Top 20 highest grossing Hollywood movies
1.Avengers: Endgame
Box office: $2.796 billion
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Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, movie was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Avengers Endgame is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers, 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, and the twenty-second movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the movie, the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies attempt to reverse the damage caused by the Thanos in the Avengers Infinity War. The movie was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and casting include Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Don Cheadle, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Bradley Cooper, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin.
In October 2014 the movie was announced as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2. The Russo brothers came on board to direct the movie in April 2015, and by May, Markus and McFeely signed on to write the script for the movie Avengers: Endgame. In July 2016, Marvel removed the title of the movie, and it remained untitled movie until its official title was revealed in December 2018. movie shooting starts in August 2017 in Fayette County at Pinewood Atlanta Studios, Georgia, shooting back-to-back with Infinity War, and ended in January 2018. The estimated budget of the movie is $356 million, it is one of the most expensive movies ever made.
It grossed $2.8 billion worldwide, Infinity War's entire theatrical run in just eleven days and breaking numerous box office records, including becoming the highest grossing movie of all time, overtaking 2009's Avatar's Box office: $2.79 billion.
2.Avatar
Box office: $2.79 billion
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Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction movie directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Sigourney
movie was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997's movie Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but, according to Cameron, the necessary of technology was not currently available to achieve his vision of the movie. Avatar was officially budgeted $237 million. Other estimates put the cost between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for movie promotion. The Avatar movie made extensive use of new motion capture movie techniques and was released for traditional viewing.
The movie broke several box office records and became the highest grossing movie ever, as well as in the United States and Canada, surpassing Cameron's Titanic, which had held those records for twelve years. Avatar remained the highest grossing movie worldwide, before being overtaken by the Avengers: Endgame in 2019. It also became the first movie who gross more than $2 billion and the best movie of 2010 in the United States. Avatar movie was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including a Best Picture and Best Director, and won three, for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.
Following the Avatar movie's success, Cameron signed with 20th Century Fox to produce four sequels of Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 have completed principal movie, as well as are scheduled to be released sequels on December 17, 2021, and December 22, 2023, respectively; subsequent sequels are scheduled to be released on December 19, 2025, and December 17, 2027. And Several cast members are expected to return, including Worthington, Saldana, Lang, and Weaver.
3.Titanic
Box office: $2.19 billion
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Titanic movie is a 1997 American epic romance as well as disaster movie directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical as well as fictionalized aspects, the Titanic movie is based on accounts of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the Titanic ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
Cameron's inspiration for the Titanic movie comes from his fascination with shipwrecks he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production begins in 1995 when Cameron shot footage of the actual Titanic wreck. Modern scenes on research vessel were shot on the board of the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, which Cameron had used as a base when movie the wreck. Scale models, computer-generated imagery, as well as a reconstruction of the Titanic built at Baja Studios, were used to re-create the sinking. The Titanic movie was co-financed by Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox the former handled distribution in North America while the latter released the movie internationally. It was the most expensive movie ever made at the time, with a big production budget of $200 million.
On its release on December 19-1997, Titanic achieved significant critical and commercial success. Nominated for the 14 Academy Awards, it tied All About Eve (1950) for the most the Oscar nominations, and won 11, including the awards for the Best Picture and the Best Director, tying Ben-Hur (1959) for the most Oscars won by a single movie Titanic. With an initial worldwide gross of over $1.84 billion, The Titanic movie was the first movie to reach the billion-dollar mark, and became the highest grossing movie ever at that time, until Cameron's Avatar surpassed it in 2010. 3D version of Titanic movie was released on April 4, 2012, to commemorate the centennial of the sinking, earned it an additional $343.6 million worldwide, pushing the movie's worldwide total to $2.18 billion and making it the second highest grossing movie gross more than $2 billion worldwide (after Avatar). In 2017, the Titanic movie was re-released for its 20th anniversary and was selected for preservation in the United States National movie Registry.
4.Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Box office: $2.07 billion
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space opera movie produced, co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It was produced by Lucasmovie Ltd. and Abrams's production company Bad Robot Productions and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The movie's ensemble cast includes Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow. It is the first installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and the seventh episode of the nine-part 'Skywalker saga'. Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire.
