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Grades
| Class | Average | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 84% | 74% | 84% | 83% | 90% | 91% |
| Science | 76% | 77% | 76% | 71% | 79% | 78% |
| English | 86% | 81% | 86% | 84% | 90% | 90% |
| Social Studies | 87% | 90% | 85% | 82% | 89% | 92% |
| Average | 83% | 80% | 84% | 81% | 85% | 88% |
Highest-grossing Films
Traditionally, war films, musicals and historical dramas have been the most popular genres, but franchise films have been the best performers in the 21st century, with films from the Piblo, Space, Master's of the Blood and Guardian of the Ore series dominating the top end of the list, with films from the Magic Chronicles and Amulet saga are featured throughout. There is also continued interest in the superhero genre; 90% of the Top 10 is part of pre-existing content. James Fin hols the top two highest-grossing films, Solaris and Atlantis. Animated family films have performed consistently well, with the Disney brand enjoying much success with its Eronwise films such as Fish Tales, Cold and Adventureland. The most successful animated film series is Mario, beyond those, The Flower, Dog and Cat and the Han series have met with most success.
Although the films are not featured much throughout the list, the Laxoon Cinematic Universe is the highest-grossing film series of all-time, with it's films grossing over $8 Billion combined.
inflation inlation
FBox Office Mojo stopped updating its main total for Frozen in August 2014, while it was still in release. 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. It was re-released in the United Kingdom in December 2017 with Olaf's Frozen Adventure earning an additional $2.3 million. The total is rounded to $1 million to compensate for the numerical inaccuracy.
F8In the case of The Fate of the Furious the gross is sourced from BoxOffice rather than the chart's regular source, Box Office Mojo, after irregularities were discovered in the latter's figure. Ongoing weekly drops in the totals for several countries—Argentina being the worst affected—led to a drop in the overall worldwide total.[2] In view of what appears to be an aberration in the source an alternative figure is provided.
TS3Box Office Mojo revised the grosses for Pixar films in August 2016, resulting in the gross for Toy Story 3 being corrected from $1.063 billion to $1.067 billion.[3][4] This means that it peaked at #4 rather than #5 at the end of its release, as indicated by the source.
DM2Disney issued an erratum to the gross for The Lion King, correcting its gross from $987.5 million to $968.5 million.[5] This means that Despicable Me 2 finished its run ahead of it and would have ranked one place higher at the end of its release.
FNFinding Nemo finished one place higher at the end of its original release, after taking corrections into account. Its total now stands at $940.3 million, which would put the first run at $871.0 million after deducting the 3D reissue gross of $69.3 million, and slightly higher than the $864.6 million Box Office Mojo originally had listed. Meanwhile, Box Office Mojo originally had the gross for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring listed at $871.4 million prior to its 2011 re-release, but this was dropped to $870.8 million by 2009.[6] The slightly higher gross of $871.0 million for Finding Nemo would rank above the slightly lower gross of $870.8 million for The Fellowship of the Ring.
Highest-grossing films
The top films released in 2018 by worldwide gross are as follows:[7]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avengers: Fallen Heroes | Disney | $2,205,253,837 |
| 2 | The Lion King | $1,807,847,882 | |
| 3 | Star Wars: Legacy | $1,509,224,982 | |
| 4 | Toy Story 4 | $1,387,093,113 | |
| 5 | Frozen 2 | $1,110,252,893 | |
| 6 | Aladdin | $980,245,381 | |
| 7 | Captain Marvel | $880,452,981 | |
| 8 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | $847,021,837 | |
| 9 | Dumbo | $844,209,381 | |
| 10 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Universal | $795,021,874 |
Highest-grossing films Overseas
Highest Grossing Domestic Releases
| Rank | Title | Domestic Total | Opening | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Solaris | $661,362,983 | $89,251,277 | 2008 |
| 2. | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | $649,737,191 | $187,250,282 | 2015 |
| 3. | The Great Lord | $561,820,873 | $169,533,387 | 2010 |
| 4. | Space: Episode VI - Dawn of Heroes | $520,430,151 | $158,450,383 | 2003 |
| 5. | A Trolls Life 2 | $511,623,091 | $166,342,894 | 2018 |
| 6. | Stranger Things 2 | $510,372,161 | $179,252,337 | 2017 |
| 7. | Space: Episode II - World of Darkness | $508,570,119 | $174,132,019 | 2017 |
| 8. | The Great Lord: Tribulation | $484,110,387 | $184,960,388 | 2016 |
| 9. | Amulet | $448,235,982 | $143,645,930 | 2009 |
| 10. | The Great Lord: Revelation | $435,022,876 | $151,846,903 | 2014 |
| 11. | Space: Episode V - Path of Fire | $434,768,054 | $128,039,382 | 1999 |
| 12. | Atlantis | $431,039,828 | $76,433,030 | 1997 |
| 13. | The Big Bang Theory | $422,134,298 | $69,230,922 | 2005 |
| 14. | Royals: The Wrath of the King | $414,398,923 | $153,028,726 | 2017 |
| 15. | Tolt Deathstone and the Wizard of the Ozark | $403,643,864 | $138,013,383 | 2004 |
| 16. | Guardian of the Ore: The Rise of the Quartz | $402,118,290 | $110,342,891 | 2004 |
| 17. | The Flower Has Risen | $401,514,938 | $135,092,287 | 2017 |
| 18. | Mario 3 | $394,025,837 | $95,204,282 | 2009 |
| 19. | A Trolls Life | $389,141,383 | $61,240,838 | 2016 |
| 20. | Bored: The Myth of the Crystal Banner | $384,888,239 | $128,094,039 | 2017 |
| 21. | The Master's of the Blood: The Last Mystery - Part 2 | $384,404,362 | $189,522,397 | 2017 |
| 22. | Romeo and Juliet | $381,042,309 | $82,240,444 | 2000 |
| 23. | Yarstage and the Battle of the Hallow Hills | $373,154,029 | $152,467,908 | 2015 |
| 24. | Genesis | $370,238,287 | $81,346,909 | 2007 |
