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Numbers don't lie. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re ranking the highest grossing movies of all time by quality – not just by their profits. The only criterion is that there are at least ten digits in the box office revenue figures, adjusted for inflation.
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00:00You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're ranking the highest-grossing movies of all time by quality,
00:10not just by their profits.
00:12The only criterion here is that there are at least 10 digits in the box office revenue figures,
00:17adjusted for inflation.
00:19But I know the truth.
00:20There's no going back.
00:22You've changed things.
00:24Forever.
00:26Number 30, Deadpool and Wolverine.
00:28Deadpool and Wolverine is the third installment in the Deadpool film series,
00:32as well as its first installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
00:35I assume I'm going to marvel at how cinematic it feels?
00:41This was made possible by Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2018.
00:46And, as you might have expected, once the folks at Marvel got their hands on it,
00:50Deadpool went bigger and, well, better is up for debate.
00:53The film might not be as good as those first two, but it is a whole lot of fun,
00:57with a whole lot of cameos and a whole lot of money at the box office.
01:00Fox killed him. Disney brought him back. They're going to make him do this until he's 90.
01:04Crossing $1 billion in just three weeks, it is the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
01:10Number 29, Barbie.
01:12This highest-grossing film of 2023 didn't just rake in over $1.4 million.
01:17It was also widely loved by audiences and critics.
01:21Hi, Barbie.
01:22Hi, Ken.
01:23Hi, Barbie.
01:24Hi, Barbie.
01:25Hi, Barbie.
01:26Hi, Ken.
01:27Hi, Ken.
01:28Hi, Ken.
01:29Hi, Ken.
01:30Hi, Ken.
01:31I got us both ice cream.
01:32Cool.
01:33The idea of making a live-action Barbie movie had been around since the 80s,
01:36but it took over 30 years for it to finally happen.
01:39And, sure, some of the other scripts might have been good,
01:42with one being written expressly to entice actress Anne Hathaway.
01:45But the smart and subversive script we got,
01:48along with the performances from Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling,
01:51and Greta Gerwig's sure hand in the director's chair,
01:54made it Oscar-worthy.
01:56Um, okay.
01:58It's happening again.
02:00I have to.
02:01Will you excuse me?
02:03It was really nice talking to you.
02:05Number 28, Furious 7.
02:08The Fast and Furious franchise has been up and down over the years
02:11as far as the quality of the films is concerned.
02:14They say an open road helps you think
02:17about where you've been,
02:19where you're going.
02:21But Furious 7 was definitely an up in more ways than one.
02:25With an estimated budget of close to $250 million,
02:29it was one of the most expensive movies ever made.
02:32The film's almost $400 million opening weekend was the second best ever,
02:36and with a box office haul of over $1.5 billion,
02:39it was the fourth highest grossing film ever at the time.
02:42It's still the highest gross of any Fast film.
02:44Things are gonna be different now.
02:47The movie even garnered an impressive 81% Rotten Tomatoes score,
02:51which was and still is the highest of any film in the franchise.
02:56Number 27, Superman.
02:58If there's anything we've learned in the last 40 plus years,
03:01it's that it's very hard to make a good Superman movie.
03:06Easy miss, I've got you.
03:08You've got me?
03:10Who's got you?
03:12Many have tried and many have failed,
03:15but the one that did it the best may have been the first.
03:18Sure, Superman flying around the planet super fast in order to reverse time
03:22is a little ridiculous,
03:23but we'll forgive that for a film that is solid in every other way,
03:27complete with a star-making portrayal by the great Christopher Reeve.
03:31Otis, take the gentleman's cape.
03:38I don't think he wants me to, Mr. Luthor.
03:40The film cost $55 million and made $300 million,
03:44which adjusted for inflation,
03:46climbs past the billion dollar mark.
03:48Number 26, Inside Out 2.
03:51Given that the first Inside Out was named
03:53the 29th best screenplay of the 21st century
03:56by the Writers Guild of America in 2021,
03:59Inside Out 2 had a lot to live up to.