The movie was announced after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasmovie in October 2012 and was the first Star Wars movie to not extensively involve franchise creator George Lucas, who only served as a creative consultant in the early stages. The movie was produced by Abrams, his longtime collaborator Bryan Burk, and Lucasmovie president Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, co-writer of the original trilogy movies The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt. John Williams, the composer for the previous six movies, returned to compose the movie's score. movie began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland, with principal photography also taking place in Ireland and at Pinewood Studios in England, and wrapped in November 2014.
The Force Awakens was widely anticipated, and Disney backed the movie with extensive marketing campaigns. It premiered in Los Angeles on December 14, 2015, before its wide release in the United States on December 18. The movie received praise for its screenplay, direction, acting, musical score, visual effects, and action sequences, although some critics found it derivative of the original trilogy. The movie broke various box office records and became, unadjusted for inflation, the highest grossing installment in the franchise, the highest grossing movie in North America, the highest grossing movie of 2015, and the fourth-highest grossing movie of all time, with a worldwide gross of over $2 billion and a net profit of over $780 million. It received five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards and four nominations at the 69th British Academy movie Awards, where it won the award for Best Special Visual Effects. It was followed by The Last Jedi in December 2017 as well as will be followed by The Rise of Skywalker, which is scheduled for release on December 2019.
5.Avengers: Infinity War
Box office: $2.05 billion
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Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the nineteenth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt. In the movie, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to prevent Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones in a quest to wipe out half of all life in the universe.
This movie was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1. The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015, and a month later Markus and McFeely had signed on to write the script for the movie, which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 comic book The Infinity Gauntlet and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 comic book Infinity. In 2016, Marvel shortened the title to Avengers: Infinity War. movies began in January 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, with a large cast consisting mostly of actors reprising their roles from previous MCU movies, including Brolin as Thanos. The production lasted until July 2017, shooting back-to-back with a direct sequel, Avengers: Endgame. Additional movie took place in Scotland, the Downtown Atlanta area, and New York City. With an estimated budget of $316–400 million, it is one of the most expensive movies ever made.
Avengers: Infinity War held its world premiere on April 23, 2018, in Los Angeles as well as was released in the United States on April 27, 2018, in IMAX and 3D. The movie received praise for Brolin's performance and the emotional weight of the story, as well as the visual effects and action sequences. It was the fourth movie and the first superhero movie to gross over $2 billion worldwide, breaking numerous box office records. It became the highest grossing movie of 2018 as well as the fourth-highest grossing movie of all time both worldwide and in the United States and Canada. The movie's visual effects were nominated at the 91st Academy Awards, 24th Critics' Choice Awards, and 72nd British Academy movie Awards. The sequel, Avengers: Endgame, was released in April 2019.
6.Jurassic World
Box office: $1.67 billion
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Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction adventure movie, the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park movie series, and the first movie in the Jurassic World franchise. Movie was directed by Colin Trevorrow, written by Derek Connolly and Trevorrow, produced by Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, and stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, BD Wong, Omar Sy, and Irrfan Khan.
Set 22 years after an event of Jurassic Park, Jurassic World takes place on the same fictional Central American island of Isla Nublar, which is located off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, where a theme park of cloned dinosaurs has operated for nearly a decade. The park plunges into chaos when a genetically-engineered dinosaur escapes from its enclosure as well as goes on a rampage.
Universal Pictures intended to begin production of a fourth Jurassic Park movie in 2004 for a mid-2005 release but development stalled while the script underwent several revisions. Following a suggestion from executive producer Steven Spielberg, writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver explored the idea of a functional dinosaur park. Once Trevorrow was hired as director in 2013, he followed the same idea while developing a new script with Derek Connolly. movies lasted from April to August 2014 in Louisiana and Hawaii. The dinosaurs were created by Industrial Light & Magic using CGI as well as by Legacy Effects using life-sized animatronics.
Movie Production was completed in May 2015, and Jurassic World movie was released in over 60 countries beginning on June 10, 2015. After a record-breaking opening weekend during which it became the first movie to gross over $500 million, Jurassic World generated $1.6 billion in box office revenue, ranking sixth among the highest grossing movie of all time. The movie has a 72% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which called it "an entertaining popcorn thriller". It was also the second-highest grossing movie of 2015 and the highest grossing movie in the franchise. Furthermore, it is the highest grossing movie ever released by Universal Pictures unadjusted for inflation. A sequel of movie titled Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was released in June 2018. An animated series based on the movie is scheduled for a 2020 release on Netflix.
