What Is The Highest Grossing Movie Of All Time
Making movies is big business. A great movie can take years of work and preparations, not to mention have a budget of millions. To make a movie worthwhile you have to be able to attract huge crowd and receive great reviews. Movie that are huge hits continue to make money for production businesses as they receive royalties for each time the movie is shown and every copy of the movie purchased by fans. So what is the highest grossing movie of all time? Read this article to find out.
Highest US Grossing movie of all time (adjusted for inflation)
As ticket prices and inflation has occurred profit made by movies has needed to be adjusted for that inflation. After that adjustment the highest US grossing movie of all time is Gone with the Wind starring Vivien Leigh, Ann Rutherford, George Reeves . This movie was released in 1939 and was a box office hit. Today many people still own and watch the epic drama of Gone with the Wind. The top five highest grossing movies in the U.S are:
- Gone with the Wind, 1939
- Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope, 1977
- The Sound of Music, 1965
- E.T- The Extra Terrestrial, 1982
- The Ten Commandments, 1956
Highest US Grossing movie of all time (unadjusted for inflation)
When the gross profit of a movie is not adjusted for inflation it is not surprising that more of the new, high tech movie rate higher. The highest US grossing movie of all time when unadjusted is the movie Avatar. This movie was released in 2009 and was the first ever new generation 3D movie to hit the silver screen. In the US alone this movie made approximately $551,741,499. The top five highest grossing movies in the U.S are:
- Avatar, 2009
- Titanic, 1997
- The Dark Knight, 2008
- Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope, 1977
- Shrek 2, 2004
Highest Grossing Movies Worldwide
The highest grossing movie worldwide according to box office statistics is Avatar. This movie to date has made a staggering total of $2,783,165,628 US. The box office list of worldwide gross profit does not take into account inflation and is based solely on ticket sales. The top five highest grossing movies worldwide are:
- Avatar, 2009, $2,783,165,628
- Titanic, 1997, $1,843,201,268
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003, $1,119,110,941
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, 2006, $1,066,179,725
- Toy Story 3, 2010, $1,063,165,731
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