George lucas star wars franchise spans 8 main movies. Box office history for star wars movies the numbers. The star wars franchise kicked off in 1977 with the release of a film of the same name, later retitled star wars. The last jedi is one of the ten highest grossing movies of all time. Episode v saw luke skywalker, han solo, princess leia, and chewbacca battling the imperial forces on the frozen planet of hoth. This is also what started the skywalker saga, a series of three. May 09, 2016 to identify the top grossing films of all time, 247 wall st. The last jedi is now the tenth highest grossing film of. Highestgrossing movies of all time at worldwide box office. Rogue one is the second highestgrossing film of 2016, the second highestgrossing star wars film, and the 22nd highestgrossing film of all time, all unadjusted for inflation. The force awakens has soared past avatar to become the topgrossing film in north america. So just what are the 100 highestgrossing movies ever. The last jedi starting to wind down its theatrical run becoming the highestgrossing movie of 2017 in the us, though underperforming in some.
This ranking, courtesy of box office mojo, has been adjusted for inflation. Its an odd week on the international box office chart, as star wars. The biggest star wars movie ever the answer may surprise you. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. The force awakens is now the highest grossing film of alltime at the domestic box office. The force awakens is now the highestgrossing movie of all time in u. We are humbled and grateful to announce that, thanks to fans new and old, star wars. Abrams, the film stars adam driver, daisy ridley, john.
Dec 07, 2017 rogue one is the second highest grossing film of 2016, the second highest grossing star wars film, and the 22nd highest grossing film of all time, all unadjusted for inflation. Luke journeys off to dagobah to find yoda, and his grand mission ends with a fiery duel against darth vader. Dec 17, 2015 first, here is a graph of the top grossing films of all time. This afternoon, with early box office results in, star wars. The following chart ranks all nine installments of the core star wars. The richest action stars of all time and their topgrossing films. Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home. Second, here is a graph of the six films in the star wars franchise, with inflation taken into account. Jan 06, 2016 thats why we are humbled and grateful to announce that, thanks to fans new and old, star wars. The force awakens is now the highest grossing film of alltime at the domestic box office, read a. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box office. Highestgrossing movies of all time at worldwide box. Which of them do you think is most worth the money.
This is a list of the highest grossing media franchises. Naturally, all four star wars films make up fords top four highest grossing movies, with the indiana jones films, the fugitive and air force one. Jul 31, 2019 top 10 highest grossing movies of all time reacted to by adults. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. The force awakens is the only hollywood film in the top five. Based on the dc character of the same name, aquaman follows jason momoa aquaman as he fights to lead the underwater kingdom of atlantis to stop his half brother, king orm, destroying the surface world by uniting the seven underwater kingdoms. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book, animated film or television series and have expanded to other forms of media. The star wars saga is one of the most popular and successful film franchises of all time. Highestgrossing movies of all time these 26 movies brought in the most domestic revenue in film history. Harrison ford was born on july, 1942 in chicago, illinois, to dorothy nidelman, a radio actress, and christopher ford born john william ford, an actor. The rise of skywalker, the last film in a franchise. Star wars franchise box office history the numbers. The force awakens set to be third highestgrossing film of all time. Some films contemplate the pointlessness of war, attempting to.
This afternoon, with early box office results in, star. The force awakens has officially passed james camerons avatar to become the highest grossing movie ever in the united states. The chart shows worldwide box office revenue of the highestgrossing star wars movies. All eyes are on china now, with the film set to debut there on. Tarantinos take on a world war ii film, inglorious basterds presents a delightfully altered view of the conclusion of world. The force awakens shattered yet another record on wednesday when it became the highest grossing domestic film of alltime, disney said, but it hasnt broken any overseas records yet. The force awakens is the seventh film in the star wars franchise, released ten years after the previous entry. Budget, opening weekend, domestic box office, worldwide box office. Steven spielberg is the most represented director on the chart with six films to his credit, occupying the top spot in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989 and 1993. Adults react to top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
The force awakens is now available to own on vod, dvd, and bluray. The twentysecond highest grossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. Superhero movies are where its at in hollywood these days. Top 10 highest grossing movies of all time reacted to by adults. War movies have been a fixture of the cinema since its inception. The force awakens became the highest grossing film of all time in. Spanning six movies and almost 30 years although there were was a 16 year gap between return of the jedi and phantom menace, star wars was and still very much is the most beloved scifi story of all time. That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 topgrossing movie franchises that. The highest grossing war movies of all time popoptiq. The force awakens has now become the highestgrossing movie domestically of all time without adjusting for inflation, beating avatar. Thats why we are humbled and grateful to announce that, thanks to fans new and old, star wars. Aug 20, 2019 george lucas star wars franchise spans 8 main movies. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highest grossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highest grossing film of all time. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games.
Its certainly a realistic contender to become the highestgrossing film of all time, and the odds of it reaching that mark will be constantly discussed over the next few months even as disney tries to. It wont break the records for wednesday or thursday as there are too many films that have opened on those days to compete with. The third movie in the original star wars trilogy, star wars. Highest grossing world war ii films of all time popoptiq. The force awakens shattered yet another record on wednesday when it became the highest grossing domestic film of alltime, disney said, but it hasnt broken any overseas. Highestgrossing movies of all time, ranked cbs news. Similarly, war itself has been a fixture of humanitys existence since its dawn. The star wars franchise has spawned multiple liveaction and animated films. According to the paper, the newest star wars flick. Here we rank the highestgrossing ones, based on figures from box office mojo. Now, with a new film coming, hopefully by christmas of next year, when we wanted to look back at the. The force awakens has passed avatar as the highestgrossing movie of all time at the domestic box office, less than three weeks after.
The force awakens overtook james camerons avatar to become the highestgrossing movie of all time in. Spanning six movies and almost 30 years although there were was a 16 year gap between return of the jedi and. First, here is a graph of the top grossing films of all time. Heres how all of the star wars movies released so far have. Avatar, in second place on the nominal chart, is the highestgrossing film that is not a. Its certainly a realistic contender to become the highest grossing film of all time, and the odds of it reaching that mark will be constantly discussed over the next few months even as disney tries to downplay expectations. To identify the topgrossing films of all time, 247 wall st. The force awakens overtook james camerons avatar to become the highestgrossing movie of all time in north america.
Star wars forecast to make 2019 alltime record year for uk box office. Release date wide may 25, 1977 jul 15, 1977 running time 2 hr 1 min. As of 30th june 2016, these are top 35 highest grossing actors of all time according to their total gross. The franchise started with a film trilogy set in medias resbeginning in the middle of the storywhich was later expanded to a.
On wednesday, the seventh film in the space opera saga. Endgame finally topped avatar as the biggest movie of all time over the weekend. So yeah, it is the biggestgrossing movie of all time in america, having surpassed avatars total gross by. Take a look back at disneys 10 highestgrossing movies of all time in this photo gallery. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. But despite 2015s success, the top of the alltime list has plenty of familiar faces. The force awakens becomes highest grossing domestic film of alltime. Star wars movies ranked by box office money performance.
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