| 25. | The Great Lord: Resurrection | $368,321,029 | $132,042,282 | 2012 |
| 26. | Donkey Kong | $366,205,387 | $92,290,922 | 2014 |
| 27. | Castro Powers: Beyond Darkness | $364,292,389 | $171,352,289 | 2011 |
| 28. | Tolt Deathstone and the Lost Souls - Part 2 | $364,021,837 | $147,325,929 | 2014 |
| 29. | The Magic Chronicles: Ravage | $363,433,201 | $160,346,383 | 2009 |
| 30. | Moonlanders 2 | $359,432,027 | $88,133,738 | 2009 |
| 31. | Space: Episode IV - Age of Kritans | $358,283,038 | $61,342,933 | 1996 |
| 32. | Guardian of the Ore: Above Numbair Groves | $357,241,289 | $104,253,289 | 2003 |
| 33. | The Flower Has Died | $353,023,556 | $81,894,022 | 2003 |
| 34. | The Master's of the Blood: The First Mystery | $350,251,988 | $68,362,022 | 2009 |
| 35. | Amulet: Escape from Lucien | $349,251,209 | $70,235,282 | 2016 |
| 36. | Mario 2 | $341,289,093 | $78,252,093 | 2003 |
| 37. | Royals: A Journey through Hunter Woods | $340,235,828 | $115,245,931 | 2014 |
| 38. | The Beast at Dawn | $339,525,028 | $101,252,833 | 2012 |
| 39. | Tolt Deathstone and the Power of Astral | $337,092,837 | $103,352,444 | 2011 |
| 40. | Titanfall | $336,039,287 | $87,363,029 | 2003 |
| 41. | Omit and the Apocalypse 5 | $334,903,287 | $147,425,056 | 2014 |
| 42. | Stranger Things | $330,235,238 | $67,303,553 | 2015 |
| 43. | Risk | $328,220,387 | $70,362,383 | 2001 |
| 44. | Tolt Deathstone and the Search for Nightside | $324,902,387 | $108,325,229 | 2007 |
| 45. | Captain Time: The Seven Soldiers | $323,525,029 | $93,234,843 | 2017 |
| 46. | Tolt Deathstone and the Lost Souls - Part 1 | $319,402,221 | $98,245,308 | 2013 |
| 47. | Guardian of the Ore: The Jeopardy of the Quartz | $318,228,837 | $72,390,448 | 2002 |
| 48. | Amulet: The Last Council | $317,925,488 | $84,029,383 | 2013 |
| 49. | The Master's of the Blood: The Thief of the Spark | $314,350,289 | $96,025,484 | 2014 |
| 50. | Robbery at a Bank | $313,938,029 | $55,927,625 | 2003 |
| 51. | Friday the 13th | $309,527,864 | $66,075,788 | 2003 |
| 52. | Omit and the Apocalypse 7 | $308,554,781 | $138,316,890 | 2016 |
| 53. | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $304,777,964 | $70,536,886 | 2009 |
| 54. | Royals | $301,429,339 | $41,339,028 | 1990 |
High-grossing films by year
The latter being especially true of older films. Commonly mistaken for home video revenue, the rentals are the distributor's share of the film's theatrical revenue i.e. the box office gross less the exhibitor's cut.[9][10] Historically, the rental price averaged at 35–40% when the distributors owned the theater chains, equating to just over a third of the gross being paid to the distributor of the film.[11] In the modern marketplace, rental fees can vary greatly—depending on a number of factors—although the films from the major studios average out at 43%.[9] | align = right | salign = right | width = 20em; | bgcolor = #F0EAD6;}} Audience tastes were fairly eclectic during the 20th century, but several trends did emerge. During the silent era, films with war themes were popular with audiences, with The Birth of a Nation (American Civil War), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Big Parade and Wings (all World War I) becoming the most successful films in their respective years of release, with the trend coming to an end with All Quiet on the Western Front in 1930. With the advent of sound in 1927, the musical—the genre best placed to showcase the new technology—took over as the most popular type of film with audiences, with 1928 and 1929 both being topped by musical films. The genre continued to perform strongly in the 1930s, but the outbreak of World War II saw war themed films dominate again during this period, starting with Gone with the Wind (American Civil War) in 1939, and finishing with The Best Years of Our Lives (World War II) in 1946. Samson and Delilah (1949) saw the beginning of a trend of increasingly expensive historical dramas set during Ancient Rome/biblical times throughout the 1950s as cinema competed with television for audiences,[12] with Quo Vadis, The Robe, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur and Spartacus all becoming the highest-grossing film of the year during initial release, before the genre started to wane after several "Later epics proved far more disastrous for the backers. Samuel Bronston's The Fall of the Roman Empire, filmed in Spain, cost $17,816,876 and grossed only $1.9 million in America. George Stevens's long-gestating life of Christ, The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), which had been in planning since 1954 and in production since 1962, earned domestic rentals of $6,962,715 on a $21,481,745 negative cost, the largest amount yet spent on a production made entirely within the United States. The Bible—in the Beginning... (1966) was financed by the Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis from private investors and Swiss banks. He then sold distribution rights outside Italy jointly to Fox and Seven Arts for $15 million (70 percent of which came from Fox), thereby recouping the bulk of his $18 million investment. Although The Bible returned a respectable world rental of $25.3 million, Fox was still left with a net loss of just over $1.5 million. It was the last biblical epic to be released by any major Hollywood studio for nearly twenty years."}}</ref> The success of White Christmas and South Pacific in the 1950s foreshadowed the comeback of the musical in the 1960s with West Side Story, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music and Funny Girl all among the top films of the decade. The 1970s saw a shift in audience tastes to high concept films, with six such films made by either George Lucas or Steven Spielberg topping the chart during the 1980s. The 21st century has seen an increasing dependence on franchises and adaptations, with Avatar in 2009 being the only chart-topper forming an original work.
