider-Man franchise took Harry Potter 's third place as the highest-grossing movie franchise. It's the highest-grossing film franchise of all time with a worldwide gross of over $28 billion. Now, the movie has overtaken the originalFrozento become the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Almost a decade after wrapping up his landmarkLord of the Ringstrilogy, Peter Jackson returned to the world of J.R.R. It was not officially an Avengers film, butCivil War may as well have been. [34] Which film is Gone with the Wind's nearest rival depends on the set of figures used: Guinness had Avatar in second place with $3billion, while other estimates saw Titanic in the runner-up spot with first-run worldwide earnings of almost $2.9billion at 2010 prices.[33]. became one of the unlikeliest mega franchises ever. The movie bestedToy Story 3 by over $71 million at home even if it came up a bit short of that film internationally and showed Pixars sequel business was really starting to thrive. Venice awarded the film itstop prize in the Golden Lion; somecritics were hailing it a masterpiece. Since Variety at the time ranked films by their U.S. and Canadian rental, they constructed a hypothetical rental figure for the Cinerama films to provide a basis for comparison to other films in their chart: in the case of This Is Cinerama, the $50million worldwide gross was reconfigured as a $12.5million U.S. rental gross; this is exactly 25% of the amount reported by Cinerama, so Variety's formula seemingly halved the gross to obtain an estimate for the U.S. share, and halved it again to simulate a rental fee. Shia LaBeouf was replacedwith Mark Wahlberg as the franchises central hero, and the fourth film from Michael Bay approached a near three-hour running time at 165 minutes. Abrams gave abrand-new cast of characters thechance to interact with the original trio of Luke, Han, and Leia, and generations of fans were so ready for the adventure thattheygavethe film the highest opening weekend in history ($247.9 million). [30], Despite the inherent difficulties in accounting for inflation, several attempts have been made. Besides the Star Wars and Superman franchises, James Bond and Godzilla films are still being released periodically; all four are among the highest-grossing franchises. Help. the box office gross less the exhibitor's cut). IMDb.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The Godfather was re-released in 1973 after its success at the 45th Academy Awards, and Jaws was released again in 1976, and their grosses here most likely include earnings from those releases. | But there was no bigger boost tothe long-running franchise than Craigs Skyfall,the first film to cross $300 million domestically and $1 billion globally. Depending on how accurate the estimates are, the 1959 remake of Ben-Hur may also have captured the record from Gone with the Wind: as of the end of 1961 it had earned $47million worldwide,[79] and by 1963 it was trailing Gone with the Wind by just $2million with international takings of $65million,[80] ultimately earning $66million from its initial release. All rights reserved. The space epic was only one of two films in 2018-19 to spend 10 straight weeks in thetop 10 (the other beingBlack Panther), and was the seventh MCU film to reach $1 billion at the box office globally. and Jurassic Park at the all-time domestic box office. Box-office figures are reported in either gross revenue or distributor rentals, the latter being especially true of older films. Released in 4,529 theaters, Grus third chapter did manage to have the largest launch in film history in North America until Avengers: Endgame came along. With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9billion, Avatar is proclaimed to be the "highest-grossing" film, but such claims usually refer to theatrical revenues only and do not take into account home video and television income, which can form a significant portion of a film's earnings. However, theatrical box-office earnings are the primary metric for trade publications in assessing the success of a film, mostly because of the availability of the data compared to sales figures for home video and broadcast rights, but also because of historical practice. Latest Updates: [20][21] This means that it peaked at number 4 at the end of its run, ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, rather than at number 5 as indicated by the source. Click on the year number for a list of all the films released that year. After 15 straight weeks at number 1, 14 Oscar nominations and 11 statuettes, Titanic, its stars and its song were ingrained in the hearts and tear ducts of the world, and the movie would hold the all-time box office record for 12 years until Cameron would eclipse himself once again with Avatar. The Empire Strikes Back made 31.9% less than A New Hope,Attack of the Clones made 34.6% less than The Phantom Menace, and The Last Jedi fell 33.8% off The Force Awakens. When a film becomes not just a global phenomenon but the highest-grossing film in your canon of animated entertainment, a sequel is inevitable. A planned two-parter turned into a full-blown trilogy and critics were feeling the bloat: While JacksonsLord of the Rings films all scored over 90% on the Tomatometer, the Hobbit films never rose above 74%, with the first film right in the middle with 64%. After getting tag-teased at the end ofInfinity War, Brie Larsons Carol Danvers made herdebut in the MCU as the universes first headlining female superhero in 2019sCaptain Marvel. Both The Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind spent twenty-five consecutive years apiece as the highest-grosser, with films directed by Steven Spielberg and James Cameron holding the record on three occasions each. Brad Birds The Incredibles debuted a full four years before the MCU began, a time when the Pixar brand was as close to a guarantee of success (and quality) as the industry had. "We might have been in a situation where we had two Tom Cruise blockbusters in the same year . The final chapter of the Skywalker saga may have broken the trend set by the other third entries in the franchises trilogies (each outgrossed the middle episodes), but it will become record that we may never see broken again. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger. Aladdinwasnt always a sure bet:A blue Will Smith was mocked in early reveals of his Genie character and Tim Burtons live-actionDumboproved to be a bust just two months before Aladdins release. But he did. RKThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King saw its original gross corrected in early 2020. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) Lifetime gross: $775,768,912 "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" Thus kicked off George Lucas'. Votes: 576,004 | Gross: $426.83M. If any film in the top 10 could be considered both a success and a disappointment it would be Joss Whedons Avengers sequel. Still, Johnsons film joined Episodes IV, V, and VII in the 90%+ realm on the Tomatometer and may end up being the ultimate bridge to the next generation of Star Wars fans. A1The adjusted gross for Avatar includes revenue from the original release and all four reissues. [23] To compensate for the devaluation of the currency, some charts make adjustments for inflation, but not even this practice fully addresses the issue, since ticket prices and inflation do not necessarily parallel one another. The movies $158 million opening weekend broke the previous record-holder, Spider-Man 3, bymore than $7 million, and Dark Knightheld therecord for nearly three years to the day until the final Harry Potter chapter was released. A year after J.J. Abrams launched the record-breaking continuation of George Lucas Skywalker saga, audiences were given a go-between tale to help fill in the gaps that led to the destruction of the first Death Star. (And, if you are are keeping track, it is the 12th Disney property in thetop 20.). Other Worldwide Cumulative records: All Time Single Market - All Time Animated Worldwide - All Time Sequel Worldwide - All Time Non-Sequel Worldwide - Top 2022 Worldwide - Top 2023 Worldwide This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. Titanic earned $1.2billion from video and DVD sales and rentals,[1] in addition to the $2.2billion it grossed in theatres. It even fell behind the sixthFuriousfilm domestically, but did incredibly well abroad: it was the sixthfilm ever to make a cool billion outside theU.S. and Canada alone. No wonder Disney and Sony made up: 2019sSpider-Man: Far From Home, which might have been the end of their association had theynot moved past their impasse,isSonys highest-grossing film of all time. 100 highest-grossing movies of all time 100. The following directors have also all directed two films on the chart: Frank Lloyd, King Vidor, Frank Capra, Michael Curtiz, Leo McCarey, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, Stanley Kubrick, Guy Hamilton, Mike Nichols, William Friedkin, Peter Jackson, Gore Verbinski, and Michael Bay; Mervyn LeRoy, Ken Annakin and Robert Wise are each represented by one solo credit and one shared credit, and John Ford co-directed two films. [19] In view of what appears to be an aberration in the source, a previous figure is provided.

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