04:01Now it's time to greet your Team Riley!
04:07Playing in his 13th year and fresh from the penalty box,
04:10it's Riley's anger!
04:12You let me at him!
04:14We don't know if they suffered any anxiety about it like Riley did,
04:17but they didn't let it take over.
04:19While it might not be as brilliant as the first one,
04:22it sure is great,
04:23and it did something the first one didn't do.
04:26It made over a billion dollars at the box office.
04:29Actually, it made over $1.6 billion at the box office.
04:32Oh, yeah, we had a great time!
04:35Great time!
04:36Great time!
04:39Number 25, Top Gun Maverick.
04:41If someone had asked us prior to 2022
04:43which Tom Cruise movie would make more money,
04:46a sequel to 1986's Top Gun
04:48or the latest installment in the very successful
04:50Mission Impossible franchise,
04:52we most likely would have said the latter.
04:54The end is inevitable, Maverick.
04:57Your kind is headed for extinction.
05:02Maybe so, sir.
05:05But not today.
05:07And we assume most folks would have as well.
05:09But while Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1
05:12stalled out at $570 million,
05:14Top Gun Maverick took to the skies
05:16and brought home approximately $1.5 billion.
05:19But on top of making a ton of money,
05:22it received a ton of praise from both critics and audiences alike.
05:26On this mission, a man flies like Maverick here,
05:29or a man does not come back.
05:32No offense intended.
05:34Yet somehow, you always manage.
05:37With moving nostalgia and blockbuster spectacle,
05:40it soared into fans' hearts.
05:42Number 24, Toy Story 3.
05:44How many movies can say they made
05:46over a billion dollars at the box office
05:48and made Leonard Hofstadter cry?
05:50Toy Story 3 can.
05:52In fact, it can probably say that
05:54about a lot of people who got the feels with this one.
05:56No one's getting thrown out, okay?
05:58We're all still here.
06:00I mean, yeah, we've lost friends along the way.
06:04That includes the happy feels,
06:06the laughing feels,
06:07and of course, those toys holding hands in a furnace feels.
06:10The entire Toy Story franchise
06:12is one of the most beloved and best reviewed
06:14film franchises of all time.
06:16And Toy Story 3 beautifully closed out the trilogy.
06:19So long, partner.
06:25Not that we agree with Quentin Tarantino
06:27that they should have stopped there.
06:28As great as Toy Story 4 was,
06:30but 3 would have been a pretty perfect way to go.
06:33Number 23, Spider-Man 2.
06:35Fans had been waiting for what felt like
06:37forever for a Spider-Man movie.
06:39Then in 2002, we finally got one.
06:42A really good one.
06:43But then in 2004,
06:45we got the truly great sequel.
06:47Hey, you guys.
06:48No playing in the streets.
06:50Yes, Mr. Spider-Man.
06:52See ya.
06:54With more great special effects,
06:55solid performances,
06:57and a smart and nuanced continuation of Spidey's story,
07:00Spider-Man 2 wasn't just the best film
07:02of the original trilogy.
07:03It's easily one of the best superhero films ever made.
07:06That is saying a lot
07:08given the gluttony of superhero movies
07:10we've been bombarded with since its release.
07:12These things have turned you into something you're not.
07:16Don't listen to them.
07:19That's understandable
07:20when the film made almost $800 million in 2004.
07:23That adjusts to over $1 billion today.
07:26Number 22
07:27The Sound of Music
07:28The classic musical story of Maria and the Von Trapps
07:31has been a beloved part of so many of our lives
07:33for as long as we can remember.
07:35Why are you this much trouble at the Abbey?
07:38Oh, much more, sir.
07:40The film was nominated for a whole host of Academy Awards
07:43and took home five,
07:45including Best Director and Best Picture.
07:47And not only was the film critically acclaimed,
07:50it was also a big hit with 1965 audiences.