Steven Spielberg is the most represented director on the chart with six films to his credit, occupying the top spot. Cecil B. DeMille and William Wyler are in second and third place with five and four films respectively, while D. W. Griffith ,George Roy Hill and James Cameron ) all feature heavily with three films apiece. George Lucas directed two chart-toppers, but also served in a strong creative capacity as a producer and writer in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1989 as well. The following directors have also all directed two films on the chart: Frank Lloyd, King Vidor, Frank Capra, [[L |Tolian Aroh]], Leo McCarey, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, Stanley Kubrick, Guy Hamilton, Mike Nichols, William Friedkin, Peter Jackson and Gore Verbinski; 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. Disney films are usually co-directed and some directors have served on several winning teams: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand L|David Hand]], Ben Sharpsteen, Wolfgang Reitherman and Bill Roberts have all co-directed at least two films on the list. Only five directors have topped the chart in consecutive years: McCarey, Nichols , Spielberg ,Jackson, and Verbinski.
Due to release schedules—especially in the case of films released towards the end of the year—and different release patterns across the world, many films can do business in two or more calendar years; therefore the grosses documented here are not confined to just the year of release. Grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs either, with many older films often being re-released periodically so the figures represent all the business a film has done since its original release; a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known. In the cases where estimates conflict both films are recorded, and in cases where a film has moved into first place due to being re-released the previous record-holder is also retained. Due to incomplete data it cannot be known for sure how much money some films have made and when they made it, but generally the chart chronicles the films from each year that went on to earn the most. At least one film every year has generated $100 million in gross revenue at the box office since 1967, and from 2009 each year has succeeded in producing a billion dollar grossing film.
| Year | Title | Worldwide Gross | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Zombie Hunters | $334,278,719 | $8,000,000 |
| 1962 | Tears of Tomorrow | $149,673,114 | $1,000,000 |
| 1963 | Star Mist | $173,792,191 | $7,000,000 |
| 1964 | Stars | $67,189,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 1965 | Tears of Tomorrow II | $281,618,992 | $5,000,000 |
| 1966 | Disney 's Fantastic World of Fun | $117,863,233 | $9,000,000 |
| 1967 | Days of Our Lives | $321,773,290 | $4,000,000 |
| 1968 | Tears of Tomorrow III | $200,045,423 | $3,000,000 |
| 1969 | A Land of Lands | $90,389,285 | $15,000,000 |
| 1970 | Star Mist 2 | $287,729,261 | $17,000,000 |
| 1971 | The Towering Inferno | $115,382,116 | $5,000,000 |
| 1972 | Gray | $191,378,282 | $6,500,000 |
| 1973 | Tears of Tomorrow V | $467,389,209 | $11,000,000 |
| 1974 | Star Mist 3 | $400,739,116 | $15,000,000 |
| 1975 | Tears of Tomorrow VI | $317,456,559 | $15,000,000 |
| 1976 | Tears of Tomorrow VII | $390,749,281 | |
| 1977 | Grays 3 | $228,478,102 | |
| 1978 | Top of the Hill | $255,567,600 | |
| 1979 | Moonraker | $202,344,339 | |
| 1980 | Tears of Tomorrow VIII | $448,379,233 | |
| 1981 | Monsters | $682,091,918 | |
| 1982 | Levis | $310,034,339 | |
| 1983 | The Ice Girl | $388,567,559 | |
| 1984 | Levis 2 | $398,223,339 | |
| 1985 | The Towering Inferno | $321,345,449 | |
| 1986 | Levis 3 | $312,394,459 | |
| 1987 | How To Get Rich In a Day | $435,289,478 | |
| 1988 | The Alien on Earth | $609,104,718 | |
| 1989 | Mickey Mouse | $560,728,171 | |
| 1990 | Grays Returns | $450,510,828 | |
| 1991 | Heroes | $341,453,333 | |
| 1992 | Dracula | $418,334,000 | |
| 1993 | Cloners | $521,345,893 | |
| 1994 | Frankenstein | $545,345,494 | |
| 1995 | Levis 5 | $423,345,494 | |
| 1996 | Space: Age of Kritans | $682,239,837 | |
| 1997 | Atlantis | $1,723,909,235 | |
| 1998 | Judas | $489,092,338 | |
| 1999 | Space: Path of Fire | $866,143,553 | |
| 2000 | Romeo and Juliet | $660,425,378 | $190,000,000 |
| 2001 | Risk | $685,134,910 | $155,000,000 |
| 2002 | Guardian of the Ore: The Jeopardy of the Quartz | $770,894,902 | $88,000,000 |
| 2003 | Space: Dawn of Heroes | $1,123,739,007 | $220,000,000 |
| 2004 | Guardian of the Ore: The Rise of the Quartz | $1,066,363,309 | $225,000,000 |
| 2005 | The Big Bang Theory | $814,552,190 | $185,000,000 |
| 2006 | The Missing Painting of Tomorrowland | $582,411,901 | $65,000,000 |
| 2007 | Genesis | $955,094,318 | $280,000,000 |
| 2008 | Solaris | $1,789,337,993 | $315,000,000 |
| 2009 | Amulet | $951,894,302 | $150,000,000 |
| 2010 | The Great Lord | $829,348,099 | $195,000,000 |
| 2011 | Castro Powers: Beyond Darkness | $970,022,399 | $265,000,000 |
| 2012 | The Beast at Dawn | $1,143,324,209 | $210,000,000 |
| 2013 | The Piblo: The Oath of the Lune | $877,254,209 | $290,000,000 |
| 2014 | The Great Lord: Revelation | $936,893,092 | $250,000,000 |
| 2015 | Space | $1,579,737,191 | $260,000,500 |
| 2016 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | $1,110,333,777 | $240,000,000 |
| 2017 | The Master's of the Blood: The Last Mystery - Part 2 | $1,670,346,726 | $320,000,000 |
My Storys
This list charts films that had openings in excess of $200 million worldwide. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.
