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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 the box-office dominance of films based on pre-existing intellectual property at record ...
The highest-grossing film of 21st century has been written and directed by James Cameron. Adventure movies are the most commercially successful films in terms of box office figures. [5] Since 2009, Avatar is the highest grossing from of all time, with $2.8 billion at the box office, 72.7% coming internationally and 27.3% domestically. [6]
The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century is a list compiled in August 2016 by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), chosen by a voting poll of 177 film critics from around the world. [ 1 ] It was compiled by collating the top ten films submitted by the critics who were asked to list the best films released since the year 2000 .
Highest-grossing directors worldwide [1]; Rank Name Worldwide box office Highest-grossing film 1 Steven Spielberg: $10,753,945,763 $1,114,456,337 (Jurassic Park) 2 James Cameron
This poll is regarded as one of the most important "greatest ever film" lists. American critic Roger Ebert described it as "by far the most respected of the countless polls of great movies—the only one most serious movie people take seriously." [2] Bicycle Thieves (1948) topped the first poll in 1952 with 25 votes. [1]
The 50 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century, from ‘Nope’ to ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Kate Erbland, Chris O'Falt and Alison Foreman July 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Richard Schickel and Richard Corliss each compiled a list of 115–120 films that they judged worthy of inclusion and weighed each choice until they agreed on the top 100. [2] The process took about four months. An effort was made to make the list as diverse as possible in terms of directors, actors, countries, and genres represented. [2]
From martial arts movies to stories about bank robbers, the best action films of the 21st century breathe new life into the genre.