07:53The Sound of Music raked in around $286 million at the box office,
07:58which, adjusted for inflation,
08:00easily puts that number over $1 billion.
08:02In fact, it's over $2 billion.
08:05So long, farewell,
08:07Auf Wiedersehen, good night.
08:09I hate to go and leave this pretty sight.
08:13Number 21
08:14Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
08:16Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
08:18was the first Walt Disney animated feature film
08:20and it almost never happened.
08:22Run, run away.
08:24Hide in the woods anywhere.
08:26Never come back.
08:28Now go.
08:30Not only did Walt have to mortgage his home
08:32to help pay for it,
08:33but halfway through production,
08:35he desperately needed a $250,000 loan
08:38to help him get it finished.
08:39After showing a rough cut to Joseph Rosenberg
08:41of Bank of America,
08:42Rosenberg said to Walt, quote,
08:44Walt, that thing is going to make a hat full of money.
08:47And he was right.
08:48In addition to making cinematic history,
08:50it made roughly the equivalent of $1.5 billion.
08:54As Rolling Stone magazine put it,
08:56it, quote, changed the future of animation.
09:01Bye, Grump.
09:03Goodbye.
09:06Number 20
09:07Captain America Civil War
09:08Whether you want to call it Captain America 3
09:10or Avengers 2.5,
09:12it's tough denying how hard-hitting
09:14and deeply personal of a superhero film it is.
09:16We may not be perfect,
09:17but the safest hands are still our own.
09:19Pitting a slew of the MCU's finest heroes
09:22against one another,
09:23Civil War redefined what action sequences
09:25and character development can look like
09:27within the genre.
09:28Pair that with the dynamic franchise debuts
09:30from the likes of Black Panther and Spider-Man,
09:32and suddenly it's easy to see
09:33how this third entry in the Cap Saga
09:35rolled its way to ten digits at the box office.
09:37While it would be surpassed in scope
09:39very soon thereafter,
09:40even by another film on this list,
09:42it still resonates emotionally
09:44every time we watch it.
09:45He's my friend.
09:47So was I.
09:48Number 19
09:49Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
09:52Delivering one of the most epic conclusions
09:54in cinematic history,
09:55the Harry Potter series
09:56had some lofty expectations to meet
09:58going into its eighth installment.
10:00And what do you know about the Deathly Hallows?
10:03In an age where seemingly
10:04every subsequent two-part finale
10:06reeks of nothing but a mere cash grab,
10:08Deathly Hallows Part 2 justified the approach
10:10and made snatching all the box office dollars
10:12look classy.
10:13Sure, it's got one hell of a show-stopping
10:15battle sequence at the end of it,
10:16but it also manages to tie together
10:18ten-plus years of movie magic,
10:20pun intended,
10:21in a way that is both seamless
10:22and narratively satisfying.
10:24Especially for those who essentially
10:26grew up with the cast of the films,
10:27this one felt particularly special.
10:30Come on, Tom.
10:31Let's finish this the way we started.
10:34Together.
10:37Number 18
10:38Avatar
10:40And we will show the sky people
10:43that they cannot take whatever they want.
10:46And that this,
10:48this is our land!
10:49Hello, New York!
10:51Hello, New York!
10:54Nowadays, if you want to be
10:55the highest-grossing film of all time,
10:56it's almost a necessity to rely on
10:58previously-established IP to get the job done.
11:00Yet that's exactly what James Cameron
11:02didn't do with Avatar,
11:03which exploded onto the movie-going scene in 2009,
11:06making technological advancements
11:08in 3D and cinematography
11:09we at the time thought years and years away.
11:12The film stunned audiences
11:14with its lavish visuals
11:15and dynamic world-building.
11:17While its popularity has waned in recent years
11:19with some criticism aimed at narrative derivativeness,
11:21it can't be denied the impact it had on the industry.