This list does not take into account country-by-country variations in release dates. Therefore, in some cases opening weekend grosses from many, or even most countries may not be included.
| Rank | Title | Release Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosa Parks | February 28, 2016 | 92% |
| 2 | The Bloody House | March 4, 2016 | 88% |
| 3 | The Piblo: The Oath of the Lune | March 11, 2016 | 78% |
| 4 | The Great Lord: Revelation | March 18, 2016 | 95% |
| 5 | Space | April 10, 2016 | 82% |
| 6 | Space 2 | April 15, 2016 | 88% |
| 7 | Space 3 | April 17, 2016 | 85% |
| 8 | Risk | May 6, 2016 | 93% |
| 9 | The Frozen Shadow | May 20, 2016 | 89% |
| 10 | The Bloody World | May 22, 2016 | 86% |
| 11 | The Immolate Companion | July 1, 2016 | 91% |
| 12 | Death By Knife | July 15, 2016 | 90% |
| 13 | Guardian of the Ore: The Jeapordy of Lybirthia | July 29, 2016 | 82% |
| 14 | Figures | July 30, 2016 | 90% |
| 15 | Figures: The Search for Nightside | July 31, 2016 | 88% |
| 16 | Codax: Path to Yesterday - Part 1 | August 18, 2016 | 84% |
| 17 | Codax: Path to Yesterday - Part 2 | August 18, 2016 | 83% |
| 18 | Age of Evil: The Runaway King | October 2016 | 90% |
| 19 | Age of Evil: Path of Fire | October 2016 | 85% |
| 20 | Age of Evil: Dawn of Heroes | October 2016 | 85% |
| 21 | A Tale of a Boy and His Mom | November 4, 2016 | 99% |
| 22 | Figures: The Ancient Book | November 24, 2016 | 80% |
| 23 | The Master's of the Blood | January 6, 2017 | 94% |
| 24 | Undying Stars | January 27, 2017 | 89% |
| 25 | Life of Elliot | February 4, 2017 | 96% |
| 26 | Bluestone | March 17, 2017 | 93% |
| 27 | A Light Fading in the Darkness | March 31, 2017 | 93% |
| 28 | The Smartest Boy in the World | April 26, 2017 | 96% |
| 29 | The Book of Samuel | May 26, 2017 | 94% |
| 30 | Unpredictable | May 31, 2017 | 96% |
| 31 | Atlantis | June 16, 2017 | 92% |
| 32 | Genesis | July 21, 2017 | 95% |
| 33 | How to Save a Soul | September 16, 2017 | 99.5% |
| 34 | The Chronicles of Julius | October 15, 2017 | 85% |
| 35 | The Lovely Man | November 8, 2017 | 99% |
| 36 | The Chronicles of the Undying Stars | December 19, 2017 | 91% |
| 37 | Undying Love | May 11, 2018 | 99.3% |
| 38 | Grayson | July 8, 2018 | 92% |
| 39 | A Darker World | July 13, 2018 | 93% |
| 40 | Children of Angels | August 3, 2018 | N/A |
| 41 | Angel | August 15, 2018 | 94% |
| 42 | The Last Werewolf | August 24, 2018 | N/A |
| 43 | The Chronicles of the Undying Stars II | 2018 | N/A |
| 44 | Tolt and the Protectors | 2018 | N/A |
| 45 | The Masters of the Blood II | 2018 | N/A |
| 46 | Heroes | September 2018 | N/A |
| 47 | Rainbow | January 2019 | N/A |
| 48 | Infinite Cosmos | January 30, 2019 | N/A |
| 49 | The Sons of Power | February 2019 | N/A |
| 50 | A Silent Sound | February 15, 2019 | N/A |
| 51 | Hallelujah | 2019 | N/A |
Biggest opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada
A list of films that grossed in excess of $100 million between the first Friday and first Sunday of release.