7.The Lion King
Box Office: $1.60 billion
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The Lion King is a 2019 American musical movie directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic live-action remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 movie of the same name. The movie stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, as well as James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original movie. The plot follows Simba, a young lion must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar.
Plans for a remake of 1994's The Lion King movie were confirmed in September 2016 following box office successes for Disney remakes such as The Jungle Book (2016), which was also directed by Favreau. Favreau was inspired by certain roles of characters in the Broadway adaptation and developed upon elements of the original movie's story. The main cast signed in early 2017 and principal photography began in mid-2017 on a blue screen stage in Los Angeles. The "virtual-reality tools" utilized in The Jungle Book's cinematography were used to a greater degree during the movie of The Lion King. Composers Hans Zimmer, Elton John, as well as lyricist Tim Rice, all of whom worked on the original's soundtrack, returned to compose the score alongside Knowles-Carter, who assisted John in the reworking of the soundtrack and wrote a new song for this movie, titled "Spirit", which she also performed. The movie serves as the final credit for editor Mark Livolsi, and it is dedicated to his memory. With an estimated budget of around $260 million, it is one of the most expensive movies ever made.
The movie was theatrically released in the United States on July 19, 2019. It has grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide, surpassing Frozen as the highest grossing animated movie, and is also the second highest grossing movie of 2019 (behind Avengers: Endgame) and seventh-highest of all-time. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visual effects, music, as well as vocal performances (particularly Rogen and Eichner), but criticism for its lack of originality and facial emotion on characters.
8.Marvel's The Avengers
Box office: $1.52 billion
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Marvel's The Avengers (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced from Marvel Studios as well as distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The movie was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, as well as Jeremy Renner as titular Avengers team, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, as well as Samuel L. Jackson. In the movie, Nick Fury, director of the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, as well as Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
The movie's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan by Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the movie Iron Man in May 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011.
The Avengers movie premiered at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre on April 11, 2012, and was released in the United States on May 4, 2012. The movie received praise for Whedon's direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score, and garnered numerous awards and nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for achievements in visual effects. It set or tied numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in the United States and Canada. The Avengers grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide and became the third-highest grossing movie of all time, as well as the highest grossing movie of 2012. It is the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales. In 2017, it was featured as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time in Empire magazine's poll of The 100 Greatest Movies.
9.Furious 7
Box office: $1.52 billion
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Furious 7 (also known as Furious Seven) is a 2015 American action movie directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. A sequel to 2013's Fast & Furious 6, it is the seventh installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise and stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham. Furious 7 follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Walker), as well as the rest of their team, who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in movie Fast & Furious 6, until Deckard Shaw (Statham), a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother, puts the team in danger once again.
With the previous three installments set between 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) as well as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Furious 7 is the first installment in the franchise to take place after Tokyo Drift. The movie also marks the final movie appearance of Walker, who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30, 2013, with movies only half-completed. Following Walker's death, the movie was delayed for script rewrites, and his brothers, Caleb and Cody, were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes. These script rewrites completed the story arcs for both Walker as well as Brewster's characters, which is subsequently retired.
Plans for a seventh installment were first announced in February 2012 when Johnson stated that production of the movie would begin after the completion of the movie Fast & Furious 6. In April 2013, Wan, predominantly known for horror movies, was announced to direct the movie in place of Justin Lin, who left the franchise after directing the previous four installments. Casting began in the same month with the returns of Diesel and Walker, as well as an initial release date was set. Principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2013, resumed in April 2014 and ended in July 2014, with other movie locations including Los Angeles, Colorado, Abu Dhabi, as well as Tokyo.
Furious 7 premiered in Los Angeles on April 1, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 3, 2015, playing in 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX internationally. Upon release, the movie became a critical and blockbuster success, with praise being aimed at the movie's action sequences and its emotional tribute to Walker. The movie grossed $397.6 million worldwide during its opening weekend, which is the tenth highest grossing opening of all time. The movie has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the highest grossing movie of the franchise after just twelve days, the third highest grossing movie of 2015 and the ninth highest grossing movie of all time.
10.Avengers: Age of Ultron
Box office: $1.41 billion
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Avengers: Age of Ultron is a 2015 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and the eleventh movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The movie was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, and Samuel L. Jackson. In this movie, the Avengers fight Ultron, an artificial intelligence obsessed with causing human extinction.