11:24Meanwhile, the critical success
11:26and the over $2.3 million made in ticket sales
11:29by the 2022 sequel Avatar The Way of Water
11:32bodes quite well for the rest of the franchise's
11:34box-office dominance.
11:35It's all over.
11:38Nothing's over while I'm breathing.
11:40Number 17
11:41Skyfall
11:43Where the hell have you been?
11:46Enjoying death.
11:49007 reporting for duty.
11:51With 2006's Casino Royale,
11:53we'd already seen what a dark and gritty James Bond
11:56could look like with Daniel Craig leading the charge.
11:58It wasn't until 2012 that we saw
12:00the absolute perfection of that approach
12:02in the form of Skyfall,
12:03a stark, narratively challenging spy-caper
12:06that hit closer to home than we expected.
12:08You see what comes of all this running around,
12:11Mr. Bond?
12:13All this jumping and fighting.
12:15It's exhausting.
12:17While it benefited hugely
12:18from a delectably sinister villainous turn
12:20from Javier Bardem,
12:21the film's greatest contributor comes arguably
12:23in the form of incoming franchise director Sam Mendes,
12:26who grounded yet supercharged
12:28the kinetic action scenes.
12:30Also, we're sure that Oscar-winning Adele intro song
12:32helped to get some butts in seats too.
12:34Number 16
12:35Black Panther
12:36Sure, at this point,
12:37we expect the Avengers films
12:38and those of the MCU's flagship heroes
12:40to break a billion dollars,
12:41but Black Panther was the smash cultural sensation
12:44that few saw coming.
12:45I lived my entire life
12:47waiting for this moment.
12:49I trained,
12:50I lied,
12:51I killed
12:53just to get here.
12:55Aside from a supporting role
12:56in the aforementioned Captain America Civil War,
12:58the title character of this entry,
13:00not to mention his esoteric milieu,
13:02had not been familiarized to audiences.
13:04That didn't stop buzz from growing exponentially, however,
13:07as Black Panther quickly established itself
13:09as an exhilarating and socially profound blockbuster
13:12the likes of which we had never seen.
13:14From the astounding production design
13:16to a dynamic score,
13:17the outing instantly resonated with fans,
13:19earning a whopping $700 million in North America alone.
13:23Yeah, we'd say it deserves a sequel.
13:26Just don't freeze when you see her.
13:29What are you talking about?
13:31I never freeze.
13:33Number 15
13:34The Lion King
13:35Everything the light touches
13:37is our kingdom.
13:39Wow.
13:40Coming out in the thick of the Disney renaissance,
13:42The Lion King was following up some classics in their own rights
13:45like Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.
13:47Yet with a dynamite voice cast
13:48and music maestro Elton John in tow,
13:50this reimagining of a Shakespeare tale
13:52set a new benchmark for animation everywhere.
13:54Everything seemed to click into place,
13:56from the music to the sweeping visuals
13:58to the personable characters, etc.
14:00While an ostensibly live-action remake
14:02made even more money decades later,
14:04it didn't capture our hearts quite like the original did
14:07and technically didn't sell as many tickets.
14:09Things really did come up Hakuna Matata for Disney in 1994.
14:13Repeat after me.
14:15Hakuna Matata.
14:17What?
14:18Hakuna Matata.
14:20It means no worries.
14:22Hakuna Matata.
14:24Number 14
14:25Joker
14:262019's Joker smashed all barriers
14:28as to what comic book adaptations can look like and achieve.
14:32You just ask the same questions every week.
14:35How's your job?
14:36Are you having any negative thoughts?
14:39All I have are negative thoughts.
14:42Words like tense, shrewd, visceral and horrifying
14:46can all be used to describe it
14:47as the zeitgeist's morbid fascination with it
14:50drove it to become a surprise member of the billion dollar club.
14:52Earning a whopping 11 Oscar nominations
14:55at the 92nd Academy Awards,
14:56including one for Best Picture,
14:58the film divided audiences
15:00but looked oh so cool while doing it.
