Top 10 Hollywood Movies
10. Toy Story 3 – $1.063 Billion
Toy Story is one of the most successful franchise in history by Pixar. Its third part
Toy Story 3generated a revenue of $ 1.063 billion with a budget of $ 200 million.
The movie was released on June 18, 2010 and received 5 academy award
nominations including Best Picture which is rare for an animated film. It is the
highest grossing movie of 2010 and also the first ever animated movie in history
to make over $ 1 billion worldwide. Main cast includes Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan
Cusack, Ned Beatty, John Morris, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn and Blake Clark.
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – $1.066 billion
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is the second film in Pirates
of The CaribbeanFranchise which generated $ 1.066 billion.
The budget of the movie was $ 225 million and it was released
on June 7, 2006. The film received four academy award
nominations and was critically praised. Cast includes
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan
Skarsgård, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport and Geoffrey Rush.
8. The Dark Knight Rises - $1.081 billion
There are a lot of movies made on Batman character but there is
none like The Dark Knight series. The Dark Knight Rises was
released on June 20, 2012 and grossed $ 1.081 billion on a
budget of $ 250 million. It received positive reception from
movie critics. Cast includes Christian Bale, Michael Caine,
Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy and Morgan Freeman.
7. Skyfall – $1.108 billion
Skyfall is the twenty-third movie in James Bond series
and was released on October 23, 2012. The film
grossed $ 1.108 billion with a budget of $ 200 million.
It was nominated for 5 academy awards but won 2 for
Best Original Song and Best Sound Editing.
The film stars Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes,
Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe and Javier Bardem.
Skyfall is the most profitable James Bond movie.
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $1.119 billion
It is the third film in The Lord of the Rings series which
was released on December 13, 2003 and generated
$ 1.119 billion. The budget of the movie was $ 94 million.
The film received universal critical acclaim and won
11 Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Cast includes
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis,
Viggo Mortensen,
Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan,
John Rhys-Davies,
Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving.
It was the highest grossing film of 2003.
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon – $1.123 billion
Transformers: Dark of the Moon was released on June 23, 2011
and made $ 1.123 billion. It is the third installment in
Transformers series. The movie was nominated for
3 Oscar Awards but won none. Main cast includes Shia
LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson,
Josh Duhamel, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving,
John Malkovich and Kevin Dunn.
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – $1.328 billion
Harry Potter series is the highest-grossing film series of all time.
It’s eighth and final part Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows – Part 2 was released on July 7. 2011 and
grossed $1.328 billion. The film received universal
critical acclaim and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards.
It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson,
Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton,
Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman,
Maggie Smith and Julie Walters.
3. The Avengers – $1.511 billion
The Avengers was released on April 11, 2012 and
grossed $1.511 billion with a budget of $220 million.
It is the sixth movie in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The film was universally praised and a sequel is
announced to be released in 2015. Its cast include
Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo,
Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy
Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders,
Gwyneth Paltrow, Stellan Skarsgård,Paul Bettany and
Samuel L. Jackson.
2. Titanic – $2.1 billion
Titanic is an epic romantic disaster film directed by
James Cameron and released on December 19, 1997 .
It made $2.1 billion on the box office worldwide.
The budget of the movie was $200 million.
The movie received positive reviews and was
nominated for 14 Academy Awards but won 11
including Best Picture, Best Director and Best
Original Song. Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio,
Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Bill Paxton and Gloria Stuart.
1. Avatar - $ 2.7 billion
The number 1 position in the highest-grossing Hollywood
movies of all time belongs to Avatar. It was released on
December 18, 2009 and grossed $2.782 billion.
The director of the movie is James Cameron.
It received universal critical acclaim and was
nominated for 9 Oscar Awards. A sequel is
announced to be released in 2015. Main cast includes Sam
Worthington, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle
Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana and Giovanni Ribisi.