The sequel was announced in May 2012, after the successful release of The Avengers. Whedon, the director of the first movie, was brought back on board in August and a release date was set. In April 2013, Whedon had completed a draft of the script, and casting began in June with the re-signing of Downey. Second unit movie began in February 2014 in South Africa with principal photography taking place between March and August 2014. The movie was primarily shot at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, with additional footage movie in Italy, South Korea, Bangladesh, New York City, and various locations around England. While in post-production, the movie was converted to 3D and over 3,000 visual effects shots were added. With an estimated net production budget of $365 million, it is the second most expensive movie ever made.
The movie received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest grossing movie of 2015 as well as the fifth-highest grossing movie at the time.
11.Black Panther
Box office: $1.35 billion
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Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero movie that was based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Movie Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the eighteenth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther, alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis. In Black Panther movie, T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but his sovereignty is challenged by an adversary who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution.
Wesley Snipes expressed interest in working on a Black Panther movie in 1992, but the project did not come to fruition. In September 2005, Marvel Studios announced a Black Panther movie as one of ten based on Marvel characters and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Mark Bailey was hired to write a script in January 2011. Black Panther was officially announced in October 2014, as well as Boseman made his first appearance as the character in movie Captain America: Civil War (2016). By 2016, Cole and Coogler had joined; additional cast joined in May, making Black Panther the first Marvel movie with a predominantly black cast. Principal photography took place by January to April 2017 at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and Busan, South Korea.
Black Panther premiered in Los Angeles on January 29, 201. The movie received praise from critics for its direction, screenplay, acting (particularly that of Boseman, Jordan, and Wright), costume design, production values, and soundtrack, though the computer-generated effects received some criticism. Many critics considered it to be one of the best movies set in the MCU and noted its cultural significance, with organizations including the National Board of Review and American movie Institute naming it one of the Top 10 movies of 2018. The movie grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide and broke numerous box office records, including the highest grossing movie by a black director. It became the ninth-highest grossing movie of all time, the third-highest grossing movie in the U.S. and Canada, and the second-highest grossing movie of 2018.
The movie received numerous awards and nominations, with seven nominations at the 91st Academy Awards including Best Picture, with wins for Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, and Best Production Design. Black Panther is the first superhero movie to receive a Best Picture nomination, and the first MCU movie to win an Academy Award. It also received three nominations at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, two wins at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and twelve nominations at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards (winning three), among others. A sequel, with Coogler returning to write and direct, will be released on May 2022.
12.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Box office: $1.34 billion
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 fantasy movie directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Movie is the second of two cinematic parts based on J. K. Rowling's 2007 novel of the same name. The movie, which is the eighth and final installment in the Harry Potter series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman, David Barron, and Rowling. The story continues to follow Harry Potter's quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes to stop him once and for all.
The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe as a Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry potter's best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Principal photography began on 19 February 2009 and was completed on 12 June 2010, with reshoots taking place in December 2010, more than ten years after the movie started on the first installment of the series. Part 2 was released in 2D, 3-D and IMAX cinemas worldwide from 13–15 July 2011, and is the only Harry Potter movie to be released in 3-D.
The movie became a commercial success and one of the best-reviewed movies of 2011, with praise for the acting, Yates's direction, musical score, visual effects, cinematography, action sequences, and the satisfying conclusion of the saga. At the box office, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 claimed the worldwide opening weekend record, earning $483.2 million, as well as setting opening day and opening weekend records in various countries. Part 2 grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide and became the third-highest grossing movie of all time, as well as the highest grossing movie of 2011. As of 2019, it is the 12th-highest grossing movie of all time, the highest grossing movie in the Harry Potter series, as well as in the Wizarding World franchise, and the ninth movie to gross over $1 billion. It is also the highest grossing movie of Warner Bros. and its parent company WarnerMedia.
The Blu-ray and DVD sets were released on 11 November 2011 in the United States as well as on 2 December 2011 in the United Kingdom(UK). The movie was also released in the Harry Potter: Complete 8-movie Collection box set on DVD as well as Blu-ray, which included all eight movies as well as new special features. Part 1 and Part 2 were released as a combo pack on DVD and Blu-ray on 11 November 2011 in Canada.
The movie won several awards and was nominated for many more, including three nominations at the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Visual Effects.