15:02What was seemingly universally agreed upon
15:04was Joaquin Phoenix's layered, disturbing
15:07and unnervingly sympathetic performance in the titular role.
15:10One that won him a well-deserved golden statuette of his own.
15:14Marie, one small thing.
15:16Yeah?
15:17When you bring me out,
15:19can you introduce me as Joker?
15:21Number 13
15:22The Avengers
15:23It may seem old hat now
15:25but the bringing together of a cinematic universe
15:27was essentially unheard of back in 2008
15:29when a post-credits scene in Iron Man
15:31teased the possibility of one.
15:33Needless to say, comic book fans were ecstatic
15:36and their patience paid off tenfold
15:38with the release of 2012's The Avengers.
15:42That's what we call ourselves.
15:43Sort of like a team.
15:44Earth's Mightiest Heroes type thing.
15:46Bringing together a sextet of superheroes
15:48after most received their own standalone film,
15:50the crossover event wowed moviegoers
15:52with its bombastic visuals
15:54and dynamic interpersonal characterizations.
15:56That's my secret, Kat.
16:00I'm always angry.
16:02Almost too big to fail,
16:03the movie altered franchise filmmaking
16:05as we know it for good,
16:07spurring studios everywhere to replicate its success
16:09to largely middling results.
16:11One thing is for certain, though.
16:13The Avengers assembled and it was glorious.
16:15Number 12
16:16Jurassic Park
16:17Welcome to Jurassic Park.
16:30Jurassic Park
16:33Even with decades of visual effects innovation
16:35separating 1993's Jurassic Park from its sequels,
16:38some of which would earn a billion dollars as well,
16:40seemingly nothing will top our first encounter with dinosaurs.
16:43Filled to the brim with scientific wonder and intrigue,
16:46this adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel of the same name
16:49enchanted viewers of all ages
16:51with a palpable sense of adventure.
16:53Quickly becoming the then highest grossing film of all time,
16:56Jurassic Park pushed the boundaries
16:57of both technical achievements and narrative ones,
16:59cementing itself as a heavyweight classic
17:02amidst a crowded Steven Spielberg filmography
17:04that's full of them.
17:05Number 11
17:06E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
17:08Speaking of Spielberg classics,
17:10the film that Jurassic Park took the ultimate box office crown from
17:13was this delightful family sci-fi film
17:15about a boy who befriends a being from another world.
17:24Full of iconic moments that give us goosebumps to this day,
17:26such as the levitating bike sequence,
17:28E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is both whimsical
17:31and heartfelt through and through.
17:33Not only that,
17:34it managed to make grown adults cry
17:36at the potential death of a highly emotive alien puppet
17:39who just wants to go home.
17:40If that's not emotional attachment,
17:42then we don't know what is.
17:49Number 10
17:50Raiders of the Lost Ark
17:52Yep, for our third Steven Spielberg movie in a row,
17:55though not our last,
17:56we have 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark,
17:58a swashbuckling ode to film serials of old
18:01that introduced the world to a little-known character
18:03by the name of Indiana Jones.
18:09In all seriousness though,
18:10if Raiders didn't invent the action-adventure genre
18:13as we know it today,
18:14it definitely perfected it.
18:16Starring Harrison Ford in what is arguably his finest role,
18:18the Indiana Jones series is the encapsulation of spirit and fun,
18:22though none more so than the first outing.
18:24Winning a whopping five Oscars,
18:26the movie is infectiously vibrant
18:28and one that we can't help but revisit even today.
18:31Number 9
18:32Titanic
18:33Aptly titled due to the sheer magnitude of its impact,
18:35Titanic stirred up a box office storm
18:38the likes of which the world hadn't yet seen,
18:40doubling what Jurassic Park had made just four years prior.
18:43And while we were subsequently subjected
18:46to having My Heart Will Go On stuck in our heads
18:48for the next five years,
18:49the fervor for it was right on the money.
18:54Wow!
18:55Wow!
18:56Wow!
18:57Wow!
