Movies generate income from various sources including theatrical exhibition, home video, and television broadcast rights. But theatrical box office earnings are considered the primary metric to know the success of the movies. So, here we will discuss some of the most successful movies. We have made a list of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
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Here is the list of top 10 highest grossing movies of all time:
10. Frozen II
Frozen II is an American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy movie that was released in 2019 and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was the sequel to the 2013 movie Frozen and was the 58th animated movie that was produced by the Disney Studio.
Frozen II cast features the return of directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, producer Peter Del Vecho with composer Christophe Beck and songwriters Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez. The voice cast of this movie includes Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff and Ciarán Hinds along with some newcomers Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Rachel Matthews, Jeremy Sisto, Martha Plimpton, and Jason Ritter.
Frozen II had its world premiere on November 7, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre and was released on November 22, 2019, in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It has the all-time highest worldwide opening for an animated movie. It was the third highest grossing movie of 2019 and the second highest grossing animated movie of all time. It was the 10th highest grossing movie of all time with a gross of $1.45 billion worldwide.
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9. Fast and Furious 7
Fast and Furious 7 is an American action thriller movie that was directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan and was released in 2015. It is the 7th installment in the Fast and Furious franchise and was the sequel to 2013’s Fast and Furious 6. It includes stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Djimon Hounsou and Chris Bridges.
Fast and Furious 7 follows the story of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) and their team who have returned to the US and are living normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in the previous movie (Fast and Furious 6) until Deckard Shaw who is a rogue special forces assassin puts the team in danger seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother Owen Shaw.
Fast and Furious 7 had premiered on April 1, 2015, in Los Angeles and was released in theatre on April 3, 2015, in the US. It became a critical and financial success with praise aimed at its emotional tribute to Late Paul Walker. With a grossed more than $1.5 billion worldwide, it is the 9th highest grossing movie in the list of top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
8. The Avengers
The Avengers is an American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics that was produced by Marvel Studios and was released in 2012. It is the 6th movie in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). It was directed and written by Joss Whedon. The movie cast Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, and Scarlett Johansson as the Avengers along with Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Stellan Skarsgard, and Cobie Smulders.
In the movie, Nick Fury who is the head of spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D recruits Tony Stark, Chris Evans, Thor, Bruce Banner, Black Widow, and Hawkeye to form a team which is capable of stopping Loki from destroying Earth. The story of the movie revolves around the Avengers who are trying to protect the Earth.
The Avengers had its premiere on April 11, 2012, at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and was released on May 4, 2012, in the US as the last movie of MCU’s phase one. It was the 2nd highest grossing movie of 2012 and was also featured in an Empire magazine poll as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time. It is in the 8th position of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time list with a grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide.
7. The Lion King
The Lion King is an American musical drama movie that was released in 2019 and was directed by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The stars like Donald Glover, Seth Rogan, John Oliver, Florence Kasumba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Eric Andre, Alfre Woodard, Keegan-Michael Key, Billy Eichner, JD McCray, John Lani, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beyonce Knowles-Carter and James Earl Jones have given their voices in the movie.
The Lion King was released in the theatre on July 19, 2019, in the United States of America. It is the highest grossing animated movie of all time surpassing the Frozen II movie and is also the 2nd highest grossing movie of 2019. With a grossing more than $1.6 billion worldwide, it is the 7th highest grossing movie in the list of top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
6. Jurassic World
Jurassic World is an American science fiction adventure movie that was released in 2015. It is the 4th movie of the Jurassic Park movie series which was directed by Colin Trevorrow, written by Derek Connolly and Trevorrow and produced by Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley. This movie featured Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, Vincent D’Onofrio, Omar Sy, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, and Irfan Khan.
Jurassic World was released on June 10, 2015, in more than 60 countries. It was the 2nd highest grossing movie of 2015 and the highest grossing movie in the Jurassic Park franchise. It is also the highest-grossing movie that is ever released by Universal Pictures. Jurassic World ranks 6th in the list of top 10 highest grossing movies of all time list with a grossing over $1.6 billion worldwide.
5. Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War is an American superhero movie that is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers and was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios. It was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.
Avengers: Infinity War features an ensemble cast which includes Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Anthony Mackie, Danai Gurira, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and Zoe Saldana. In the movie, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy try to stop Thanos from collecting all the 6 infinity stones to save the half-life in the universe.
Avengers: Infinity War was released on April 27, 2018, as a part of Phase 3 of the MCU in the United States. It was the first superhero movie to gross over $2 billion worldwide and was the highest grossing movie of 2018. With the gross over $2.04 billion worldwide, it is the 5th highest grossing movie of all time.
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an American epic space opera movie that was produced, co-written and directed by J. J Abrams and was released in 2015. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and was produced by Abram’s production company Bad Robot Productions and Lucasfilm. The movie’s cast includes Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhall Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, and Max Von Sydow.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens had its premiere on December 14, 2015, in Los Angeles and was released on December 18, 2015, in the United States. It is the highest grossing movie in the Star Wars franchise and the highest grossing movie in North America. It was the highest grossing movie in 2015. With a worldwide gross over $2.06 billion, it is in 4th position of the list of top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
3. Titanic
Titanic is an American epic romance and disaster movie that was released in 1997 and was directed, written, co-edited, and co-produced by James Cameron. The story of this movie is based on accounts of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and also shows the story of Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) who are members of different social classes fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
Titanic was released on December 19, 1997. It was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 11 including the awards for Best Director and Best Picture. It was the highest grossing movie of all time until Cameron’s Avatar surpassed it that was released in 2010. It is the 3rd highest grossing movie of all time with total grossing over $2.18 billion worldwide.
2. Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame is an American superhero movie which is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers and was released in 2019. It was produced by Marvel Studios whereas distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the direct sequel to the 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War and is the 22nd movie of the MCU. It was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo and the story of the movie was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.
Avengers: Endgame’s cast includes Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Brie Larson, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Jon Favreau, Benedict Wong, Bradley Cooper, and Josh Brolin. The story of the movie is about the surviving members of the Avengers from Avengers: Infinity War and their allies who try to reverse the damage done by Thanos in the Infinity War.
Avengers: Endgame had its premiere on April 22, 2019, in Los Angeles and was released in theatre as part of Phase 3 of the MCU on April 26 in the United States. It ranks 2nd among the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time list with grossing nearly $2.79 billion worldwide.
1. Avatar
Avatar is an American epic science fiction movie that was released in 2009 and was directed, produced, co-edited and written by James Cameron. The movie featured Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. The movie is based in the mid 22nd century when humans are colonizing Pandora in order to mine the mineral unobtanium. This expansion threatens the existence of a local tribe of Na’vi.
Avatar had its premiere on December 10, 2009, in London and was released on December 18 in the United States. It also became the highest grossing movie at that time. It remained the highest grossing movie of all time for nearly a decade. It was also nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won 3 awards including Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects. It ranks 1th among the highest grossing movies of all time with grossing over $2.84 billion worldwide.
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