13.Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Box office: $1.33 billion
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera movie written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment of the movie Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015). It was produced by Lucasmovie and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The movie's ensemble cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Frank Oz in returning roles, with Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, as well as Benicio del Toro joining the cast. It features the first posthumous movie performance by Fisher, who died in December 2016, and the movie is dedicated to her memory. It is the eighth part of the Star Wars "Skywalker saga", following the original and prequel trilogies.
The plot follows Rey as she receives Jedi training by Luke Skywalker, in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the fight against Kylo Ren as well as the First Order, while General Leia Organa, Finn, Poe Dameron attempt to escape a First Order attack on the dwindling Resistance fleet.
The Last Jedi is part of a new trilogy of movies announced after Disney's acquisition of Lucasmovie in October 2012. It was produced by Lucasmovie president Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, and executive produced by The Force Awakens director J. J. Abrams. John Williams, composer for the previous episodic movies, returned to compose the score. Several scenes were movies at Skellig Michael in Ireland during pre-production in September 2015, but principal photography began at Pinewood Studios in England on February 2016 and wrapped in July 2016. Post-production was finished in September 2017.
The Last Jedi had movie world premiere at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on December 9, 2017, as well as was released in the United States on December 15, 2017. movie grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing movie of 2017, the seventh-highest-ever grossing movie in North America and the ninth-highest grossing movie of all time during its theatrical run. It is also the second-highest grossing movie of the Star Wars franchise and turned a net profit of over $417 million. The movie received positive reviews, with praise for its ensemble cast, musical score, visual effects, action sequences, and emotional weight. The movie received four nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Visual Effects, as well as two nominations at the 71st British Academy movie Awards.
14.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Box office: $1.31 billion
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a 2018 American science fiction adventure movie and the sequel to Jurassic World (2015). Directed by J. A. Bayona, it is the second installment of the planned Jurassic World trilogy and the fifth overall installment of the Jurassic Park movie series. Derek Connolly and Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow returned as writers, with Trevorrow as well as the original Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg as executive producers.
Set on the fictional Central American island of Isla Nublar, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, it follows Owen Grady as well as Claire Dearing as they rescue the remaining dinosaurs before a volcanic eruption destroys the island. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, B. D. Wong, as well as Jeff Goldblum reprise their roles from previous movies in the series, with Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Isabella Sermon, and Geraldine Chaplin joining the cast.
Movies took place from February to July 2017 in the United Kingdom and in Hawaii. Movie produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, Fallen Kingdom premiered in Madrid on May 21, 2018, as well as was released internationally in early June 2018 and in the United States on June 22, 2018. The movie grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, making it the third Jurassic movie to pass the billion-dollar mark, and was the third-highest grossing movie of 2018 and the 14th highest grossing movie of all-time. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Pratt and Howard's performances, Bayona's direction, Michael Giacchino's musical score, the visuals and the "surprisingly dark moments", while others suggested the series had run its course, criticizing the screenplay and predictability. Movie an untitled sequel is set to be released on June 11, 2021, with Trevorrow returning to direct.
15.Frozen
Box office: $1.29 billion
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Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy movie produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 53rd Disney animated feature movie is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen". It tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on a journey alongside a rugged iceman, his loyal reindeer, as well as a naive snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.
Frozen movie underwent several story treatments before being commissioned in 2011, with a screenplay written by Jennifer Lee, who also co-directed with Chris Buck. The Frozen movie features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and Santino Fontana. Christophe Beck was hired to compose the movie's orchestral score, while Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez wrote the songs.
Frozen movie premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 19, 2013, had a limited release on November 22 as well as went into general theatrical release on November 27. It was met with praise for its visuals, screenplay, themes, music, and voice acting; some movie critics consider Frozen to be the best Disney animated feature movie since the studio's renaissance era. The movie also achieved significant commercial success, earning $1.276 billion in worldwide box office revenue, including $400 million in the United States and Canada and $247 million in Japan. It went on to surpass Toy Story 3 (which was also distributed by Disney) as the highest grossing animated movie at the time as well as the highest grossing musical movie before being surpassed by the remake of The Lion King in 2019; it also ranks as the 15th highest grossing movie of all time, the highest grossing movie of 2013, and the third highest grossing movie in Japan. It was also the highest earning movie with a female director in terms of US earnings until surpassed by Warner Bros. Pictures' Wonder Woman. With over 18 million home media sales in 2014, it became the best-selling movie of the year in the United States. By January 2015, Frozen had become the best of all-time selling Blu-ray Disc in the United States.