18:58Wow!
18:59Boasting jaw-dropping set pieces
19:01that stand the test of time decades later,
19:03the movie seemingly satisfied everyone
19:05with a romantic disaster story
19:07that did go on to win a record-tying 11 Oscars,
19:10including Best Picture.
19:11With that kind of passion going on
19:13both in front of and behind the cameras,
19:15it's hard to argue with those results.
19:17Promise me now, Rose.
19:21And never let go of that promise.
19:25I promise.
19:26Number 8
19:27The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King
19:29Once again tying the record for most Oscars
19:32comes this trilogy-capping fantasy epic from Peter Jackson.
19:35While following two equally impressive adventures
19:37that retroactively crossed the billion-dollar milestone,
19:39this one did it in its own time.
19:41Come on, Mr. Frodo.
19:43I can't carry it for you,
19:46but I can carry you.
19:48While clocking in at a whopping 201 minutes,
19:51or 252 with the extended cut,
19:53neither version feels its length when it counts,
19:56as J.R.R. Tolkien's breathtaking vision
19:58comes to a magnificent conclusion.
20:00With visual effects that would put
20:02most of today's offerings to shame,
20:04Return of the King is as epic as it gets,
20:06and the fact that it's only number 8
20:08really says something of what's to come.
20:10Number 7
20:11Avengers Endgame
20:12Avengers!
20:19Assemble.
20:20Speaking of epic,
20:21Avengers Endgame made the first Avengers film
20:23look like the minor leagues.
20:24Sure, it was put in a perfect position to do so
20:27by the similarly impressive Avengers Infinity War,
20:29but this one features a show-stopping finale
20:32that has Marvel Comics come to life.
20:34The film did a brilliant job
20:36of bookending 11-plus years of filmmaking
20:38in a way that's both cathartic
20:40and appreciative of the fans that made it possible.
20:42Not only that,
20:43it does service to character arcs
20:45in a way that's both masterful and realistic,
20:47making us shed multiple tears in the process.
20:50Also, is it just us,
20:51or does its time travel logic actually make a lot of sense?
21:05Number 6
21:06The Exorcist
21:07One of the few horror films that broke out
21:09both commercially and critically in the way it did,
21:11William Friedkin's The Exorcist
21:12reshaped the genre for generations to come.
21:16That the power of Christ compels you!
21:19Genuinely chilling moments abound,
21:21due in large part to stellar cinematography
21:23and a strikingly convincing performance from Linda Blair
21:26as a young girl possessed by a demon.
21:28Studio expectations weren't very high for this one,
21:31but a burgeoning popularity with audiences
21:33prompted expansion and re-releases,
21:35the latter of which was enough to place it on this list.
21:37Even nearly a half a century later,
21:39we can still hear that eerie Jack Nietzsche score,
21:41which gave the overall mood and energy of the piece
21:44the proper undertone of dread.
21:46Number 5
21:47The Dark Knight
21:55While its sequel, The Dark Knight Rises,
21:57similarly had the turnout and reception
21:59that might classify it for this list,
22:00The Dark Knight may forever be considered
22:02the quintessential superhero movie
22:04in an era of superhero movies.
22:06Also serving as a rousing crime epic,
22:08the movie spun a dynamic and unpredictable narrative
22:11about chaos and corruption
22:12worthy of the caped crusader's reputation.
22:21What's more,
22:22it gave us one of the most captivating
22:24and disturbing supporting performances
22:26in Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker,
22:28which saw him earn a much deserved posthumous Oscar.
22:31In short,
22:32The Dark Knight is an eminently rewatchable
22:34masterclass in cinema
22:36that transcends its genre and onto this list.
22:38Number 4
22:39The Godfather
22:43If you want to talk about mood
22:45playing an important role in relaying a story,
22:47look no further than 1972's The Godfather.
22:50Lifted from Mario Puzo's novel of the same name,
22:52this family-centric crime epic
22:54is about as powerful a movie as one could hope for.