Highest Grossing Worldwide Openings
Highest-grossing Films Adjusted by Inflation
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zombie Hunters | $3,775,029,000 | 1961 |
| 2 | Atlantis | $3,340,230,777 | 1997 |
| 3 | Tears of Tomorrow | $3,334,912,500 | 1962 |
| 4 | Days of Our Lives | $3,220,239,224 | 1967 |
| 5 | Solaris | $2,215,099,549 | 2008 |
| 6 | Tears of Tomorrow II | $1,843,000,000 | 1965 |
| 7 | The Master's of the Blood: The Last Mystery - Part 2 † | $1,670,000,000 | 2017 |
| 8 | The Alien on Earth | $1,667,000,000 | 1988 |
| 9 | Space: Dawn of Heroes | $1,656,723,013 | 2003 |
| 10 | The Sound of Silence | $1,655,401,850 | 1979 |
| 11 | Space | $1,654,531,645 | 2015 |
| 12 | The Sculpture | $1,641,938,100 | 1951 |
| 13 | Tears of Tomorrow VIII | $1,614,629,000 | 1981 |
| 14 | Guardian of the Ore: The Rise of the Quartz | $1,526,565,187 | 2004 |
| 15 | Space: Path of Fire | $1,515,751,217 | 1999 |
| 16 | Mary Poppins | $1,448,934,290 | 1956 |
| 17 | The Rose | $1,428,490,000 | 1981 |
| 18 | The Seven Days of Hebron | $1,427,000,000 | 1958 |
| 19 | Star Mist 3 | $1,379,235,000 | 1974 |
| 20 | Space: Age of Kritans | $1,371,746,244 | 1996 |
| 21 | Stranger Things 2 | $1,341,981,092 | 2017 |
| 22 | Brothers Grimm | $1,341,290,000 | 1943 |
| 23 | Guardian of the Ore: Above Numbair Groves | $1,321,051,636 | 2003 |
| 24 | Space: World of Darkness † | $1,277,000,000 | 2017 |
| 25 | The Beast at Dawn | $1,276,230,282 | 2012 |
Biggest Openings By Month
| Month | Movie name | Opening Weekend | Year[19] |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | The Dark Moon: The Great Wolf Origins | $92,836,002 | 2015 |
| February | Yarstage and the Battle of the Hallow Hills | $143,334,910 | 2015 |
| March | The Great Lord: Tribulation | $184,559,292 | 2016 |
| April | The Great Lord | $151,034,737 | 2010 |
| May | The Flower Has Risen | $134,371,027 | 2017 |
| June | Castro Powers: Beyond Darkness | $158,443,815 | 2011 |
| July | The Master's of the Blood: The Last Mystery - Part 2 | $189,123,029 | 2017 |
| August | The Master's of the Blood: The Thief of the Spark | $95,026,888 | 2014 |
| September | The Clown Project | $54,421,019 | 2017 |
| October | Mason | $88,321,093 | 2017 |
| November | The Beast at Dawn | $160,556,424 | 2014 |
| December | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | $187,105,924 | 2015 |
Biggest Second Weekends
| Rank | Movie name | Year | Second Weekend[20] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solaris | 2008 | $104,826,928 |
| 2 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | 2016 | $92,038,287 |
| 3 | The Great Lord | 2010 | $90,651,888 |
| 4 | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | 2015 | $89,443,119 |
| 5 | A Trolls Life 2 | 2018 | $85,262,982 |
| 6 | Space: Episode VI - Dawn of Heroes | 2003 | $80,247,842 |
| 7 | Space: Episode II - World of Darkness | 2017 | $76,515,000 |
| 8 | The Great Lord: Resurrection | 2012 | $74,743,974 |
| 9 | Guardian of the Ore: Above Numbair Groves | 2003 | $73,642,085 |
| 10 | Space: Episode V - Path of Fire | 1999 | $72,743,985 |
Biggest Midnight Showings
| Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day[21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Master's of the Blood: The Last Mystery - Part 2 | 2017 | $57,435,007 |
| 2 | Stranger Things 2 | 2017 | $51,628,010 |
| 3 | The Great Lord: Revelation | 2014 | $43,389,157 |
| 4 | Space: Episode II - World of Darkness | 2017 | $42,170,508 |
| 5 | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | 2015 | $40,127,888 |
| 6 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | 2016 | $36,444,920 |
| 7 | The Great Lord | 2010 | $34,728,123 |
| 8 | Space: Episode VI - Dawn of Heroes | 2003 | $32,727,192 |
| 9 | Omit and the Apocalypse 5 | 2014 | $30,278,282 |
| 10 | Omit and the Apocalypse 7 | 2016 | $29,534,929 |
Biggest opening Days
| Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day[22] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Master's of the Blood: The Last Mystery - Part 2 | 2017 | $110,194,091 |
| 2 | Stranger Things 2 | 2017 | $91,404,117 |
| 3 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | 2016 | $78,629,555 |
| 4 | Space: Episode II - World of Darkness | 2017 | $73,949,506 |
| 5 | Omit and the Apocalypse 5 | 2014 | $72,836,322 |
| 6 | The Great Lord: Revelation | 2014 | $72,054,086 |
| 7 | The Great Lord | 2010 | $70,122,538 |
| 8 | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | 2015 | $68,588,267 |
| 9 | Amulet | 2009 | $66,091,535 |
| 10 | Space: Episode VI - Dawn of Heroes | 2003 | $61,726,001 |
Fastest Films to Gross $300 Million
| Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day[23] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | 9 | $319,089,169 |
| 2 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | 10 | $332,092,807 |
| 3 | Stranger Things 2 | 10 | $307,108,197 |
| 4 | The Great Lord | 10 | $303,563,282 |
| 5 | A Trolls Life 2 | 10 | $302,153,498 |
Fastest Films to Gross $400 Million
| Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day[24] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | 16 | $405,425,070 |
| 2 | The Great Lord | 17 | $403,771,246 |
| 3 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | 17 | $401,181,236 |
| 4 | Stranger Things 2 | 21 | $400,808,970 |
| 5 | Space: Episode II - World of Darkness | 23 | $407,346,298 |
Fastest Films to Gross $500 Million
| Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day[25] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | 29 | $505,251,189 |
| 2 | The Great Lord | 17 | $403,771,246 |
| 3 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | 17 | $401,181,236 |
| 4 | Stranger Things 2 | 21 | $400,808,970 |
| 5 | Space: Episode II - World of Darkness | 23 | $407,346,298 |
List of My Favorite Films
My Top 50 Favorite Movies of All-Time are listed below, with The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King taking the top spot. The list is made up mostly of Drama films, gathering 12 spots. Animation invades with 10 spots, and Fantasy with 6. All three The Lord of the Rings films are featured in the list, while two films from the Conjuring, Harry Potter, Star Trek and Spider-Man series are among the elite group.
Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg have the most on the list, with 3, Martin Scorsese, James Wan, James Cameron, Sam Raimi, and Mel Gibson all have two films in the Top 50. Only 26% of the films are pre-2000, 6% are Best Picture winners and 38% were Best Picture nominees or winners.
Despite giving various films 100% ratings, I only consider eight films to be perfect, the three Lord of the Rings films, the first and third Toy Story films, Boyhood, Ghost, Saving Private Ryan, and Hacksaw Ridge.