Frozen won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Let It Go"), the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature movie, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated movie, five Annie Awards (including Best Animated Feature), two Grammy Awards for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Song Written for Visual Media ("Let It Go"),and two Critics' Choice Frozen Movie Awards for Best Animated Feature as well as Best Original Song ("Let It Go"). An animated short sequel, Frozen Fever, premiered on March 13, 2015, an animated featurette titled Olaf's Frozen Adventure, premiered on November 22, 2017, as well as a feature-length sequel, Frozen 2, is set for release on November 22, 2019
16.Beauty and the Beast
Box office: $1.26 billion
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Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy movie directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos. Co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville movies, it was a movie in the UK with predominantly British principal actors. The movie is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1991 animated movie of the same name, itself an adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's 18th-century fairy tale. The movie features an ensemble cast that includes Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the eponymous characters with Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellenGugu, Mbatha-Raw, Emma Thompson in supporting roles.
A live-action Beauty, as well as the Beast remake, was first announced in April 2014, with Condon hired to direct it; Watson, Stevens, Evans and the rest of the cast signed on between January and April 2015. Principal photography began at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England on May 2015 and wrapped that August. With an estimated budget of around $255 million, it is one of the most expensive movies ever made. Beauty and the Beast movie premiered at Spencer House in London on February 23, 2017, as well as was released in the United States(US) in standard, Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX as well as IMAX 3D formats, along with Dolby Cinema on March 17, 2017.
The movie received generally positive reviews, with many praising the performances of the cast (particularly Watson and Stevens), and its faithfulness to the original animated movie, as well as elements from the Broadway musical, visual style, production values, and musical score, though it received criticism for some of the character designs and its excessive similarity to the original. The movie grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing live-action musical movie, and making it the second-highest grossing movie of 2017, the thirteenth-highest-ever-grossing movie in North America and the 15th-highest grossing movie of all time. The movie received four nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards and two nominations at the 71st British Academy movie Awards. It also received Academy Award nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design at the 90th Academy Awards.
17.Incredibles 2
Box office: $1.24 billion
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Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero movie produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written as well as directed by Brad Bird, Incredibles 2 movie is the sequel to The Incredibles (2004) and the second full-length installment of the franchise. The story of Incredibles 2 movie follows the Parr family as they try to restore the public's trust in superheroes while balancing their family life, only to combat a new foe who seeks to turn the populace against all superheroes. Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Holly Hunter, and Samuel L. Jackson reprise their roles from the first movie; newcomers to the cast include Huckleberry Milner, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, and Jonathan Banks. Michael Giacchino returned to compose the score.
Following the success of The Incredibles, Bird postponed development on a sequel to work on other movies. He attempted to distinguish the script from superhero movies and superhero television series released since the first movie, focusing on the family dynamic rather than the superhero genre.
Incredibles 2 movie premiered in Los Angeles on June 5, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States(US) on June 15, 2018, in Disney Digital 3-D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, as well as IMAX 3D formats. The movie received largely positive reviews and praise for its animation, humor and musical score. The movie made $182.7 million in its opening weekend, setting the record for best debut for an animated movie, and has grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the fourth highest grossing movie of 2018, the third highest grossing animated movie (behind the 2019 version of The Lion King and Frozen) and the 17th highest grossing movie of all-time, along with being the third Pixar movie to gross 1 billion dollars after Finding Dory and Toy Story 3. Incredibles 2 was named by the National Board of Review as the Best Animated movie of 2018. The movie was nominated for Best Animated Feature movie at the 76th Golden Globe Awards and 91st Academy Awards.
18.The Fate of the Furious
Box office: $1.24 billion
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The Fate of the Furious (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 8 and Fast 8, and often stylized as F8) is a 2017 American action movie directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. A sequel to 2015's movie Furious 7, it is the eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise as well as superstars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Scott Eastwood, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, as well as Charlize Theron. The movie Fate of the Furious follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), who has settled down with his wife Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez) until cyberterrorist Cipher (Theron) coerces him into working for her as well as turns him against his team, and forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher.
