Jason KingTitanic will sink in the Next 2 Weeks - the Top 50 Highest Grossing Films of All Time
January 25th 2010 10:23
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Below is listed the Top 50 highest grossing films of all time in unadjusted figures. It should be noted that Avatar is only about 50mil away from taking the lead from longstanding James Cameron film Titanic. Not only does this make James Cameron the most bankable director on the planet but means the guy has made a bloody fortune for various studios, mainly FOX.
I do wish him and the films Avatar and Titanic all the best a HUGE congratulations. It will be sad to see Leo knocked from the top spot but he can come back to number one - especially when Cameron rereleases Titanic in 3D in the very near future
Can't wait to see it on the big screen again.
1
Titanic
Par.
$600,788,188
1997
2
Avatar
Fox
$552,797,000
2009
3
The Dark Knight
WB
$533,345,358
2008
4
Star Wars
Fox
$460,998,007
1977^
5
Shrek 2
DW
$441,226,247
2004
6
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Uni.
$435,110,554
1982^
7
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Fox
$431,088,301
1999
8
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
BV
$423,315,812
2006
9
Spider-Man
Sony
$403,706,375
2002
10
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
P/DW
$402,111,870
2009
11
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Fox
$380,270,577
2005
12
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
NL
$377,027,325
2003
13
Spider-Man 2
Sony
$373,585,825
2004
14
The Passion of the Christ
NM
$370,782,930
2004^
15
Jurassic Park
Uni.
$357,067,947
1993
16
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
NL
$341,786,758
2002^
17
Finding Nemo
BV
$339,714,978
2003
18
Spider-Man 3
Sony
$336,530,303
2007
19
Forrest Gump
Par.
$329,694,499
1994
20
The Lion King
BV
$328,541,776
1994^
21
Shrek the Third
P/DW
$322,719,944
2007
22
Transformers
P/DW
$319,246,193
2007
23
Iron Man
Par.
$318,412,101
2008
24
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
WB
$317,575,550
2001
25
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Par.
$317,101,119
2008
26
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
NL
$314,776,170
2001^
27
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Fox
$310,676,740
2002^
28
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
BV
$309,420,425
2007
29
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$309,306,177
1983^
30
Independence Day
Fox
$306,169,268
1996
31
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BV
$305,413,918
2003
32
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
WB
$301,959,197
2009
33
The Sixth Sense
BV
$293,506,292
1999
34
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Sum.
$293,187,000
2009
35
Up
BV
$293,004,164
2009
36
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
WB
$292,004,738
2007
37
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
BV
$291,710,957
2005
38
The Empire Strikes Back
Fox
$290,475,067
1980^
39
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
WB
$290,013,036
2005
40
Home Alone
Fox
$285,761,243
1990
41
The Matrix Reloaded
WB
$281,576,461
2003
42
Meet the Fockers
Uni.
$279,261,160
2004
43
The Hangover
WB
$277,322,503
2009
44
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
2001
45
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
WB
$261,988,482
2002
46
The Incredibles
BV
$261,441,092
2004
47
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uni.
$260,044,825
2000
48
Jaws
Uni.
$260,000,000
1975
49
Star Trek
Par.
$257,730,019
2009
50
I Am Legend
WB
$256,393,010
2007
I do wish him and the films Avatar and Titanic all the best a HUGE congratulations. It will be sad to see Leo knocked from the top spot but he can come back to number one - especially when Cameron rereleases Titanic in 3D in the very near future
Can't wait to see it on the big screen again.1
Titanic
Par.
$600,788,188
1997
2
Avatar
Fox
$552,797,000
2009
3
The Dark Knight
WB
$533,345,358
2008
4
Star Wars
Fox
$460,998,007
1977^
5
Shrek 2
DW
$441,226,247
2004
6
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Uni.
$435,110,554
1982^
7
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Fox
$431,088,301
1999
8
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
BV
$423,315,812
2006
9
Spider-Man
Sony
$403,706,375
2002
10
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
P/DW
$402,111,870
2009
11
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Fox
$380,270,577
2005
12
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
NL
$377,027,325
2003
13
Spider-Man 2
Sony
$373,585,825
2004
14
The Passion of the Christ
NM
$370,782,930
2004^
15
Jurassic Park
Uni.
$357,067,947
1993
16
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
NL
$341,786,758
2002^
17
Finding Nemo
BV
$339,714,978
2003
18
Spider-Man 3
Sony
$336,530,303
2007
19
Forrest Gump
Par.
$329,694,499
1994
20
The Lion King
BV
$328,541,776
1994^
21
Shrek the Third
P/DW
$322,719,944
2007
22
Transformers
P/DW
$319,246,193
2007
23
Iron Man
Par.
$318,412,101
2008
24
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
WB
$317,575,550
2001
25
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Par.