22:56From the direction,
22:57to the score,
22:58to the acting,
22:59to the dialogue,
23:00the whole picture coalesces into something
23:02that is wholly palpable and compelling.
23:13You're my older brother,
23:15and I love you.
23:18But don't ever take sides with anyone
23:20against the family again.
23:21Succeeded by an equally riveting part 2
23:24that surprisingly only grossed about a third of the revenue,
23:26The Godfather sits perhaps atop
23:28director Francis Ford Coppola's
23:30illustrious filmography in terms of cinematic prowess.
23:32In short,
23:33watching it is an offer you can't refuse.
23:35Number 3
23:36Jaws
23:37Yep,
23:38the king of all Spielberg masterpieces
23:39bests the others
23:40for the third spot on our list.
23:42You're gonna need a bigger boat.
23:44Often cited as the movie
23:46that made the concept of summer blockbusters a reality,
23:48Jaws quietly snuck up
23:50on an unsuspecting public
23:51until it caused a fervor
23:53that saw it claim its status
23:54as the highest grossing film
23:55from our previous entry.
23:56While perhaps more of a thriller
23:58than a horror movie,
23:59it still horrified audiences
24:00with sheer anticipation
24:02and that killer John Williams score.
24:04Say what you will of the special effects,
24:05but the set pieces hold up incredibly well,
24:08making any who watch it
24:09apprehensive of treading open waters.
24:11Shark!
24:12The shark!
24:14Number 2
24:15Gone with the Wind
24:16If this were simply a list
24:17of the highest grossing films
24:18adjusted for inflation,
24:19this would sit at the top of the list.
24:21No, I don't think I will kiss you.
24:23Although you need kissing badly.
24:25However, even at number 2,
24:27Gone with the Wind remains
24:28a cultural touchstone
24:29in the history of cinema
24:30and a cornerstone for that matter
24:31in terms of epic filmmaking.
24:33Captivatingly acted by Vivien Leigh,
24:35Clark Gable and company,
24:36who chew up the scenery with every line,
24:38there is nary a moment
24:40in the 221-minute masterpiece
24:42that isn't suffused
24:43with sheer hot-blooded passion.
24:45Even the set decoration
24:46is astounding in its own right,
24:47making audiences thankful
24:48it was released
24:49in full, breathtaking color.
24:51Red, you go.
24:54Where shall I go?
24:55What shall I do?
24:57Frankly, my dear,
24:58I don't give a damn.
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25:19Number 1,
25:20Star Wars Episode IV,
25:21A New Hope.
25:22Forget all the other entries,
25:23this movie changed filmmaking
25:25as we know it.
25:26Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
25:28You're my only hope.
25:29While pretty much
25:30every live-action Star Wars film
25:32has retroactively
25:33crossed $1 billion
25:34save for Solo,
25:35it was this little
25:361977 sci-fi space adventure
25:38that could
25:39that captured the hearts
25:40and imaginations
25:41of all those who saw it.
25:43Somehow grounded
25:44in a farm boy's big dreams
25:45of a wider world
25:46and impressive in scope,
25:47the likes of which
25:48we'd never seen,
25:49this one set the gold standard
25:51for franchise starters forever.
25:53These aren't the droids
25:54you're looking for.
25:56These aren't the droids
25:57we're looking for.
25:59He can go about his business.
26:01With a plethora
26:02of endearing characters,
26:03both human and droids alike,
26:04Star Wars weaved
26:05an intergalactic adventure
26:06that feels both avant-garde
26:08and traditional
26:09in its storytelling techniques.
26:10So engaging,
26:11we can't help
26:12but get swept up
26:13in its incomparable spirit.
26:14In your view,
26:15which billion-dollar movie
26:16brought just as much quality
26:17to the screen
26:18as it did money
26:19to the box office?
26:20Let us know in the comments.
26:21My goodness.
26:22Come on, man.
26:23Let's go to the movies.
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