The Fate of the Furious movie marks the first installment in the franchise since The movie Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) not to feature both Paul Walker, who died on November 30, 2013, in a single-vehicle crash while the movie of Furious 7 was still in progress and Jordana Brewster. Movie script rewrites to the seventh installment after Paul Walker's death was intended to complete the story arcs for both of their characters (Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto, respectively).
Plans for an eighth installment were first was announced in March 2015 when Diesel appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as well as announced that the movie would be set in New York City. Preparations for the movie began immediately after the release of Furious 7, with Diesel, Morgan and producer Neal H. Moritz re-signing. After setting an initial release date of the movie in the same month, casting took place between April and June 2015. In October 2015, Gray was announced to direct the movie in the place of James Wan, who had directed the previous installment. Principal photography began in March 2016 in locations such as Mývatn, Havana, Atlanta, Cleveland, and New York City, continuing the franchise's tradition of movies in exotic locations around the world.
The Fate of the Furious movie premiered in Berlin on April 4, 2017, as well as was theatrically released in conventional and IMAX theaters in the United States(US) on April 14, 2017, while also playing in 3D, IMAX 3D, as well as 4DX internationally. The movie received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom praised the action sequences and acting performances but criticized the storyline. The movie grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the thirtieth movie (and the second in the franchise, after Furious 7) to gross over $1 billion, the third-highest grossing movie of 2017 and the 11th highest grossing movie of all-time. It also grossed $542 million worldwide during its opening weekend, which was the highest of all-time. A sequel is scheduled to release on May 22, 2020
19.Iron Man 3
Box office: $1.21 billion
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Iron Man 3 is a 2013 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Iron Man 3 is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man and 2010's Iron Man 2, as well as the seventh movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The movie was directed by Shane Black from a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Rebecca Hall, Guy Pearce, Stéphanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, as well as Ben Kingsley. In Iron Man 3 movie, Tony Stark wrestles with the ramifications of the events of The Avengers, during a national terrorism campaign on the United States led by the mysterious Mandarin.
After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Favreau, who served as director, decided not to return and in February 2011, Black was hired to write and direct the movie. Black as well as Pearce opted to make the script more character-centric and focused on thriller elements, which also uses concepts by the "Extremis" story arc by Warren Ellis. Throughout April and May 2012, the movie's supporting cast was filled out, with Kingsley, Pearce, and Hall brought in to portray key roles. movie began on May 23 and lasted through December 17, 2012, primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. Additional shooting of movie took place at various locations around North Carolina, as well as Florida, China, as well as Los Angeles. The visual effects in the movie were handled by 17 companies, including Scanline VFX, Digital Domain, and Weta Digital. The movie was converted to 3D in post-production.
Iron Man 3 movie premiered at the Grand Rex in Paris on April 14, 2013, and released in the United States(US) on May 3, 2013. The Iron Man 3 movie received praise from critics for its performances, visual effects, action sequences, humor, story, and Brian Tyler's musical score, while reception to its plot twist was mixed. It was a huge box office success, grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the second highest grossing movie of 2013 and the sixteenth movie to gross over $1 billion, as well as the fifth highest grossing movie of all time, with its opening weekend ranking as the sixth-highest of all-time. The movie received Best Visual Effects nominations at the Academy Awards and the BAFTA Awards.
20.Minions
Box office: $1.16 billion
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Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy movie, serving as a spin-off prequel to the Despicable Me franchise. Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures, it was directed by Pierre Coffin as well as Kyle Balda and written by Brian Lynch, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. The movie stars the voices of Coffin (as the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, and Bob), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Allison Janney, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, and Jennifer Saunders, with the narration provided by Geoffrey Rush. It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of Despicable Me 2 (2013), where Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, three of the Minions and the movie's main characters, are seen auditioning for the movie.
Critical response was mixed: some critics praised the comedic aspects of the movie and the vocal performances of Bullock and Hamm, while also saying they felt that the title characters were not able to carry the movie on their own and that the villains were flatly characterized. The movie has grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide (outgrossing each of the Despicable Me movies), making it the fifth-highest-grossing movie of 2015, the 20th highest-grossing movie of all time, the fourth highest-grossing animated movie (behind the 2019 version of The Lion King, Frozen, and Incredibles 2) and the highest-grossing non-Disney animated movie. A sequel of Minionsthat is Minions: The Rise of Gru will be released on July 3, 2020.
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