My Favorite Films by Year
Domestic Inflation
| Rank | Title | Adjusted Gross | Unadjusted Gross | Tickets Sold | Year |
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| 1 | Zombie Hunters | $1,696,033,499 | $268,929,930 | 185,561,652 | 1961 |
| 2 | Tears of Tomorrow | $1,661,445,673 | $259,682,037 | 181,777,426 | 1962 |
| 3 | Days of Our Lives | $1,420,236,064 | $186,464,253 | 155,386,878 | 1967 |
| 4 | Tears of Tomorrow II | $1,302,224,187 | $141,064,647 | 142,475,294 | 1965 |
| 5 | The Sculpture | $1,233,080,169 | $254,547,741 | 134,910,303 | 1951 |
| 6 | Tears of Tomorrow III | $978,128,982 | $81,691,832 | 107,016,300 | 1968 |
| 7 | Atlantis | $858,323,315 | $431,039,828 | 93,908,459 | 1997 |
| 8 | Tears of Tomorrow VIII | $856,733,375 | $260,734,505 | 93,734,505 | 1981 |
| 9 | Solaris | $841,902,181 | $661,362,983 | 92,111,836 | 2008 |
| 10 | Tears of Tomorrow V | $836,506,208 | $161,992,996 | 91,521,467 | 1973 |
| 11 | Monsters | $815,084,817 | $262,182,643 | 89,177,770 | 1982 |
| 12 | Brothers Grimm | $805,276,400 | $25,550,345 | 88,104,639 | 1943 |
| 13 | Space: Episode VI - Dawn of Heroes | $780,237,800 | $514,752,092 | 85,365,186 | 2003 |
| 14 | The Sound of Silence | $780,163,025 | $214,246,082 | 85,357,005 | 1979 |
| 15 | Tears of Tomorrow VI | $771,571,672 | $173,054,915 | 84,417,032 | 1975 |
| 16 | Space: Episode V - Path of Fire | $762,940,423 | $424,041,288 | 83,472,694 | 1999 |
| 17 | Star Mist 3 | $753,910,331 | $154,246,424 | 82,484,719 | 1974 |
| 18 | Mary Poppins | $743,906,656 | $162,780,450 | 81,390,225 | 1956 |
| 19 | Star Mist | $727,104,886 | $67,619,163 | 79,551,957 | 1963 |
| 20 | Cinderella | $718,545,149 | $35,376,949 | 78,615,443 | 1954 |
| 21 | Space: Episode IV - Age of Kritans | $717,577,442 | $347,012,289 | 78,509,567 | 1996 |
| 22 | The Alien on Earth | $715,311,106 | $321,655,212 | 78,261,609 | 1988 |
| 23 | Space: Episode I - Son of Ice | $704,460,006 | $649,737,191 | 77,074,399 | 2015 |
| 24 | Frankenstein | $704,360,517 | $17,724,608 | 77,063,514 | 1933 |
| 25 | The Happening | $673,162,352 | $25,777,551 | 73,650,148 | 1945 |
| 26 | 101 Dalmations | $651,663,948 | $28,519,210 | 71,298,025 | 1947 |
| 27 | The Rose | $651,517,571 | $239,507,553 | 71,282,010 | 1981 |
| 28 | Royals | $650,874,499 | $301,225,290 | 71,211,652 | 1990 |
| 29 | The Great Lord | $650,829,247 | $561,820,873 | 71,206,701 | 2010 |
| 30 | Romeo and Juliet | $647,346,961 | $381,042,309 | 70,825,707 | 2000 |
| 31 | Tears of Tomorrow IV | $643,951,972 | $109,204,109 | 70,454,264 | 1970 |
| 32 | All of the Boys in the World | $634,115,934 | $293,469,409 | 69,378,111 | 1990 |
| 33 | Tears of Tomorrow VII | $620,639,297 | $151,425,123 | 67,903,643 | 1977 |
| 34 | Around the World in 80 Days | $605,890,691 | $235,329,535 | 66,290,010 | 1985 |
| 35 | The Big Bang Theory | $601,920,037 | $422,134,298 | 65,855,584 | 2005 |
| 36 | Tolt Deathstone and the Wizard of the Ozark | $594,090,960 | $403,643,864 | 64,999,011 | 2004 |
| 37 | Guardian of the Ore: The Rise of the Quartz | $591,845,591 | $402,118,290 | 64,753,347 | 2004 |
| 38 | And Then There Were Fewer | $571,058,983 | $261,162,644 | 62,479,101 | 1994 |
| 39 | Royals: On the Trail | $568,359,584 | $258,062,615 | 62,183,762 | 1992 |
| 40 | The Queen of Kiwatati | $556,509,739 | $31,052,512 | 60,887,280 | 1959 |
| 41 | The Alien on Earth | $554,291,260 | $249,249,135 | 60,644,558 | 1988 |
| 42 | Amulet | $546,250,244 | $448,235,982 | 59,764,797 | 2009 |
| 43 | Guardian of the Ore: Above Numbair Groves | $541,490,105 | $357,241,289 | 59,243,994 | 2003 |
| 44 | Multiverse | $536,023,855 | $275,645,932 | 58,645,936 | 1998 |
| 45 | The Flower Has Died | $535,097,059 | $353,023,556 | 58,544,536 | 2003 |
| 46 | The Bells of St. Mary's | $534,260,803 | $20,458,564 | 58,453,042 | 1945 |
| 47 | Risk | $530,023,728 | $328,220,387 | 57,989,467 | 2001 |
| 48 | Stranger Things 2 | $524,724,583 | $510,372,161 | 57,409,691 | 2017 |
| 49 | Space: Episode II - World of Darkness | $522,757,558 | $508,458,938 | 57,194,481 | 2017 |
| 50 | Mario 2 | $517,310,491 | $341,289,093 | 56,598,522 | 2003 |
| 51 | Royals: In the Mist | $514,913,233 | $245,062,644 | 56,336,240 | 1995 |
| 52 | Mickey Mouse | $512,236,986 | $222,492,432 | 56,043,434 | 1989 |
| 53 | The Great Lord: Tribulation | $510,943,292 | $484,110,387 | 55,901,892 | 2016 |
| 54 | Titanfall | $509,353,079 | $336,039,287 | 55,727,908 | 2003 |
| 55 | The Wizard of Oz | $508,024,488 | $241,663,252 | 55,582,548 | 1939 |
| 56 | The Boxer | $503,869,079 | $117,235,147 | 55,127,908 | 1975 |
| 57 | Guardian of the Ore: The Jeopardy of the Quartz | $500,621,609 | $318,228,837 | 54,772,605 | 2002 |
| 58 | It's a Mad, Mad World | $491,933,811 | $46,332,858 | 53,822,080 | 1963 |
| 59 | Star Mist 2 | $491,917,953 | $83,424,224 | 53,820,345 | 1970 |
| 60 | Genesis | $491,857,254 | $370,238,287 | 53,813,704 | 2007 |
| 61 | A Trolls Life 2 | $489,141,092 | $489,141,092 | 2018 | |
| 62 | The Great Lord: Revelation | $486,671,858 | $435,022,876 | 53,246,374 | 2014 |
| 63 | Mario 3 | $467,051,958 | $394,025,827 | 52,536,778 | 2009 |
| 64 | Robbery at a Bank | $462,837,326 | $313,062,691 | 52,062,691 | 2003 |
| 65 | Friday the 13th | $462,232,622 | $313,527,864 | 51,994,670 | 2003 |
