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[1] [2] The chart is ranked by lifetime gross, and for comparison, the figures adjusted for the effects of inflation are also listed, using the U.S. consumer price index; [4] a film's earnings from its initial release are also included to provide a basis for comparison between films released around the same time.
Three of the four highest-grossing films, including Avatar at the top, were written and directed by James Cameron.. With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9 billion, 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 ...
Steven Spielberg has directed a record four films to end the year as the highest-grossing in the U.S. This is a listing of the highest-grossing films by year, based on their United States box-office gross. The films are listed by in-year release, rather than the gross they accumulated during a calendar year. [1]
X-Men broke Men in Black ' s records ($51.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in July and for a non-sequel as well as Batman Forever ' s record ($52.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a superhero film. It was the first time that three films had opened with more than $40 million in three consecutive weekends. [35] [36] 29: July 23, 2000
Highest-grossing films of 2000 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Universal Pictures: $260,745,620 2 Cast Away: Twentieth Century Fox: $233,632,142 3 Mission: Impossible II: Paramount Pictures: $215,409,889 4 Gladiator: DreamWorks Distribution: $187,705,427 5 What Women Want: Paramount Pictures: $182,811,707 ...
The 2000s saw the resurgence of several genres. Fantasy film franchises dominated the box office with The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Star Wars prequel trilogy (beginning in 1999), The Chronicles of Narnia, etc. Comic book superhero films became a blockbuster subgenre following the releases of X-Men, Unbreakable, and Spider-Man; culminating in the ...
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider broke Pokémon: The First Movie ' s record ($31 million) for the highest weekend debut of a video game adaptation and Scary Movie ' s record ($42.3 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [28] 25: June 24, 2001: The Fast and the Furious: $40,089,015 [29] 26: July 1, 2001: A.I ...
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