$317,101,119
2008
26
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
NL
$314,776,170
2001^
27
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Fox
$310,676,740
2002^
28
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
BV
$309,420,425
2007
29
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$309,306,177
1983^
30
Independence Day
Fox
$306,169,268
1996
31
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BV
$305,413,918
2003
32
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
WB
$301,959,197
2009
33
The Sixth Sense
BV
$293,506,292
1999
34
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Sum.
$293,187,000
2009
35
Up
BV
$293,004,164
2009
36
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
WB
$292,004,738
2007
37
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
BV
$291,710,957
2005
38
The Empire Strikes Back
Fox
$290,475,067
1980^
39
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
WB
$290,013,036
2005
40
Home Alone
Fox
$285,761,243
1990
41
The Matrix Reloaded
WB
$281,576,461
2003
42
Meet the Fockers
Uni.
$279,261,160
2004
43
The Hangover
WB
$277,322,503
2009
44
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
2001
45
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
WB
$261,988,482
2002
46
The Incredibles
BV
$261,441,092
2004
47
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uni.
$260,044,825
2000
48
Jaws
Uni.
$260,000,000
1975
49
Star Trek
Par.
$257,730,019
2009
50
I Am Legend
WB
$256,393,010
2007
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Comment by AmyHuang
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I am in the wrong industry.
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I am in the same industry but I chose the wrong bloody department
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Honestly, i presumed that the grossing profit for Avatar will be surpassed $650,000,000! Let's see if my prediction is right or not...
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Thanks for the comment!!
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Not a fan of Titanic. LOVED Avatar. So I'm quite pleased.
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I just love Leo and I got to screen Titanic in 70mm and the mejesty of it and beauty and the whole package still gives me chills.
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To be honest, since these two mega blockbusters are "the lovely children" of James Cameron, I bet Cameron would didn't mind, if Avatar is blasting off the Titanic...lol
After all, Cameron is the biggest winner in this situation.
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Arty films and films with genuine amazing plots are for cool people
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# 1. Gone With the Wind - 202,044,600
# 2. Star Wars -178,119,600
# 3. The Sound of Music - 142,415,400
# 4. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial - 141,854,300
# 5. The Ten Commandments - 131,000,000
# 6. Titanic - 128,345,900
# 7. Jaws - 128,078,800
# 8. Doctor Zhivago -124,135,500
# 9. The Exorcist - 110,568,700
# 10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 109,000,000
# 11. 101 Dalmatians - 99,917,300
# 12. The Empire Strikes Back - 98,180,600
# 13. Ben-Hur - 98,000,000
# 14. Return of the Jedi -94,059,400
# 15. The Sting - 89,142,900
# 16. Raiders of the Lost Ark - 88,141,900
# 17. Jurassic Park - 86,205,800
# 18. The Graduate - 85,571,400
# 19. Star Wars: Episode I - 84,825,800
# 20. Fantasia - 83,043,500
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George Lucas either wrote, directed or produced five of them.
Interestingly it's nearly a half-half split with 9 of them produced 1940-1970, the other half produced between since then.
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All of those films are male-dominated. Male characters, male directors, male producers. It's quite sickening, really.
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It should be noted that the only film I could find - did not look them all up - that was directed by a lady was a shared direction with a man. Vicky Jenson shared direction with Andrew Adamson on Shrek while Kelly Asbury shared it with him on Shrek 2. It should be noted though that most of Steven Spielberg's films are produced by a lady - Kathleen Kenedy. Hope this helps relieve your annoyance.
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I would like there to be a balance between male and female perspectives. Men may have many stories to tell, and they may be very interesting indeed, but so do women, and they are barely represented in this list!
Women may account for a large amount of movie ticket sales, but then again it's not like they have a choice - either watch things from a male perspective or barely watch anything at all!
If we look at all of the top 10 films, for example, the lead character is always male, there are a lot more male characters than female, and the female's most important function is to serve as the love object. Oh, and the predominant genre is action adventure, with millions of dollars being spent on special effects.
I do find that sickening. Many women in Hollywood have complained that there is a scarcity of complex, meaty roles for women there - they play romantic interests until they reach a certain age, and then they become mothers. Obviously that is a gross simplification, however it's sadly potent a generalisation.
I look forward to it going from 'the way it is' to 'the way it was'!
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Look at Oscars this year - Avatar (which has made over $600000000 in the US alone) is up for best pic and so is Katherine Bigelow for her super superb film The Hurt Locker (which has made $19000000 only in the US). It looks like Hurt Locker may beat Avatar for the gong as it is brilliant film making.
There are more and more female lead parts and directors becoming evident daily - just look at Meryl Steep - she can out act any man on this planet. Hell she could play most male lead parts better than a man
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