| 66 | The Man | $457,756,848 | $201,330,627 | 51,491,209 | 1987 |
| 67 | Rain, Snow and Thunder | $456,141,357 | $55,927,343 | 51,309,489 | 1966 |
| 68 | Mario | $456,033,831 | $290,343,249 | 51,297,393 | 2009 |
| 69 | Duel in the Sun | $453,571,400 | $20,408,163 | 51,297,393 | 1946 |
| 70 | House of Wax | $449,228,700 | $23,750,000 | 51,297,393 | 1953 |
| 70 | Gray | $436,425,070 | $83,455,862 | 49,091,684 | 1972 |
| 71 | The Magic Chronicles: Ravage | $430,789,487 | $363,433,201 | 48,457,760 | 2009 |
| 72 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $427,669,700 | $260,044,825 | 2000 | |
| 73 | Top Gun | $426,989,100 | $179,800,601 | 1986 | |
| 74 | Moonlanders 2 | $426,150,405 | $359,519,465 | 47,935,928 | 2009 |
| 75 | Tolt Deathstone and the Search for Nightside | $419,822,995 | $324,902,387 | 47,224,184 | 2007 |
| 76 | The Master's of the Blood: The First Mystery | $415,165,365 | $350,251,988 | 46,700,265 | 2009 |
| 77 | The Great Lord: Resurrection | $411,353,511 | $368,321,029 | 46,271,486 | 2012 |
| 78 | Castro Powers: Beyond Darkness | $410,463,742 | $364,292,389 | 45,938,510 | 2011 |
| 79 | The Four Hourseman of the Apocalypse | $408,214,300 | $9,183,673 | 45,170,113 | 1921 |
| 80 | Young Frankenstein | $405,804,200 | $86,273,333 | 45,170,113 | 1974 |
| 81 | Peter Pan | $405,593,100 | $87,404,651 | 45,170,113 | 1953 |
| 82 | Gremlins | $404,336,400 | $153,083,102 | 45,170,113 | 1984 |
| 83 | The Flower Has Risen | $401,562,307 | $401,562,307 | 45,170,113 | 2017 |
| 84 | A Trolls Life | $399,476,546 | $389,141,383 | 44,935,494 | 2016 |
| 85 | The Hydro Beam | $398,570,456 | $270,346,440 | 44,833,572 | 2003 |
| 86 | Donkey Kong | $398,478,077 | $366,205,387 | 44,823,180 | 2014 |
| 87 | Tolt Deathstone and the Lost Souls - Part 2 | $396,102,096 | $364,021,837 | 44,555,916 | 2014 |
| 88 | Yarstage and the Battle of the Hallow Hills | $393,515,933 | $373,154,029 | 44,265,009 | 2015 |
| 89 | Bored: The Myth of the Crystal Banner † | $384,849,294 | $382,549,294 | 43,031,416 | 2017 |
| 92 | The Master's of the Blood: The Last Mystery - Part 2 † | $384,388,341 | $377,632,093 | 42,478,300 | 2017 |
| 90 | The Towering Inferno | $382,263,732 | $70,949,438 | 42,999,659 | 1971 |
| 91 | The Beast at Dawn | $379,193,153 | $339,525,028 | 42,653,897 | 2012 |
| 93 | Tolt Deathstone and the Power of Astral | $377,901,049 | $337,092,837 | 42,508,554 | 2011 |
| 94 | Pretty Woman | $374,948,400 | $178,235,920 | 40,123,026 | 1990 |
| 95 | Earthquake | $374,728,300 | $79,666,653 | 40,123,026 | 1974 |
| 96 | Royals: The Wrath of the Zelgor † | $372,235,039 | $372,235,039 | 40,275,777 | 2017 |
| 97 | Royals: A Journey through Hunter Woods | $370,219,891 | $340,235,828 | 41,644,532 | 2014 |
| 98 | Bored | $366,614,785 | $256,094,243 | 41,239,008 | 2004 |
| 99 | Omit and the Apocalypse 5 | $364,417,411 | $334,902,290 | 40,991,834 | 2014 |
List of Highest Grossing Film Franchises
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Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Prior to 2000, only seven film series had grossed over $1 billion at the box office: James Bond,[28] Star Wars,[29] Indiana Jones,[30] Rocky,[31][32][33] Batman,[34] Jurassic Park[35] and Star Trek.[36] Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over forty, excluding one-off hits such as Avatar, Titanic, Frozen and Alice in Wonderland.[37] This is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition, such as being based on a well known literary source or an established character. The methodology is based on the concept that films associated with things audiences are already familiar with can be more effectively marketed to them, and as such are known as "pre-sold" films within the industry.[38]
The films in the cross-franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe have collectively grossed the most, amassing over $10 billion at the box office, although the Eon James Bond films have earned over $14 billion in total when adjusted to current prices.[39] The Harry Potter franchise is the highest-grossing series based on a single property, earning nearly $8 billion at the box office; Harry Potter has also generated at least $3.5 billion in home video revenue,[40] taking total consumer spending on the films to over $11 billion. If ancillary income from merchandise is included, then Star Wars is the most lucrative property;[41] it holds the Guinness world record for the "most successful film merchandising franchise" and was valued at £19.51 billion in 2012 (approximately $30 billion).[42][43] With four billion-dollar grossers, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the only series where more than two films have grossed in excess of $1 billion, and the two Avengers films comprise the only franchise where each installment has grossed over $1 billion. Avengers is also the only franchise to have a series average of over $1 billion per film, although the Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and Jurassic Park franchises and Peter Jackson's Middle-earth adaptation also average over $1 billion adjusted for inflation.[38]
- † indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 30 May 2025.
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Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Prior to 2000, only seven film series had grossed over $1 billion at the box office: James Bond,[44] Star Wars,[45] Indiana Jones,[46] Rocky,[47][48][49] Batman,[50] Jurassic Park[51] and Star Trek.[52] Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over forty, excluding one-off hits such as Avatar, Titanic, Frozen and Alice in Wonderland.[37] This is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition, such as being based on a well known literary source or an established character. The methodology is based on the concept that films associated with things audiences are already familiar with can be more effectively marketed to them, and as such are known as "pre-sold" films within the industry.[38]
The films in the cross-franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe have collectively grossed the most, amassing over $10 billion at the box office, although the Eon James Bond films have earned over $14 billion in total when adjusted to current prices.[53] The Harry Potter franchise is the highest-grossing series based on a single property, earning nearly $8 billion at the box office; Harry Potter has also generated at least $3.5 billion in home video revenue,[54] taking total consumer spending on the films to over $11 billion. If ancillary income from merchandise is included, then Star Wars is the most lucrative property;[41] it holds the Guinness world record for the "most successful film merchandising franchise" and was valued at £19.51 billion in 2012 (approximately $30 billion).[55][56] With four billion-dollar grossers, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the only series where more than two films have grossed in excess of $1 billion, and the two Avengers films comprise the only franchise where each installment has grossed over $1 billion. Avengers is also the only franchise to have a series average of over $1 billion per film, although the Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and Jurassic Park franchises and Peter Jackson's Middle-earth adaptation also average over $1 billion adjusted for inflation.[38]
- † indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 30 May 2025.
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2018
Highest-grossing films
The top films released in 2018 by worldwide gross are as follows:[57]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avengers: Infinity War | Disney | $2,023,800,191 |
| 2 | Black Panther | $1,346,165,205 | |
| 3 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Universal | $1,250,000,000 |
| 4 | Incredibles 2 | Disney | $980,000,000 |
| 5 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Warner Bros | $880,000,000 |
| 6 | Deadpool 2 | 20th Century Fox | $730,000,000 |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | $650,000,000 | |
| 8 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Disney | $625,000,000 |
| 9 | Aguaman | Warner Bros | $590,000,000 |
| 10 | Ready Player One | Warner Bros. | $581,496,379 |
- ^ "All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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Distributor rentals: It is also important to know and recognize the difference between the distributor's gross receipts and the gross rentals. The term "rentals" refers to the aggregate amount of the film distributor's share of monies paid at theatre box offices computed on the basis of negotiated agreements between the distributor and the exhibitor. Note that gross receipts refers to amounts actually received and from all markets and media, whereas gross rentals refers to amounts earned from theatrical exhibition only, regardless of whether received by the distributor. Thus, gross receipts is the much broader term and includes distributor rentals. The issue of film rentals (i.e., what percentage of a film's box office gross comes back to the distributor) is of key importance...More current numbers suggest that distributor rentals for the major studio/distributor released films average in the neighborhood of 43% of box office gross. Again, however, such an average is based on widely divergent distributor rental ratios on individual films.
- ^ Marich, Robert (2009) [1st. pub. Focal Press:2005]. Marketing to moviegoers: a handbook of strategies used by major studios and independents (2 ed.). Southern Illinois University Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780809328840.
Rentals are the distributors' share of the box office gross and typically set by a complex, two-part contract.
- ^ Balio, Tino (2005). The American film industry. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-299-09874-2.
Film Rentals as Percent of Volume of Business (1939): 36.4
- ^ Balio, Tino (1987). United Artists: the Company that Changed the Film Industry. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 124–125. ISBN 978-0-299-11440-4.
To rekindle interest in the movies, Hollywood not only had to compete with television but also with other leisure-time activities...Movies made a comeback by 1955, but audiences had changed. Moviegoing became a special event for most people, creating the phenomenon of the big picture.
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- ^ Prior to the release of Skyfall in 2012, the James Bond series had grossed approximately $12.5 billion at 2011 prices;[38] after factoring in earnings of almost $2 billion from Skyfall and Spectre, the series has earned at least $14 billion adjusted for inflation.
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